unclear
Adjective
- Not clear; difficult to understand or perceive.
- poorly stated or described
- not clear to the mind
- "the law itself was unclear on that point"
- "the reason for their actions is unclear to this day"
Adjective Satellite
- not easily deciphered
Adj
- Ambiguous; liable to more than one interpretation.
- Not clearly or explicitly defined.
- Not easy to see or read; indecipherable or unreadable.
- Not having a clear idea; uncertain.
Verb
- To undo the process of clearing.
Examples
- From such a long distance away, the name on the signpost was unclear.
- His strategy remained UNCLEAR until the very last tile, then it was a stunning win.
- I'm still unclear about what she meant by that remark.
- The remark she made comparing her life with that of a fish was unclear.
Origin / Etymology
From Middle English unclere, equivalent to un- + clear. Compare Saterland Frisian uunkloor (“unclear”), West Frisian ûnklear (“inoperative, broken”), Dutch onklaar (“out of order, defective, broken”), German unklar (“unclear”), Danish uklar (“unclear”), Swedish oklar (“unclear”).
Synonyms
ill-defined, indecipherable, undecipherable, unreadable
Antonyms
clear, well-defined
Scrabble Score: 9
unclear: valid Scrabble (US) TWL Wordunclear: valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
unclear: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary