UNSPECIFIC Synonyms: 40 Similar and Opposite Words

unspecific

adjective

Definition of unspecific

as in vague

Related Words

Relevance

Dissimilar Words

Example Sentences

Examples are automatically compiled from online sources to show current usage. Read More Opinions expressed in the examples do not represent those of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.

Recent Examples of unspecific The book begins by the deathbed of an elderly sister whose two remaining sisters have a falling out over cake—the kind of domestic spat that becomes mythic and completely unspecific, the details lost in a lingering fog of resentment. — Chloe Schama, Vogue, 24 Jan. 2026 But, in recent years, several of the conservative Justices, in dissents, have seemed ready to start striking down some delegations as being too unspecific to be consistent with the separation of powers. — Jeannie Suk Gersen, New Yorker, 6 Nov. 2025 Just as ChatGPT can generate entire screenplays in response to short, unspecific prompts, or follow long, detailed instructions, so too can the new Sora invent a complex scene on the basis of either. — Deni Ellis Béchard, Scientific American, 9 Oct. 2025 War has affected my family in many specific and unspecific ways. — Scott Roxborough, HollywoodReporter, 9 Sep. 2025 See All Example Sentences for unspecific

Recent Examples of Synonyms for unspecific

Adjective

The section’s vague language and many loopholes could have a chilling effect on any research that studies the effects of a disease, policy or public health intervention on any specific group of people, Rafla-Yuan said.

— Corinne Purtill, Los Angeles Times, 10 July 2026
Trip reports were vague but full of warnings about steep canyon walls and boat-eating holes.

— John Todd, Outdoor Life, 9 July 2026

Definition of vague

Adjective

As for the ambiguous finale, Hall and Bravo have similar, but slightly different views on it.

— Reshma Gopaldas, IndieWire, 9 July 2026
Much of what couples experience as conflict is, on closer inspection, a disagreement about which interpretation of an ambiguous event is the correct one, and that disagreement is rarely settled by appeals to trust.

— Mark Travers, Forbes.com, 8 July 2026

Definition of ambiguous

Adjective

There is disagreement between the supervisors over whether the resolution was indefinite or just for this last month.

— Jazmin Alvarado, Los Angeles Times, 1 July 2026
The Judgment Fund is a permanent, indefinite appropriation that Congress has enacted to allow the government to pay out settlements without needing separate congressional approval for each one.

— Tax Notes Staff, Forbes.com, 30 June 2026

Definition of indefinite

Adjective

Douglas argued that the U.S. Constitution allows for several inexplicit rights, all of which flow from other protections explicitly stated in the document.

— Alexandra M. Lord, Smithsonian Magazine, 19 May 2022
Its particular target at that particular church on that particular morning remains the gesture’s one inexplicit feature.

— Washington Post, Washington Post, 5 Apr. 2021

Definition of inexplicit

Browse Nearby Words

unspecialized

unspecific

unspecified

See all Nearby Words

Cite this Entry

Style

“Unspecific.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/unspecific. Accessed 16 Jul. 2026.

Copy Citation

Synonyms of unspecific

adjective

Example Sentences

Browse Nearby Words

Cite this Entry

More from Merriam-Webster

Word of the Day

bibelot

Popular in Grammar & Usage

Merriam-Webster’s Great Big List of Words You Love to Hate

Is that lie 'bald-faced' or 'bold-faced'?

'A' or 'an'? What about before 'h'? An Indefinite Article Guide

Why is '-ed' sometimes pronounced at the end of a word?

Commonly Misspelled Words

Popular in Wordplay

14 Phobias You Probably Haven't Heard Of

It's a Scorcher! Words for the Summer Heat

The Longest Long Words List

Ten Words Ending with a Silent ‘T’

The Words of the Week - Jul 17

Popular

Merriam-Webster’s Great Big List of Words You Love to Hate

14 Phobias You Probably Haven't Heard Of

It's a Scorcher! Words for the Summer Heat

Games & Quizzes