vaguer
More difficult distinguishing
Vaguer is the comparative form of vague—less distinct, less precise, less clear.
Something vaguer than another thing has even hazier outlines or more uncertain meaning: Her second explanation was somehow vaguer than the first.
The memories grew vaguer with each passing year.
Unclear and formless
- indefiniteNot precisely determined
- unspecificLacking precise definition
- approximateNearly accurate but inexact
- sketchyIncomplete or suspicious
loose · broad · inexact · undefined · general · nonspecific · ambiguous · equivocal
Indistinct, lacking definition
dim · shadowy · smoky · gauzy · veiled · unfocused · bleary · smeared
Uncertain of truth
- tentativeUncertain and provisional
- hesitantSlow to act
- unsureLacking confidence or certainty
- questionableOf uncertain validity
uncertain · indecisive · wavering · inconclusive · unpredictable · speculative · iffy · undecided
Obscure in meaning
- enigmaticPuzzling and obscure
- inscrutableImpossible to understand
- arcaneUnderstood by few
- esotericAccessible to few
abstruse · delphic · sibylline · opaque · murky · perplexing · puzzling · unfathomable
nebulous
Unclear and formless
- indefiniteNot precisely determined
- unspecificLacking precise definition
- approximateNearly accurate but inexact
sketchy · loose · broad · inexact · undefined · general · nonspecific · ambiguous · equivocal · unclear
blurry
Indistinct, lacking definition
cloudy · dim · shadowy · smoky · gauzy · veiled · unfocused · bleary · smeared · softened
doubtful
Uncertain of truth
questionable · uncertain · indecisive · wavering · inconclusive · unpredictable · speculative · iffy · undecided · debatable
cryptic
Obscure in meaning
- enigmaticPuzzling and obscure
- inscrutableImpossible to understand
- arcaneUnderstood by few
esoteric · abstruse · delphic · sibylline · opaque · murky · perplexing · puzzling · unfathomable · indecipherable