VAGUELY Synonyms: 52 Similar and Opposite Words

vaguely

adverb

Definition of vaguely

as in slightly

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Recent Examples of vaguely Yet, in research vaguely reminiscent of RoboCop, scientists have used skeletal muscle from a literal frog leg as an actuator to control a tiny robotic manta ray. — New Atlas, 8 Sep. 2026 Responsibility cannot be assigned vaguely to the model, the data team or the user. — Michael Tyrimos, Forbes.com, 4 Sep. 2026 Myers spoke vaguely about winning and losing, while interspersing clips of Ultimate Fighting Championship interviews with fighters after matches. — Taylor Seely, AZCentral.com, 3 Sep. 2026 Our hosts for the evening were actors Greta Scarano and Nicolas Maupas, who vaguely resemble Ana de Armas and Sombr, respectively. — Nate Jones, Vulture, 3 Sep. 2026 See All Example Sentences for vaguely

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Adverb

A couple miles away, Zebulon draws slightly larger crowds — their venue can hold up to 300 — but their mission is similar.

— Elisabeth Garber-Paul, Rolling Stone, 17 Sep. 2026
And the free version, the open-source version, the unregulated version, is always going to be improving slightly behind the expensive, fancy version.

— Tyler Foggatt, New Yorker, 17 Sep. 2026

Definition of slightly

Adverb

As the Houthis approached the Red Sea, the area was defended by several armed formations that were nominally controlled by the Saudis.

— Kareem Fahim, New Yorker, 19 Sep. 2026
Many in Ukraine fear that those living along the current 754-mile front line may face a similar reality, even if the American negotiating team can force a deal to pause or nominally end Moscow's full-scale invasion.

— David Brennan, ABC News, 15 Sep. 2026

Definition of nominally

Adverb

The Steyer campaign paid a mix of big-name influencers — like Carlos Eduardo Espina, who boosted the candidate to his 14 million followers and advised Steyer on Latino issues — and little-known, everyday social media users to boost the campaign.

— Ben Paviour, Sacbee.com, 17 Sep. 2026
Meanwhile Las Veas beating Miami proved little as the Fins gave the game away in a way the Bolts won’t.

— Miami Herald, Miami Herald, 17 Sep. 2026

Definition of little

Adverb

In an economy where wages are anchored to what compute would cost to replicate human work, human labor becomes economically marginal—not worthless, but negligibly small relative to the overall pie.

— Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 4 Apr. 2026
In other words, the chin contributes negligibly to resisting chewing forces.

— Scott Travers, Forbes.com, 24 Jan. 2026

Definition of negligibly

Adverb

Miller played decently during the Dolphins’ preseason finale and had some good moments during the final two weeks of training camp.

— Barry Jackson, Miami Herald, 30 Aug. 2026
Cam Gill earned a pair of fumble recoveries, true, and had a decently productive preseason.

— Alex Zietlow, Charlotte Observer, 29 Aug. 2026

Definition of decently

Adverb

Lizzie, Maggie, or Jessica Barden’s actress Nance O’Neil, who coaches Lizzie on how to be more acceptably feminine in public — Monster detrimentally sticks to its Tumblr-level framing of patriarchy’s impact.

— Roxana Hadadi, Vulture, 18 Sep. 2026
Those who answered acceptably were invited to in-person tryouts.

— Eric Nager, Christian Science Monitor, 13 July 2026

Definition of acceptably

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