1
as in vague
not expressed in precise terms
their suggestion for correcting the problem is a bit unclear
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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
Sandoval hasn’t pitched in a big league game since June 2024, and while his role on this year’s Red Sox club remains unclear, Cora said earlier this month that he is being built up as a starter.
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Mac Cerullo, Boston Herald, 19 Apr. 2026
What monies the state of Missouri and Jackson County might contribute, if the county contributes any, is also unclear.
—Kacen Bayless, Kansas City Star, 19 Apr. 2026
As of Sunday night, further details remained unclear.
—Steve Kopack, NBC news, 19 Apr. 2026
Even if the bill clears the House, its fate in the Senate is unclear.
—Theo Peck-Suzuki, Hartford Courant, 19 Apr. 2026
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Mac Cerullo, Boston Herald, 19 Apr. 2026
What monies the state of Missouri and Jackson County might contribute, if the county contributes any, is also unclear.
—Kacen Bayless, Kansas City Star, 19 Apr. 2026
As of Sunday night, further details remained unclear.
—Steve Kopack, NBC news, 19 Apr. 2026
Even if the bill clears the House, its fate in the Senate is unclear.
—Theo Peck-Suzuki, Hartford Courant, 19 Apr. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for unclear
Adjective
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The exact reasons are often left vague, and the successors to be determined, but people are leaving.—
Benjamin Wallace-Wells,
New Yorker,
26 Apr. 2026
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The exact reason remains vague, but some widespread cultural practice occurred across Central Europe.—
Maria Mocerino,
Interesting Engineering,
25 Apr. 2026
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Unlike total solar eclipses, which reveal the sun's faint outer atmosphere, annular eclipses are still a form of partial eclipse and require proper eye protection to view safely.—
Ryan French,
Space.com,
20 Apr. 2026
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One of these experiment models, ABRACADABRA, employs high-sensitivity radio to capture the faint hum of axion’s oscillating magnetic fields thanks to the close cooperation of UC Berkeley and Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory.—
Chase Hunter,
Mercury News,
19 Apr. 2026
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The problem with the exhibition is not the works of art on view, but its ambiguous premise, its unwillingness to define its terms and approach the Lost Cause with historical clarity.—
Horace D. Ballard,
Artforum,
22 Apr. 2026
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The services can analyze all sorts of things, from the specific — such as a hotel bill that exceeded a preset limit — to the more ambiguous, such as whether a lawyer’s description of a task was too vague to be worthy of payment.—
Joe Mahr,
Chicago Tribune,
19 Apr. 2026
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Smoke from the fires has drifted far beyond South Georgia, with residents in Atlanta and across the metro area reporting a strong smell of burning and hazy skies.—
Christopher Harris,
CBS News,
23 Apr. 2026
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North and central Georgia are also expected to see hazy skies as smoke from fires in northern Florida and southern Georgia is carried northward, according to the National Weather Service in Atlanta.—
Julia Gomez,
USA Today,
23 Apr. 2026
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“Unclear.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/unclear. Accessed 27 Apr. 2026.
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