vague

Letters that make vague

a, e, g, u, v are letters that make 'vague'

Words within vague

ague, VA, Ag, GU are words within 'vague'

Words created by adding a letter to the beginning or end of vague

vaguer is a word created by adding a letter to 'vague'


3 possible definitions for 'vague'

Vague as "not precisely limited, determined, or distinguished"

Under this definition, vague is an adjective and has the following properties:

Synonyms

undefined has the same meaning as vague

Antonyms

defined has the opposite meaning of vague

Derivatives of vague

vagueness is a derivative of vague.

Similar to vague

indefinable, undefinable are similar to 'vague'.

Example of vague used within this context

"an undefined term", "undefined authority", "some undefined sense of excitement", "vague feelings of sadness", "a vague uneasiness"


Vague as "lacking clarity or distinctness"

Under this definition, vague is an adjective and has the following properties:

Synonyms

faint, dim, shadowy, wispy have the same meaning as 'vague'

Derivatives of vague

dimness, faintness, vagueness are derivatives of 'vague'.

Similar to vague

indistinct is similar to vague.

Example of vague used within this context

"a dim figure in the distance", "only a faint recollection", "shadowy figures in the gloom", "saw a vague outline of a building through the fog", "a few wispy memories of childhood"


Vague as "not clearly understood or expressed"

Under this definition, vague is an adjective and has the following properties:

Synonyms

obscure has the same meaning as vague

Derivatives of vague

vagueness, obscureness, obscurity, abstruseness, reconditeness are derivatives of 'vague'.

Similar to vague

unclear is similar to vague.

Example of vague used within this context

"an obscure turn of phrase", "an impulse to go off and fight certain obscure battles of his own spirit"-Anatole Broyard, "their descriptions of human behavior become vague, dull, and unclear"- P.A.Sorokin, "vague...forms of speech...have so long passed for mysteries of science"- John Locke



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