unclearest
Least easily understood
Unclearest is the superlative form of unclear, meaning the least clear or most difficult to understand.
The form exists but sounds awkward to many ears; least clear or most unclear often feel more natural: That was the unclearest explanation I've ever heard versus That was the least clear explanation.
Causing mental confusion
- bafflingImpossible to understand
- bewilderingCausing utter confusion
- puzzlingCausing confusion or bewilderment
- disorientingCausing loss of direction
disconcerting · confounding · mystifying · unintelligible · inexplicable · paradoxical · contradictory · misleading
Unclear and formless
- indistinctUnclear, hard to perceive
- fuzzySoft and unclear
- blurryIndistinct, lacking definition
- hazyUnclear, indistinct
cloudy · foggy · misty · murky · dim · shadowy · bleary · unfocused
Puzzling and obscure
- crypticObscure in meaning
- arcaneUnderstood by few
- esotericAccessible to few
- abstruseDifficult to comprehend
inscrutable · opaque · incomprehensible · unfathomable · impenetrable · recondite · hermetic · sibylline
Disordered, lacking arrangement
- chaoticTotally without arrangement
- disorderedLacking systematic arrangement
- scrambledMixed into disorder
- messyLacking order or neatness
disorganized · mixed-up · tangled · confused · incoherent · disjointed · scattered · turbid
Uncertain in meaning
- ambiguousHaving multiple interpretations
- ambivalentHaving contradictory feelings
- uncertainNot firmly known
- indefiniteNot precisely determined
unresolved · questionable · tentative · imprecise · noncommittal · indeterminate · open-ended · debatable
perplexing
Causing mental confusion
- bafflingImpossible to understand
- bewilderingCausing utter confusion
- puzzlingCausing confusion or bewilderment
disorienting · disconcerting · confounding · mystifying · unintelligible · inexplicable · paradoxical · contradictory · misleading · convoluted
nebulous
Unclear and formless
- indistinctUnclear, hard to perceive
- fuzzySoft and unclear
- blurryIndistinct, lacking definition
hazy · cloudy · foggy · misty · murky · dim · shadowy · bleary · unfocused · vague
enigmatic
Puzzling and obscure
abstruse · inscrutable · opaque · incomprehensible · unfathomable · impenetrable · recondite · hermetic · sibylline · oracular
jumbled
Disordered, lacking arrangement
- chaoticTotally without arrangement
- disorderedLacking systematic arrangement
- scrambledMixed into disorder
messy · disorganized · mixed-up · tangled · confused · incoherent · disjointed · scattered · turbid · befuddled
equivocal
Uncertain in meaning
- ambiguousHaving multiple interpretations
- ambivalentHaving contradictory feelings
- uncertainNot firmly known
indefinite · unresolved · questionable · tentative · imprecise · noncommittal · indeterminate · open-ended · debatable · inconclusive