Synonyms of nebulosity

nebulosity

noun

ˌne-byə-ˈlä-sə-tē 

as in ambiguity

the quality or state of having a veiled or uncertain meaning

the stupefying nebulosity of his philosophical musings

Synonyms & Similar Words

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

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

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

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of nebulosity

The intense lunar spotlight casts significant glare across the cluster, heavily washing out its faint blue reflection nebulosity. — Daisy Dobrijevic, Space.com, 30 Sep. 2026

As a possible downside, the Odyssey Pro often had trouble picking up faint nebulosity as well as subtle detail in galaxies, and its Deep Dark Technology may have played a role in that. — PCMAG, 10 Mar. 2025

Photograph of the Pleides star cluster and its associated nebulosity taken on December 8, 1888, with an exposure of four hours. — H.j. McCracken, Ars Technica, 13 Sep. 2022

The surrounding nebulosity is amazing, too, shaped by shock waves from other new stars which blast off material during paroxysms - young stars rotate rapidly, blow off huge winds, and have strong magnetic fields, which can lead to epic eruptions. — Phil Plait, Discover Magazine, 24 Aug. 2012