Antonyms for ill defined
Grammar : Adj |
Spell : il-di-fahynd |
Phonetic Transcription : ˈɪl dɪˈfaɪnd |
- abnormal
- apparent
- attached
- boisterous
- bold
- bounded
- brave
- bright
- brilliant
- certain
- cheerful
- circumscribed
- clean
- clear
- close
- colorful
- connected
- constrained
- courageous
- decent
- defined
- definite
- determined
- discernible
- distinct
- encouraging
- evident
- exact
- exceptional
- explained
- explicit
- extraordinary
- favorable
- finite
- firm
- friendly
- good
- happy
- harsh
- healthy
- heavy
- individual
- intelligent
- light
- limited
- lively
- loud
- luminous
- moral
- near
- nearby
- novel
- obvious
- particular
- plain
- positive
- precise
- rare
- resolute
- restricted
- rough
- secure
- sharp
- shining
- singular
- smart
- smooth
- sparkling
- specific
- strict
- strong
- sunny
- sure
- taut
- thick
- tight
- unaccepted
- uncloudy
- uncommon
- unconfused
- uncontrolled
- unhazy
- unique
- unusual
- violent
- vivacious
- warm
- well-defined
Definition of ill defined
- As in indefinite : adj ambiguous, vague
- As in indistinct : adj obscure, ambiguous
- As in loose : adj indefinite, vague
- As in vague : adj not definite or clear
- As in ill-defined : adj fuzzy
- As in undistinct : adj unclear
- As in dim : adj darkish
- As in faint : adj having little effect on senses
- As in fuzzy : adj out of focus
- As in general : adj inexact, approximate
- As in hazy : adj confused
- Between prescience and imagination the borderline is ill defined.
- Extract from : « The Orchard of Tears » by Sax Rohmer
- The struggle then between the bounding heart and the depressing care renders our impressions of grief vague and ill defined.
- Extract from : « Tom Burke Of "Ours", Volume I (of II) » by Charles James Lever
- Nevertheless, an ill defined, yet none the less real, fear was steadily taking possession of me.
- Extract from : « A Cabinet Secret » by Guy Boothby
- An ill defined drab-gray median line from throat to pubic region.
- Extract from : « Mammals Collected by Dr. W. L. Abbott on the Natuna Islands » by Gerrit Miller
- The bello ideale, ill defined and ill understood, smiled upon me with all its flattering and illusory charms.
- Extract from : « Thoughts on Art and Autobiographical Memoirs of Giovanni Dupr » by Giovanni Dupr
- His duties in this capacity were vast and ill defined, and his responsibility exceedingly heavy.
- Extract from : « Booker T. Washington » by Emmett J. Scott and Lyman Beecher Stowe
- Bars on the thighs are ill defined or absent in the members of the marnockii and part of the modestus groups.
- Extract from : « A Taxonomic Revision of the Leptodactylid Frog Genus Syrrhophus Cope » by John D. Lynch
- Before its publication, great numbers of ordinarily humane people had a general, ill defined horror of slavery.
- Extract from : « A History of English Prose Fiction » by Bayard Tuckerman
- It was emphasized at the beginning of this chapter that the boundaries between the three were hazy and ill defined.
- Extract from : « How to Teach » by George Drayton Strayer and Naomi Norsworthy
- As has been urged so many times before, these types have boundaries that are hazy and ill defined; they overlap in many cases.
- Extract from : « How to Teach » by George Drayton Strayer and Naomi Norsworthy
Synonyms for ill defined
- ambiguous
- amorphous
- amphibological
- aside
- bated
- bewildering
- blah
- bland
- bleached
- blear
- bleared
- bleary
- blurred
- breathless
- broad
- caliginous
- clouded
- cloudy
- confused
- dark
- dazed
- deadened
- deep
- delicate
- detached
- diffuse
- dim
- dingy
- disconnected
- disordered
- distant
- distorted
- dizzy
- doubtful
- dreamlike
- dreamy
- dreary
- dubious
- dull
- dusk
- dusky
- dusty
- enigmatic
- equivocal
- evasive
- faded
- faint
- faltering
- far-off
- feeble
- flat
- foggy
- fuzzy
- general
- generalized
- gentle
- gloomy
- gray
- groggy
- hazy
- hoarse
- hushed
- ill-defined
- impalpable
- imperceptible
- imprecise
- inaccurate
- inaudible
- inconspicuous
- indefinite
- indeterminable
- indeterminate
- indiscernible
- indistinct
- indistinguishable
- inexact
- inexhaustible
- inexplicable
- infinite
- innumerable
- intangible
- lackluster
- lax
- lenient
- light
- lightless
- loose
- low
- low-pitched
- mat
- mild
- misty
- misunderstood
- moderate
- monotone
- monotonous
- muddled
- muddy
- muffled
- murky
- murmuring
- muted
- muttering
- nebulous
- negligent
- not partial
- not particular
- not specific
- obscure
- obscured
- opaque
- out of earshot
- out of focus
- overcast
- padded
- pale
- perplexing
- piano
- poorly lit
- problematic
- puzzling
- questionable
- quiet
- rambling
- random
- remiss
- remote
- shadowy
- slight
- smooth
- soft
- softened
- soothing
- stifled
- stuporous
- subdued
- sullied
- superficial
- tarnished
- tenebrous
- tenuous
- thin
- tranced
- uncertain
- unclear
- undefined
- undependable
- undetailed
- undetermined
- unexplicit
- unfixed
- unfocused
- unheard
- unilluminated
- unintelligible
- unknown
- unlimited
- unsettled
- unsound
- unspecific
- unspecified
- unsure
- vague
- wan
- weak
- whirling
- whispered
- wide
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