1
as in vague
not expressed in precise terms
their suggestion for correcting the problem is a bit unclear
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as in faint
not seen or understood clearly
obtained at best an unclear glimpse of the rarely seen bird from across the road
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Recent Examples of unclear
But whether a potential second film would try to acknowledge the abuse allegations against Jackson, including those at the center of a 2005 trial that ended in his acquittal on all counts, is unclear.
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Brendan Morrow, USA Today, 26 Apr. 2026
Eyewitnesses reported hearing gunshots and smelling gun powder, but details of the incident remain unclear.
—Michelle Tauber, PEOPLE, 26 Apr. 2026
Although much about the event remains unclear, the available evidence suggests that the gunman was motivated by an anti-Trump agenda.
—David Frum, The Atlantic, 26 Apr. 2026
Police found a gun at the scene but said the motive for the shooting remains unclear.
—Alexandra Simon, CBS News, 26 Apr. 2026
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Brendan Morrow, USA Today, 26 Apr. 2026
Eyewitnesses reported hearing gunshots and smelling gun powder, but details of the incident remain unclear.
—Michelle Tauber, PEOPLE, 26 Apr. 2026
Although much about the event remains unclear, the available evidence suggests that the gunman was motivated by an anti-Trump agenda.
—David Frum, The Atlantic, 26 Apr. 2026
Police found a gun at the scene but said the motive for the shooting remains unclear.
—Alexandra Simon, CBS News, 26 Apr. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for unclear
Adjective
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The exact reasons are often left vague, and the successors to be determined, but people are leaving.—
Benjamin Wallace-Wells,
New Yorker,
26 Apr. 2026
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The exact reason remains vague, but some widespread cultural practice occurred across Central Europe.—
Maria Mocerino,
Interesting Engineering,
25 Apr. 2026
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The book portrays the city as a liminal metropolis where the line demarcating business and crime has been worn faint by heavy footfall from both directions.—
Mark O’Connell,
The New York Review of Books,
25 Apr. 2026
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That's a whopping 500-meter--wide (1,640-foot) dish, ideal for picking up faint signals from far away.—
Paul Sutter,
Space.com,
25 Apr. 2026
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The problem with the exhibition is not the works of art on view, but its ambiguous premise, its unwillingness to define its terms and approach the Lost Cause with historical clarity.—
Horace D. Ballard,
Artforum,
22 Apr. 2026
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The services can analyze all sorts of things, from the specific — such as a hotel bill that exceeded a preset limit — to the more ambiguous, such as whether a lawyer’s description of a task was too vague to be worthy of payment.—
Joe Mahr,
Chicago Tribune,
19 Apr. 2026
Adjective
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The company’s theatrical ambitions are hazier despite its massive 2025 box office hit F1.—
Jill Goldsmith,
Deadline,
30 Apr. 2026
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The smoke from the fire will likely reduce visibility, lead to hazy skies at times and lower air quality.—
Lissette Gonzalez,
CBS News,
30 Apr. 2026
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“Unclear.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/unclear. Accessed 1 May. 2026.
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