Synonyms of hazy

hazy

adjective

ˈhā-zē 

1

as in misty

filled with or dimmed by fine particles (as of dust or water) in suspension

hazy skies made it dangerous to fly

the hazy sunshine so common in August

Synonyms & Similar Words

• misty
• murky
• rainy
• clouded
• foggy
• cloudy
• smoggy
• thick
• smoky
• milky
• gauzy
• muddy
• soupy
• befogged
• beclouded
• overcast
• brumous
• turbid
• slimy
• stormy
• mucky
• slushy
• smudgy
• miasmatic
• sooty
• miasmic
• opaque
• dirty
• miasmal
• filmy
• miry

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• clear
• cloudless
• limpid
• bright
• clean
• unclouded
• sunny
• pellucid
• fair
• translucent
• transparent
• sunshiny
• clement

2

as in clouded

covered over by clouds

when taking landscape photographs, compensate for dull, hazy skies by emphasizing colorful features on the ground

Synonyms & Similar Words

• clouded
• misty
• darkened
• murky
• cloudy
• overcast
• gray
• bleak
• dark
• dull
• hazed
• beclouded
• lowering
• heavy
• dim
• obscured
• overclouded
• blackened
• dusky
• obscure
• dulled
• dimmed
• black
• darksome
• gloomy
• somber
• befogged
• cheerless
• desolate
• sullen
• dreary
• overshadowed
• dismal
• bedimmed
• glum
• drear
• sepulchral
• funereal
• sunless

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• clear
• cloudless
• sunny
• sunlit
• sunshiny
• brilliant
• dazzling
• shiny
• radiant
• illuminated
• lit
• illumined
• brightened
• lightened

3

as in vague

not seen or understood clearly

the meaning of "you should" here is hazy—does it mean "you are strongly urged" or "you are commanded"?

Synonyms & Similar Words

• vague
• faint
• fuzzy
• foggy
• pale
• murky
• indistinct
• unclear
• misty
• blurry
• nebulous
• dark
• shadowy
• undefined
• obscure
• opaque
• dim
• undetermined
• indefinite
• bleary
• indistinguishable
• blear
• gauzy
• dusky
• gloomy
• invisible
• intangible
• mysterious
• inexplicable
• incomprehensible
• puzzling
• impalpable
• inappreciable
• indecipherable
• indiscernible
• hieroglyphic
• obfuscatory

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• clear
• definite
• obvious
• distinct
• bright
• evident
• certain
• plain
• pellucid
• strong
• sure
• firm

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of hazy

Even as the sense of a hazy disturbance in the force lingers, Burkholder’s approximately three-minute statement at least demystified some of the curious situation. — Kansas City Star, 23 Oct. 2026

The band frequently steers the poppy songwriting offroad by leaning into distortion and ambience, creating moments of both near-mania and hazy unease. — Sue Park, Pitchfork, 22 Oct. 2026

But after five decades, the precise geography has grown hazy in his memory. — Théoden Janes, Charlotte Observer, 21 Oct. 2026

But the movie is a little hazy about what the father may have actually done. — Anne Thompson, IndieWire, 12 Oct. 2026