hazy
Not quite clear
Hazy describes reduced clarity or visibility.
A hazy sky is dimmed by dust, smoke, or moisture—not quite foggy, but not clear.
The word extends naturally to mental states: hazy memories are indistinct, and someone hazy on the details doesn't remember them sharply.
The mountains were hazy in the distance.
I'm a little hazy about what happened that night.
Low-lying cloud cover
- mistFine airborne moisture
- smogSunlight-activated urban pollution
- overcastSky fully veiled
- cloudyObscured by atmosphere
murky · visibility · pollution · particulates · humidity · moisture · condensation · vapor
Unclear, ill-defined
- unclearNot easily understood
- ambiguousHaving multiple interpretations
- nebulousUnclear and formless
- indefiniteNot precisely determined
uncertain · imprecise · murky · obscure · fuzzy · ill-defined · sketchy · approximate
Without clear direction
- out-of-focusLacking sharpness or definition
- fuzzySoft and unclear
- indistinctUnclear, hard to perceive
- blearyDim from fatigue
blurry · soft-focus · distorted · smudged · unclear · dim · faint · ill-defined
Unclear, ill-defined
fragmentary · distant · foggy · muddled · confused · uncertain · fleeting · dreamlike
fog
Low-lying cloud cover
cloudy · murky · visibility · pollution · particulates · humidity · moisture · condensation · vapor · drizzle
vague
Unclear, ill-defined
indefinite · uncertain · imprecise · murky · obscure · fuzzy · ill-defined · sketchy · approximate · rough
unfocused
Without clear direction
- out-of-focusLacking sharpness or definition
- fuzzySoft and unclear
- indistinctUnclear, hard to perceive
bleary · blurry · soft-focus · distorted · smudged · unclear · dim · faint · ill-defined · shapeless
vague
Unclear, ill-defined
faded · fragmentary · distant · foggy · muddled · confused · uncertain · fleeting · dreamlike · indistinct
unclear
Not easily understood
- muddledIn a confused state
- groggyWeak and unsteady
- disorientedLacking sense of direction
befuddled · dazed · fuzzy-headed · unfocused · foggy · drowsy · sluggish · bleary · stupor · jet-lagged
smoke
Airborne combustion byproduct
embers · campfire · fireplace · chimney · incense · cigarette · exhaust · soot · ash · charred
- purple hazeViolet-tinted atmospheric conditions
- heat hazeOptical distortion from warmth
- hazy memoryIndistinct mental impression
- haze overBecome obscured by mist
- smoke hazeAirborne particulate obscuring visibility
- rookie hazingMistreatment of newcomers
haze, haziness, hazily, hazing, hazes, hazed, hazier, haziest, hazings