Synonyms of sketchy

sketchy

adjective

as in incomplete

not complete or clear or having a lot of details

His memory of the incident was sketchy.

Details are still sketchy, but there are rumors that next year's model will be completely redesigned.

Synonyms & Similar Words

• incomplete
• unfinished
• vague
• unclear
• hazy
• fuzzy
• obscure
• murky
• flawed
• cursory
• uncompleted
• fragmentary
• broken
• limited
• hasty
• passing
• dim
• damaged
• blurry
• nebulous
• shadowy
• partial
• imperfect
• impaired
• indistinct
• random
• fragmental
• faint
• undefined
• half
• foggy
• haphazard
• opaque
• undetermined
• oversimple
• deficient
• misty
• pale
• spoiled
• indefinite
• unassembled
• marred
• restricted
• injured
• halfway
• indistinguishable
• aimless
• narrow
• desultory
• bleary
• hit-or-miss
• superficial
• blear
• gauzy
• shallow
• facile
• one-dimensional
• skin-deep

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• general
• extensive
• definitive
• penetrating
• hard
• broad
• complete
• wide
• comprehensive
• exhaustive
• detailed
• discerning
• global
• critical
• inclusive
• penetrant
• far-reaching
• deep
• profound
• in-depth

Examples of sketchy in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Nevertheless, the joint big-screen arrival of the Robinson/DeYoung duo ushers in a future for both that is anything but sketchy. —Michael Rechtshaffen, The Hollywood Reporter, 11 Sep. 2024

Years ago, arak was a sketchy Balinese moonshine, and tourists were hesitant to drink it due to instances of people getting sick, going blind, or even dying from methanol poisoning. —Kaila Yu, Forbes, 11 Sep. 2024

David Bowie Now Has a Number One Country Music Hit By the numbers, Hearst and Trent are now in their mid-40s, married over 15 years, touring some 14 years, with two kids and one sketchy van. —Garret K. Woodward, Rolling Stone, 10 Sep. 2024

But what lingers afterward is what preceded it: the unnerving sense of getting too close to someone whose interest in sketchy ideas has become a poisonous compulsion. —Dennis Harvey, Variety, 6 Sep. 2024