1
as in vague
not expressed in precise terms
their suggestion for correcting the problem is a bit unclear
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2
as in faint
not seen or understood clearly
obtained at best an unclear glimpse of the rarely seen bird from across the road
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Recent Examples of unclear
The status of the child's condition remains unclear as of Thursday.
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Megan Forrester, ABC News, 30 Oct. 2025
The circumstances of his death remain unclear, but the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) said he was was killed in captivity around February of last year.
—Oren Liebermann, CNN Money, 30 Oct. 2025
His immigration status was unclear Thursday.
—Darrell Smith, Sacbee.com, 30 Oct. 2025
The exact mechanism of how lawsone decreases YAP protein levels remains unclear.
—New Atlas, 30 Oct. 2025
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Megan Forrester, ABC News, 30 Oct. 2025
The circumstances of his death remain unclear, but the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) said he was was killed in captivity around February of last year.
—Oren Liebermann, CNN Money, 30 Oct. 2025
His immigration status was unclear Thursday.
—Darrell Smith, Sacbee.com, 30 Oct. 2025
The exact mechanism of how lawsone decreases YAP protein levels remains unclear.
—New Atlas, 30 Oct. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for unclear
Adjective
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Plot details are vague at this time, but Gilroy has said in interviews that the film revolves around a cellist.—
Justin Kroll,
Deadline,
28 Oct. 2025
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Digging into the rumors, Snopes found several sources that may have contributed to the origin of the rumors, including social media posts and vague news headlines.—
Jennifer Rodriguez,
Miami Herald,
28 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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The team connected the device to a circuit board with an amplifier – to boost faint UVA signals – and a Bluetooth chip to send real-time data to a user's smartphone.—
New Atlas,
New Atlas,
25 Oct. 2025
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Supermoons can appear up to 14% larger and 30% brighter than the faintest moon of the year.—
Marina Johnson,
Louisville Courier Journal,
24 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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With stunning celerity, possibility becomes probability and then certainty, as readers reject the quiet, circuitous, and unglamorous narratives of prudential compromise, ambiguous diplomacy, or incremental progress.—
Elizabeth D. Samet,
Foreign Affairs,
29 Oct. 2025
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Ibsen’s choice to use Hedda’s maiden name for the play speaks to her resistance to the strong presence of men in her life; DaCosta’s choice to remove the surname entirely speaks to a rejection of patriarchal identity, replaced with an ambiguous void that Hedda herself doesn’t know how to fill.—
Rory Doherty,
Time,
29 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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As her body began to shiver and her mind grew hazy, extraction efforts only became more difficult.—
Mark Gray,
PEOPLE,
25 Oct. 2025
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At the new Bay View taproom, the brewery will serve small runs as well as Solemn Oath Brewery staples, such as its popular Lü Kölsch, Snaggletooth Bandana IPA, Small Wave City Club hazy IPA and Kidnapped by Vikings IPA.—
Rachel Bernhard,
jsonline.com,
24 Oct. 2025
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“Unclear.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/unclear. Accessed 1 Nov. 2025.
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