FOGGY Synonyms: 87 Similar and Opposite Words

foggy

adjective

ˈfȯ-gē

Definition of foggy

as in hazy

filled with or dimmed by fine particles (as of dust or water) in suspension it's pretty foggy outside, so be careful driving home

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as in vague

not seen or understood clearly could only see a foggy outline of the intruder in the dark

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Recent Examples of foggy But as Haisfield points out, July and August tend to be foggy, and the sun really shows up in September, bringing some of the clearest, warmest days of the year. — Lindsay Cohn, Travel + Leisure, 9 Aug. 2026 Then, winter returned for a brief April interlude, to be followed by an intermittently toasty and foggy May. — Laura Ness, Mercury News, 9 Aug. 2026 This does not include delays from summer tourist traffic or traversing foggy, dangerous roads in the winter. — Judy Stone, Forbes.com, 29 July 2026 Video captured by San Diego Web Cam showed smoke rising in the air along a foggy horizon. — Caleb Lunetta, San Diego Union-Tribune, 24 July 2026 See All Example Sentences for foggy

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Adjective

Ivan’s room feels practically airless, his face obscured in shadows, or captured in hazy side profiles, as Anica’s bright, concerned gaze holds the frame’s focus.

— Beatrice Loayza, Variety, 24 Aug. 2026
The cutter has been great for the supinating Cavalli, but the benefit of a new pitch is hazier with some of the small sample guys.

— Eno Sarris, New York Times, 20 Aug. 2026

Definition of hazy

Adjective

Schedule the appointment, set the reminder, protect the rest window, and let one steady step make the pressure feel less vague.

— Tarot.com, Chicago Tribune, 21 Aug. 2026
However, the piece maintains that vague assurances are not enough and that Becerra should commit to a specific time and place, framing a face-to-face debate as an obligation rather than a tactical option.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 20 Aug. 2026

Definition of vague

Adjective

At Emporio Armani, models walked the runway in gossamer-thin tanks and misty trousers that toed the line between lavender and blue.

— Ariel Wodarcyk, InStyle, 22 June 2026
Base yourself in Cerro Verde or Lago de Coatepeque for crater views and misty mornings above the clouds, then climb Santa Ana Volcano.

— Angelika Pokovba, Travel + Leisure, 26 May 2026

Definition of misty

Adjective

With all those stars clumped together, even fainter globular clusters will typically be easier to spot than the smaller variety.

— Chelsea Gohd, Space.com, 21 Aug. 2026
For astronomers, these satellites would become a nightmare for observations, crowding out and obscuring fainter objects or even challenging the Milky Way’s prominence with their glare.

— Arielle Frommer, Scientific American, 20 Aug. 2026

Definition of faint

Adjective

But an outdoor garden, no matter how beautiful and lovingly designed or how innovatively used in the menu, is susceptible to the whims of Miami’s humid, rainy, extraordinarily lengthy summers.

— Connie Ogle, Miami Herald, 21 Aug. 2026
Students who took the stand described a heated exchange over Anthony’s refusal on a rainy spring day to leave a tent that belonged to Metcalf’s team.

— ABC News, ABC News, 20 Aug. 2026

Definition of rainy

Adjective

The presence of Jacory Croskey-Merritt, deep sleeper Kaytron Allen and White may make the Commanders backfield murkier than the Reflecting Pool, but their roles are clearer than most suspect.

— Brad Evans, New York Times, 20 Aug. 2026
The situation is also murky for those living outside their favorite team’s region.

— Jacob Feldman, Sportico.com, 20 Aug. 2026

Definition of murky

Adjective

Symptoms include eye pain, a sensation of something being stuck in the eye, watering, light sensitivity, redness, irritation and blurred or clouded vision.

— Erin Clack, PEOPLE, 23 Aug. 2026
The story in Transylvania, part of what the Romans called Dacia, is somewhat clouded by present-day nationalist narratives, but seems to have followed a similar pattern.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 30 July 2026

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