Synonyms for nebulous

Synonyms for (adj) nebulous

Synonyms: unfixed, nebulous

Definition: lacking definition or definite content

Usage: nebulous reasons; unfixed as were her general notions of what men ought to be- Jane Austen

Similar words: indefinite

Definition: vague or not clearly defined or stated

Usage: must you be so indefinite?; amorphous blots of color having vague and indefinite edges; he would not answer so indefinite a proposal


Synonyms: nebulose, nebulous, cloudy

Definition: lacking definite form or limits

Usage: gropes among cloudy issues toward a feeble conclusion- H.T.Moore; nebulous distinction between pride and conceit

Similar words: indistinct

Definition: not clearly defined or easy to perceive or understand

Usage: indistinct shapes in the gloom; an indistinct memory; only indistinct notions of what to do


Visual thesaurus for nebulous