Synonyms for nebulous
- adjective
Definitions
- adj. 1
In the form of a cloud or haze; hazy.
Related words
- Word family
- nebulousness nebular nebulosity
- Is a kind of
- gaseous
Example sentences
- vague I deal in facts and figures, not vague impressions.
- cloudy I especially like cloudy skies, why? I don't know.
- hazy She felt weary and the world seemed a little hazy.
- indistinct The squamosal bears an indistinct, gently curved ridge.
Popularity over time
| Word | 1850 → 2019 | Trend |
|---|---|---|
| nebulous | steady | |
| vague | steady | |
| cloudy | steady | |
| hazy | rising | |
| indistinct | falling | |
| unfixed | falling |
Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.
By length
- 3 letters
- dim1
- 4 letters
- dark1, hazy2
- 5 letters
- vague1, fuzzy2, misty2, foggy2, murky2, muzzy2
- 6 letters
- cloudy2, turbid2
- 7 letters
- obscure2, blurred1, unfixed, nebular
- 8 letters
- vaporous, nebulose
- 9 letters
- ambiguous4
- 10 letters
- indefinite4, indistinct3
The small number after each word is its number of syllables (hazy2 = 2 syllables).