Synonyms: unclear
Definition: not clear to the mind
Usage: the law itself was unclear on that point; the reason for their actions is unclear to this day
Similar words: clouded, blurred
Definition: unclear in form or expression
Usage: the blurred aims of the group; sometimes one understood clearly and sometimes the meaning was clouded- H.G.Wells
Similar words: perplexing, confusing, puzzling
Definition: lacking clarity of meaning; causing confusion or perplexity
Usage: sent confusing signals to Iraq; perplexing to someone who knew nothing about it; a puzzling statement
Definition: not clearly understood or expressed
Usage: 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
Synonyms: indecipherable, unreadable, unclear, undecipherable
Definition: not easily deciphered
Usage: indecipherable handwriting
Similar words: illegible
Definition: (of handwriting, print, etc.) not legible
Usage: illegible handwriting