What is another word for nebulous?
454 synonyms found
Pronunciation:
[ nˈɛbjʊləs], [ nˈɛbjʊləs], [ n_ˈɛ_b_j_ʊ_l_ə_s]
Nebulous is a word used to describe something that is difficult to define or unclear. It can also be used to describe something that is hazy, vague or ambiguous. Some synonyms for the word nebulous include indeterminate, uncertain, vague, ambiguous, elusive, amorphous, obscure and imprecise. Each of these words conveys a similar meaning to nebulous, but certain words may be more appropriate depending on the context in which they are used. For example, indeterminate may be more applicable when discussing a situation or outcome that is uncertain, whereas amorphous may be more applicable when discussing a shape or form that is unclear.
Synonyms for Nebulous:
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adj.
• dark- Atramentous ,
- aphotic ,
- dun ,
- ill-lighted ,
- lightless ,
- pitch dark ,
- pitch-dark ,
- rayless ,
- stygian ,
- unlighted ,
- drab ,
- fainter ,
- obfuscous ,
- pitch black ,
- shaded .
- amorphic ,
- assymetrical ,
- ill-formed ,
- mis-shapen ,
- unshapely ,
- without character ,
- without form ,
- malformed ,
- unsymmetrical .
- blobbier ,
- blobbiest ,
- in choate ,
- in determinate ,
- in-choate ,
- in-determinate ,
- irregular ,
- more characterless ,
- most characterless ,
- un formed ,
- un structured ,
- un-formed ,
- un-structured .
- emulsified ,
- in definite ,
- in distinct ,
- in-definite ,
- in-distinct ,
- more blurred ,
- more emulsified ,
- more nontranslucent ,
- more nontransparent ,
- more nubilous ,
- most blurred ,
- most emulsified ,
- most nontranslucent ,
- most nontransparent ,
- most nubilous ,
- mucky ,
- mushy ,
- non translucent ,
- non transparent ,
- non-translucent ,
- nontransparent ,
- somber .
- more pea soupy ,
- more pea-soupy ,
- more peasoupy ,
- more zero zero ,
- more zero-zero ,
- more zerozero ,
- most pea soupy ,
- most pea-soupy ,
- most peasoupy ,
- most zero zero ,
- most zero-zero ,
- most zerozero ,
- pea soupy ,
- peasoupy ,
- smazier ,
- smaziest ,
- zero zero ,
- zerozero .
- in coherent ,
- in-coherent ,
- more orderless ,
- most orderless ,
- un defined ,
- un organized ,
- un-defined ,
- un-organized .
- Tranced ,
- fumier ,
- fumiest ,
- ill defined ,
- illdefined ,
- more bleared ,
- more fuliginous ,
- more obfuscated ,
- more tranced ,
- most bleared ,
- most fuliginous ,
- most obfuscated ,
- most tranced ,
- rimier ,
- rimiest ,
- rimy ,
- steaming ,
- stuporous ,
- un intelligible ,
- un sound ,
- un sounder ,
- un-intelligible ,
- un-sound ,
- un-sounder ,
- un-soundest .
- dis embodied ,
- dis-embodied ,
- in appreciable ,
- in corporeal ,
- in discernible ,
- in sensible ,
- in substantial ,
- in-appreciable ,
- in-corporeal ,
- in-discernible ,
- in-sensible ,
- in-substantial ,
- more imprecise ,
- more unapparent ,
- more unperceivable ,
- most imprecise ,
- most unapparent ,
- most unperceivable ,
- un apparent ,
- un observable ,
- un perceivable ,
- un-apparent ,
- un-observable ,
- un-perceivable .
- in significant ,
- more attenuate ,
- more attenuated ,
- most attenuate ,
- most attenuated ,
- reedier ,
- reediest .
- be wildering ,
- be-wildering ,
- in explicable ,
- in-explicable ,
- mis understood ,
- mis-understood ,
- more amphibological ,
- more bewildering ,
- more generalized ,
- more unexplicit ,
- most amphibological ,
- most bewildering ,
- most generalized ,
- most unexplicit ,
- un explicit ,
- un known ,
- un settled ,
- un specified ,
- un sure ,
- un-determined ,
- un-explicit ,
- un-known ,
- un-settled ,
- un-specified ,
- un-sure .
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n.
• nebulose • nebulous Other synonyms:
- nameless .
- uncertain .
- obscure .
Other relevant words:
- dim .
- Astrologic ,
- Cirrose ,
- Cirrous ,
- Intersidereal ,
- Lunary ,
- Lunular ,
- Lunulate ,
- Nimbose ,
- Nubilous ,
- Obscured ,
- Shrouded ,
- Sphery ,
- Star-spangled ,
- Stellary ,
- Stratiform ,
- Subfuscous ,
- Undiscernible ,
- Uranic ,
- abstract ,
- abstruse ,
- airy ,
- amorphous ,
- anagalactic ,
- arcane ,
- asteroidal ,
- astral ,
- astrologistic ,
- astrologous ,
- astronomic ,
- astronomical ,
- astrophysical ,
- autumn ,
- befogged ,
- black ,
- bland ,
- bleary ,
- blind ,
- blurred ,
- blurry ,
- broad ,
- capitulation ,
- castellatus ,
- celestial ,
- cimmerian ,
- cislunar ,
- clear as mud ,
- cloud ,
- clouded ,
- cloudlike ,
- cloudy ,
- collective ,
- concealed ,
- confused ,
- crepuscular ,
- cryptic ,
- cumuliform ,
- cumulous ,
- curfew ,
- darkness ,
- declension ,
- decline ,
- declivity ,
- deep ,
- delphic ,
- dense ,
- descent ,
- diffuse nebula ,
- dimness ,
- dirty ,
- dismal ,
- doubtful ,
- downslope ,
- drop ,
- dubious ,
- dull ,
- dusk ,
- dusky ,
- elliptical ,
- elusive ,
- empyreal ,
- empyrean ,
- enigmatic ,
- equinoctial ,
- eve ,
- evenfall ,
- evening ,
- extragalactic ,
- faint ,
- fall ,
- featureless ,
- feeble ,
- flimsy ,
- foggy ,
- formless ,
- frail ,
- free fall ,
- fuzzy ,
- galactic ,
- general ,
- generalized ,
- generic ,
- gloomy ,
- heavenly ,
- heavy ,
- heliacal ,
- hidden ,
- ill-defined ,
- impalpable ,
- imperceptible ,
- imprecise ,
- inconstant ,
- indecisive ,
- indeterminate ,
- indiscernible ,
- indistinguishable ,
- inscrutable ,
- inseparable ,
- insignificant ,
- insubstantial ,
- interplanetary ,
- interstellar ,
- interstellar cloud ,
- invisible ,
- irresolute ,
- latent ,
- lenticularis ,
- lunar ,
- lunate ,
- meagre ,
- meteoric ,
- meteoritic ,
- misty ,
- muddled ,
- muddy ,
- murky ,
- muzzy ,
- mysterious ,
- mystic ,
- nebular ,
- negligible ,
- neutral ,
- nonspecific ,
- opaque ,
- overcast ,
- overclouded ,
- pale ,
- paltry ,
- planetal ,
- planetary ,
- planetesimal ,
- profound ,
- puzzling ,
- recondite ,
- remote ,
- roily ,
- semilunar ,
- shadowy ,
- shady ,
- shaky ,
- sidereal ,
- sketchy ,
- smoggy ,
- solar ,
- sombre ,
- sophistic ,
- squally ,
- star-studded ,
- starry ,
- stellar ,
- stormy ,
- subfusc ,
- subtle ,
- sunless ,
- tenebrous ,
- tenuous ,
- terrestrial ,
- thin ,
- transcendent ,
- trifling ,
- turbid ,
- twilight ,
- umbral ,
- unapparent ,
- uncharacterized ,
- undecided ,
- undefined ,
- undetermined ,
- undifferentiated ,
- unformed ,
- unlit ,
- unreal ,
- unsettled ,
- unshaped ,
- unspecified ,
- unstructured ,
- unsubstantial ,
- vacillating ,
- vaporous ,
- veiled ,
- wavering ,
- weak ,
- weakened ,
- wide ,
- wishy-washy ,
- wispy ,
- woolly ,
- zodiacal .
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How to use "Nebulous" in context?
Nebulous is a word that has a specific meaning, but can also be used more generally to describe something which is hard to define or understand. It is often used to describe something which is foggy or unclear, or which is difficult to see or understand.
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