VAGUELY Synonyms: 52 Similar and Opposite Words

vaguely

adverb

Definition of vaguely

as in slightly

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Recent Examples of vaguely But there’s something widely appealing about speaking casually, broadly and vaguely in order to reduce friction. — John Hodgman, New York Times, 9 Oct. 2026 Ike Barinholtz, of The Studio, practically brings the house down as a circa-2015 Elon Musk, a guy who seems to shamble through life looking only vaguely, comically zonked, not dangerously so. — Stephanie Zacharek, Time, 7 Oct. 2026 His delightful turn as the vaguely insufferable, do-gooding mayor in Eddington was there primarily to prod weirdo sheriff Joaquin Phoenix further into homicidal neurosis. — Bilge Ebiri, Vulture, 5 Oct. 2026 Apple had proved the idea, and suddenly some endless cheap players looked vaguely similar, promised the same basic job, and were usually exactly as good as their price suggested. — New Atlas, 2 Oct. 2026 See All Example Sentences for vaguely

Recent Examples of Synonyms for vaguely

Adverb

However, a wall of wind shear is expected to slightly destabilize the storm just before landfall — slowing its wind speeds to 100 mph and broadening the system, spreading the high winds and heavy rains even further from the core of the storm.

— Alex Harris, Miami Herald, 9 Oct. 2026
Barkley delivered a nasty spin move that left him slightly sideways, forcing him to jump and then leapfrog backward.

— Mark Long, The Orlando Sentinel, 9 Oct. 2026

Definition of slightly

Adverb

According to court records, the club was owned by Denning Enterprises, a holding company nominally owned by Denning’s wife but controlled by Denning, from the 1990s until it was sold in January 2025.

— Staff Report, Hartford Courant, 14 Oct. 2026
Assuming the third spacecraft launches nominally, all three will come down before Christmas in the Koonibba Test Range in the South Australian Outback, through coordination with Varda's long-time space-mission service provider, Southern Launch.

— Elizabeth Howell, Space.com, 13 Oct. 2026

Definition of nominally

Adverb

That is particularly interesting because Costco does little paid digital advertising.

— Alexa LoMonaco, CNBC, 9 Oct. 2026
Some are designed to do very little; others make for excellent bases for island-hopping, hiking adventures, and close encounters with the country’s eclectic wildlife and colorful Creole culture.

— Chris Schalkx, Vogue, 8 Oct. 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

Aledo played decently against the run, but allowed three long touchdown runs of 77, 55 and 33 yards against Martin with the other 25 rushing attempts netting zero yards.

— Darren Lauber, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 8 Oct. 2026
The kitchen and bathroom are decently renovated, if monochromatic and unexciting.

— Matthew Sedacca, Curbed, 28 Sep. 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

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