vague
Not clear or exact.
vague in a sentence
- Her directions were so vague that we ended up in the wrong village entirely.
- Tom's memory of the dream was vague, just a blur of colours with no clear story.
Try an 11+ style question
Verbal reasoning papers often ask about a word like this.
Which word is closest in meaning to vague?
- Aclear
- Bexact
- Cplain
- Dhazy
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D: hazy. The other three mean the opposite of vague.
Which word is most nearly opposite in meaning to vague?
- Aimprecise
- Bhazy
- Cclear
- Dfuzzy
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C: clear. The other three mean nearly the same as vague.
Words that mean something similar
hazy, fuzzy, imprecise
Words that mean the opposite
clear, exact, plain
More words about thinking & learning
- valid: Based on good reasoning, or officially acceptable and able to be used.
- verdict: The decision reached at the end of a trial or contest.
- verify: To check that something is really true.
- abstract: About ideas rather than things you can touch.
- absurd: So silly that it makes no sense at all.
- accurate: Exactly right, with no mistakes in it.
- adept: Very good and skilled at doing something.
- alternative: A different choice that could be used instead.
More words to explore
Sitting the 11+ in Kent, Medway or Buckinghamshire?
Plain-English guides to each test, from the councils’ own pages: Kent Test · Medway Test · Bucks Secondary Transfer Test