Synonyms for nebulous

Grammar : Adj

Spell : neb-yuh-luh s

Phonetic Transcription : ˈnɛb yə ləs

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Définition of nebulous

Origin : late 14c., "cloudy, misty," from Latin nebulosus "cloudy, misty, foggy, full of vapor," from nebula (see nebula). The figurative sense of "hazy, vague, formless" is first attested 1831. Astronomical sense is from 1670s. Related: Nebulously; nebulousness.

adj confused, obscure

Example sentences :

It describes the nebulous attitude of mind of many a one to-day.
Extract from : « Things as They Are » by Amy Wilson-Carmichael

As often as not he began writing with only a nebulous idea of what he proposed to do.
Extract from : « Mark Twain, A Biography, 1835-1910, Complete » by Albert Bigelow Paine

The moment he saw the letter the nebulous idea became opaque.
Extract from : « The Lure of the Mask » by Harold MacGrath

Her thought of him was vague, nebulous, and taking many forms.
Extract from : « Riders of the Silences » by John Frederick

The ground of this picture is crossed with nebulous black streaks.
Extract from : « The Mountain Chant, A Navajo Ceremony » by Washington Matthews

His third novel was already in a nebulous state in his brain.
Extract from : « Love Among the Chickens » by P. G. Wodehouse

It was all nebulous and cloudy; a contingency to be shaped by circumstances as they might develop.
Extract from : « Sundry Accounts » by Irvin S. Cobb

An idea, which had been nebulous until this moment, sprang into being.
Extract from : « The Pagan Madonna » by Harold MacGrath

Then there was nothing but a nebulous powdering of tiny metal fragments.
Extract from : « Gold in the Sky » by Alan Edward Nourse

The point where they drifted into the nebulous territory of dreams was undefined.
Extract from : « The Tyranny of Weakness » by Charles Neville Buck

Antonyms for nebulous

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