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unclear

/ʌnˈklɪɚ/adjective2 syllables

Unclear means: not clear to the mind.

Synonyms for unclear19

adjective, as in not clear to the mind

amorphous, blurred, clouded, confusing, perplexing, puzzling, obscure, vague, ambiguous, indefinite, incomprehensible, uncomprehensible, indistinct, opaque

adjective, as in not easily deciphered

indecipherable, undecipherable, unreadable, illegible

adjective, as in poorly stated or described

ill-defined

Opposites of unclear

clear

What does unclear mean?3

adjective

1

not clear to the mind“the law itself was unclear on that point”

2

not easily deciphered“indecipherable handwriting”

3

poorly stated or described“he confuses the reader with ill-defined terms and concepts”

Definitions from the Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

What rhymes with unclear?51

Show 40 near rhymes
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All 51 rhymes for unclear, grouped by syllable

Unclear in a sentence

  • Things that are grammatically correct can, nevertheless, be unclear.JK_Summerlin
  • The connection between these two things is unclear to me, leaving me confused.Nuel
  • When, and if, the new investors will come is still unclear.rul
  • The motive for the attack is still unclear.CK
  • What he said is still unclear to me.AlanF_US
  • His reason for not going is still unclear.Swift
  • It is unclear whether this was in fact done.CM
  • It is still unclear what caused the accident.sctld

Sentences from Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR, credited to their authors.

Forms of unclear

as a adjective

comparative
unclearer
superlative
unclearest