FUZZINESS Synonyms: 76 Similar and Opposite Words

fuzziness

noun

Definition of fuzziness

as in vagueness

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Recent Examples of fuzziness In fact, there is a kind of fuzziness around whom Laura is meant to report to. — Leslie Felperin, HollywoodReporter, 26 May 2026 Its size and its rate of expansion can't be simultaneously specified with perfect precision, and that fundamental fuzziness might be enough to explain dark energy without invoking any new physics at all. — Paul Sutter, Space.com, 26 May 2026 But the fuzziness is not a mistake. — Gregory M. Dickinson, The Conversation, 18 May 2026 But there’s lots of debate to what constitutes a blue zone, and that fuzziness and the connection with the business of the Blue Zones LLC and the company owner Adventist Health, which of course is [in] Loma Linda. — Torie Bosch, STAT, 16 May 2026 The bright reddish-orange hues, the fuzziness, the snout…there simply is no other way to put it. — Andrew Paul, Popular Science, 13 May 2026 That Josh is even aware of Glee, even if that fact is lampshaded in Melissa’s next line, gets at a fuzziness of both their characters. — Jackson McHenry, Vulture, 21 Apr. 2026 The combined fuzziness of the electron and proton means that the electron can be anywhere inside that region—including inside the proton. — ArsTechnica, 14 Apr. 2026 This fuzziness makes for an uncomfortable and maybe even confusing interpretation of her sexuality, but that’s part of the point. — Anna Holmes, The Atlantic, 26 Nov. 2025

Recent Examples of Synonyms for fuzziness

Noun

But that sort of vagueness is hardly unusual for a campaign, and Platner provided enough detail to communicate the overall shape of his program.

— Joseph Thorndike, Forbes.com, 27 July 2026
The vagueness of the framework’s language could leave room for dispute, however, according to Johnson.

— Beatrice Nolan, Fortune, 25 July 2026

Definition of vagueness

Noun

The incident quickly became part of Hemingway’s mythos, despite—and perhaps in part because of—the haziness of some of the details.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 6 July 2026
On the one hand, the film is about how our memories betray us over time, and how this gradual haziness of recollection contributes to a false sense of security that encourages people to remain within them.

— Brianna Zigler, Entertainment Weekly, 1 June 2026

Definition of haziness

Noun

As housing costs rise, residency policies change, remote work matures, and global uncertainty reshapes long-term planning, prospective expats are looking beyond yesterday's relocation favorites.

— Meggen Harris, Forbes.com, 22 July 2026
Some state officials criticized the move as adding unneeded instability and uncertainty to running elections.

— Oren Oppenheim, ABC News, 21 July 2026

Definition of uncertainty

Noun

These exercises interrupt the foggy-thinking, giving your mind a lifeline—something to grab onto to lower your anxiety, calm your mind and provide clarity through the fogginess.

— ByBryan Robinson, Forbes.com, 14 May 2026
Wood was diagnosed with liver disease and continued to lose weight and experience severe fatigue and brain fogginess.

— Judy L. Thomas, Kansas City Star, 10 Mar. 2026

Definition of fogginess

Noun

One acrylic piece plus one strip of 12 percent NDF knocked the display back to just about the perfect dimness, comparable to my existing cheap bedside clock.

— Lee Hutchinson, ArsTechnica, 23 July 2026
Both panels are wrapped by thin bezels and get up to 3500 nits of brightness, but only the Pro screen can drop to 1 nit of dimness (which is easier on the eyes for use in a dark room).

— Ben Sin, Forbes.com, 28 May 2026

Definition of dimness

Noun

For now, the investors behind the Terrasse project remain a mystery.

— Susannah Bryan, Sun Sentinel, 1 Aug. 2026
Scientists have spent years trying to understand how an animal — this animal — can survive for centuries, and a new study has now added another layer to the mystery that surrounds these predators by looking directly at their heart.

— Melissa Cristina Márquez, Forbes.com, 1 Aug. 2026

Definition of mystery

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