as in vague
not seen or understood clearly
managed to discern a blurry, indistinct shadow through the downpour
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Recent Examples of indistinct
And somehow that memory — faint and indistinct — might surpass anything Tim Burton might have been able to craft.
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Rance Collins, IndieWire, 14 July 2025
Something similar could be said for the grainy, indistinct black-and-white photos of tortured and murdered prisoners, the shaky footage of work camps.
—Bilge Ebiri, Vulture, 13 June 2025
Also, look for imperfections in them, such as distorted hands or feet, unrealistic facial features, indistinct or irregular faces, unrealistic accessories such as glasses or jewelry, inaccurate shadows, watermarks, voice call lag time, voice matching, and unnatural movements.
—Jibin Joseph, PC Magazine, 19 May 2025
In years to come, the memories would have been indistinct.
—Nick Miller, New York Times, 19 May 2025
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Rance Collins, IndieWire, 14 July 2025
Something similar could be said for the grainy, indistinct black-and-white photos of tortured and murdered prisoners, the shaky footage of work camps.
—Bilge Ebiri, Vulture, 13 June 2025
Also, look for imperfections in them, such as distorted hands or feet, unrealistic facial features, indistinct or irregular faces, unrealistic accessories such as glasses or jewelry, inaccurate shadows, watermarks, voice call lag time, voice matching, and unnatural movements.
—Jibin Joseph, PC Magazine, 19 May 2025
In years to come, the memories would have been indistinct.
—Nick Miller, New York Times, 19 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for indistinct
Adjective
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Incitement and threats of imminent harm would need to be specific toward someone and at a specific time rather than vague wishes of someone’s death or celebrations of someone’s death.—
Jack Birle,
The Washington Examiner,
17 Sep. 2025
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Besides fatigue, the other possible symptoms can be quite vague and non-specific like abdominal discomfort, pain or swelling or unexplained weight loss, muscle loss or muscle weakness.—
Bruce Y. Lee,
Forbes.com,
16 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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Subways send a low rumble through the pavement, traffic makes overpasses quiver, and footsteps create faint ripples in the floor.—
Bojan Stojkovski,
Interesting Engineering,
13 Sep. 2025
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For objects like star clusters, a longer imaging time gives you the chance to resolve fainter stars.—
Harry Bennett,
Space.com,
11 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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Granted, people’s memories can get a little hazy at times, but here’s an unscientific sample of what some other metro music fans hold dearest about Memorial Hall.—
Randy Mason,
Kansas City Star,
11 Sep. 2025
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Keeping the tradition alive Every year on a hazy summer evening, Hoosiers gather at Goose Pond Fish and Wildlife Area in Linton to learn the ropes.—
Sophie Hartley,
IndyStar,
9 Sep. 2025
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“Indistinct.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/indistinct. Accessed 17 Sep. 2025.
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