Synonyms of murkiness

murkiness

noun

as in ambiguity

the quality or state of having a veiled or uncertain meaning

we had trouble understanding the passage because of its murkiness

Synonyms & Similar Words

• ambiguity
• ambiguousness
• mysteriousness
• uncertainty
• mystery
• opaqueness
• nebulousness
• opacity
• darkness
• complexity
• nebulosity
• obliqueness
• inscrutability
• obscurity
• equivocation
• obliquity
• vagueness
• haziness
• depth
• mistiness
• dimness
• equivocalness
• cloudiness
• fuzziness
• indistinctness
• fogginess
• indefiniteness
• inscrutableness
• incomprehensibility
• impenetrability
• faintness
• indirectness
• difficulty
• obtuseness
• deepness
• profoundness
• circuity
• shadow
• abstruseness
• complication
• shade
• reconditeness
• incomprehensibleness
• circuitousness
• abstrusity

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• clarity
• clearness
• brightness
• obviousness
• certainty
• intelligibility
• legibility
• plainness
• comprehensibility
• distinctness
• exactness
• surety
• lucidity
• definiteness
• openness
• incision
• visibility
• directness
• explicitness
• incisiveness
• perspicuity
• forthrightness
• straightforwardness
• readability
• tangibility
• self-evidence
• obviousness
• lucidness
• palpability
• perspicuousness
• tangibleness
• readableness

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of murkiness

But the murkiness doesn’t last long in a production that achieves an admirable balance between objectivity and emotion, abstraction and representation. — Theater Critic, Los Angeles Times, 18 Sep. 2026

Because of the legal murkiness, Pratte urges people to talk to an attorney before foregoing registration. — Jaclyn Diaz, NPR, 17 Aug. 2026

That’s because dishwashers are equipped with something called a turbidity sensor that basically senses the murkiness of the water and adjusts the wash cycle accordingly. — Emily Farris, Bon Appetit Magazine, 3 Aug. 2026

The murkiness of the injury bled into free agency and Christensen’s Carolina future remains unsettled, despite the team’s unproven depth options on the line, particularly at guard. — Charlotte Observer, 7 July 2026

As Raul grapples with telling the story of Elsa’s life, he’s confronted by the murkiness of borrowing from real people for the purposes of fiction. — Baz Bamigboye, Deadline, 19 May 2026

After Daniel Jones tore his ACL late last season, the quarterback position has some murkiness for the Colts entering 2026. — Nick Harris, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 14 May 2026

The Cubs did not officially make a roster move to add Riley to their active roster because of the murkiness of whether the game would be played. — Meghan Montemurro, Chicago Tribune, 4 Apr. 2026

Trading McCarthy would leave no murkiness around the hierarchy in the quarterback room. — Alec Lewis, New York Times, 13 Mar. 2026