| Main Entry: | equivocal |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | doubtful, uncertain |
Synonyms: |
ambiguous, ambivalent, amphibological, borderline, clear as mud, clouded, disreputable, dubious, evasive, fishy, fuzzy*, hazy*, indefinite, indeterminate, indistinct, misleading, muddled, muzzy, oblique, obscure, open, problematic, puzzling, questionable, suspect, suspicious, tenebrous, unclear, undecided, unexplicit, unintelligible, vague, with mixed feelings |
| Notes: | ambiguous is vague by accident or intent; equivocal is vague by intent |
Antonyms: |
certain, clear, definite, determined, obvious, plain, sure, unequivocal, unquestionable |
| Main Entry: | incomprehensible |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | not understandable |
Synonyms: |
Delphic, Greek, baffling, beats me, beyond comprehension, beyond one's grasp, clear as mud, cryptic, enigmatic, fathomless, impenetrable, incognizable, inconceivable, inscrutable, mysterious, mystifying, obscure, opaque, over one's head, perplexing, puzzling, sibylline, unclear, unfathomable, ungraspable, unimaginable, unintelligible, unknowable |
Antonyms: |
comprehensible, fathomable, intelligible, understandable |
| Main Entry: | obscure |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | not easily understood |
Synonyms: |
abstruse, ambiguous, arcane, clear as mud, complicated, concealed, confusing, cryptic, dark, deep, dim, doubtful, enigmatic, enigmatical, esoteric, far-out, hazy, hidden, illegible, illogical, impenetrable, incomprehensible, inconceivable, incredible, indecisive, indefinite, indeterminate, indistinct, inexplicable, inscrutable, insoluble, intricate, involved, mysterious, occult, opaque, recondite, unaccountable, unbelievable, unclear, undefined, unfathomable, unintelligible, vague |
Antonyms: |
apparent, clear, explicit, obvious, perceptible, understood |
| Main Entry: | unfathomable |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | hard to believe; difficult to understand |
Synonyms: |
abstruse, baffling, clear as mud, deep, enigmatic, esoteric, heavy, impenetrable, incognizable, incomprehensible, indecipherable, inexplicable, obscure, profound, too deep, uncomprehensible, ungraspable, unintelligible, unknowable |
Antonyms: |
believable, comprehensible, fathomable |
| Main Entry: | uncomprehensible |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | incomprehensible |
Synonyms: |
Delphic, Greek, baffling, beats me, beyond comprehension, beyond one's grasp, clear as mud, cryptic, enigmatic, fathomless, impenetrable, incognizable, inconceivable, inscrutable, mysterious, mystifying, obscure, opaque, over one's head, perplexing, puzzling, sibylline, unclear, unfathomable, ungraspable, unimaginable, unintelligible, unknowable |