muzzy

adjective

ˈmə-zē How to pronounce muzzy (audio)
Definition of muzzynext
1
as in vague
not expressed in precise terms in an attempt to be all things to all people, the candidate offered to the voters an intentionally muzzy campaign message

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2
as in dazed
suffering from mental confusion with my mind still muzzy from the medication, I had no idea what the nurse was saying

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Recent Examples of muzzy My personal term for the inexact nature of the messy, fuzzy world was muzzy. — Charles Platt, WIRED, 30 Mar. 2023
Recent Examples of Synonyms for muzzy
  1. vague
  2. dazed
  3. unclear
  4. bewildered
  5. ambiguous
  6. confused
  7. fuzzy
  8. dizzy
Adjective
  • Entrepreneurs need this because being vague does not sell, attract referrals or earn trust.
    — Expert Panel®, Forbes.com, 12 Aug. 2026
  • The question is intentionally vague and confusing, and goes out of its way to evade the true purpose of the law.
    — Torrey Snow, Baltimore Sun, 12 Aug. 2026
Definition of vague
Adjective
  • Daemon struggles to his feet, dazed, and begins cleaving his way through the smouldering city.
    — Erik Kain, Forbes.com, 10 Aug. 2026
  • Grutman approaches Hart’s character, who is on the ground dazed and disheveled from a wild night out.
    — Madeleine Marr, Miami Herald, 29 July 2026
Definition of dazed
Adjective
  • The executive order does not set a deadline for the committee to submit its recommendations, leaving it unclear when a temporary board could be seated.
    — CBS News, CBS News, 18 Aug. 2026
  • Even if debris completely burns up during reentry, the effect of so much metal and other aerospace materials being dumped into our planet’s fragile upper atmosphere is unclear.
    — Jonathan O'Callaghan, Scientific American, 18 Aug. 2026
Definition of unclear
Adjective
  • On Douban, a popular Chinese movie-review platform, viewers piled on with mocking and bewildered comments.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 17 Aug. 2026
  • That's when Penix, who was standing nearby, pointed at him and made a bewildered face.
    — Matt Reigle OutKick, FOXNews.com, 16 Aug. 2026
Definition of bewildered
Adjective
  • But that was ambiguous enough for some overeager follow-up reports to mistake the book for the kill-and-tell that many had always assumed Finke would eventually write.
    — Benjamin Svetkey, HollywoodReporter, 12 Aug. 2026
  • Worse than that, real-world sensor data is often so ambiguous, incomplete, and riddled with noise that the only way to describe it is borderline chaotic.
    — David Szondy August 11, New Atlas, 11 Aug. 2026
Definition of ambiguous
Adjective
  • The agent sitting next to him on the plane also seemed confused.
    — Andrew Marantz, New Yorker, 17 Aug. 2026
  • The Citi Field crowd seemed both confused and enthused when the opening notes of Jackson’s 1982 hit began to play.
    — Abbey Mastracco, New York Daily News, 15 Aug. 2026
Definition of confused
Adjective
  • And even if the details around the record are a little fuzzy, that’s not really the point.
    — Jennifer Day, Chicago Tribune, 13 Aug. 2026
  • The details of how this all melds might be fuzzy, but the final product is not.
    — Kate Erbland, IndieWire, 12 Aug. 2026
Definition of fuzzy
Adjective
  • The incident comes just weeks after Richie was similarly forced to postpone two shows after becoming dizzy during a performance in Minnesota in June.
    — Jessica Schladebeck, New York Daily News, 7 Aug. 2026
  • Maybe your friend has become dizzy, pale, or short of breath more often, or has fainted without a clear medical explanation.
    — Angela Haupt, Time, 5 Aug. 2026
Definition of dizzy

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“Muzzy.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/muzzy. Accessed 19 Aug. 2026.

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