vagueness

noun

Definition of vaguenessnext
as in ambiguity

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Recent Examples of vagueness But that sort of vagueness is hardly unusual for a campaign, and Platner provided enough detail to communicate the overall shape of his program. — Joseph Thorndike, Forbes.com, 27 July 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 The students on campus, with little information and more than enough vagueness to envision the worst, did just that. — Jake Goodrick, Sacbee.com, 9 May 2026 Esenin-Volpin’s work was a call for a new kind of mathematics that could, in some sense, tolerate vagueness. — Quanta Magazine, 29 Apr. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for vagueness
  1. ambiguity
  2. murkiness
  3. profundity
Noun
  • The letters themselves carry their own aesthetic charge – dense with classical Chinese phrasing, compressed to the point of ambiguity, possessed of what Lan describes as a refined, antique beauty.
    — Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 28 July 2026
  • What's the best way to build leadership capacity, the ability to lead more effectively in times of increasing volatility, uncertainty, complexity, ambiguity (VUCA) and rapid change?
    — Dr. Joel M. Rothaizer, Forbes.com, 28 July 2026
Definition of ambiguity
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  • The murkiness of the injury bled into free agency and Christensen’s Carolina future remains unsettled, despite the team’s unproven depth options on the line, particularly at guard.
    — Charlotte Observer, Charlotte Observer, 7 July 2026
  • As Raul grapples with telling the story of Elsa’s life, he’s confronted by the murkiness of borrowing from real people for the purposes of fiction.
    — Baz Bamigboye, Deadline, 19 May 2026
Definition of murkiness
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  • Spiritual philosopher Alan Watts is mentioned in Past the Veil’s press release, and Lay imbues these axioms with profundity like only the best teachers can.
    — Linnie Greene, Pitchfork, 29 July 2026
  • But given the profundity of her subject matter and the near-universal awe her art inspires, perhaps this sense of futility gestures at the incomprehensible, even transcendent aura around Petviashvili’s works.
    — The Editors of ARTnews, ARTnews.com, 28 July 2026
Definition of profundity

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