VAGUENESS Synonyms: 35 Similar and Opposite Words

vagueness

noun

Definition of vagueness

as in ambiguity

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Recent Examples of vagueness Word-of-mouth dies from vagueness more often than from distrust. — Expert Panel®, Forbes.com, 22 Sep. 2026 What erodes trust is vagueness, backtracking and the sense that someone is managing you rather than leveling with you. — Aleeza Gerstein, The Conversation, 28 Aug. 2026 Declare the state's rules void for vagueness under the 14th Amendment's Due Process Clause. — Mateo Rosiles, USA Today, 11 Aug. 2026 The vagueness of the framework’s language could leave room for dispute, however, according to Johnson. — Beatrice Nolan, Fortune, 25 July 2026 Olson raised concerns about the vagueness and enforceability of the law — an issue law enforcement brought forward when GOP lawmakers introduced the bill during this year’s legislative session. — Becca Savransky, Idaho Statesman, 16 June 2026 Or perhaps the vagueness stems from casting a mish-mash of Thai, Indonesian, Vietnamese, Chinese and American actors. — Amy Nicholson, Los Angeles Times, 11 June 2026 On the other hand, the statement is emblematic of the uninteresting vagueness of Spider-Noir‘s world-building. — Daniel Fienberg, HollywoodReporter, 22 May 2026 During a debate Tuesday, former Small Business Administration official Michael Roth, former Navy helicopter pilot Rebecca Bennett, businessman Brian Varela and ICU doctor Tina Shah criticized the vagueness of Kean's absence, per the Globe. — Dan Gooding, MSNBC Newsweek, 13 May 2026

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Noun

Building an international band that includes Eiko Ishibashi, Jim O’Rourke, and a whistler, the Australian guitarist shapes longform spells of emotional and musical ambiguity.

— Grayson Haver Currin, Pitchfork, 15 Oct. 2026
These are precisely the capacities organizations rely on when employees are being asked to learn new systems, reconsider priorities, navigate ambiguity and make decisions in unfamiliar circumstances.

— Shahrzad Jalali, Forbes.com, 13 Oct. 2026

Definition of ambiguity

Noun

But the murkiness doesn’t last long in a production that achieves an admirable balance between objectivity and emotion, abstraction and representation.

— Theater Critic, Los Angeles Times, 18 Sep. 2026
Because of the legal murkiness, Pratte urges people to talk to an attorney before foregoing registration.

— Jaclyn Diaz, NPR, 17 Aug. 2026

Definition of murkiness

Noun

In the 100 years since his birth, and 60 since his death, generations of writers have found inspiration in his casual profundity.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 13 Oct. 2026
Affleck is clearly trying for something closer to poetry here, hoping the film’s visual splendor and its heightened dialogue would convey profundity.

— Bilge Ebiri, Vulture, 10 Sep. 2026

Definition of profundity

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