: not clear: such as
a
: difficult to understand
an unclear explanation
unclear instructions
an unclear reference
b
: confused or uncertain about something
—often used with about
was a little unclear about how to proceed
unclearly
adverb
speaking unclearly
an unclearly remembered incident
Examples of unclear in a Sentence
their suggestion for correcting the problem is a bit unclear
obtained at best an unclear glimpse of the rarely seen bird from across the road
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How long those plates can keep spinning is unclear, especially as tariffs start nudging up costs for American consumers.
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Anne Marie Drummond Lee, CBS News, 11 Apr. 2025
The impact of this shift on the pending criminal case against Tornado Cash developers Roman Storm and Roman Semenov remains unclear.
—Andrea Tinianow, Forbes.com, 10 Apr. 2025
The precise extent of the cancellations and the specific products affected remain unclear.
—Hannah Parry, MSNBC Newsweek, 10 Apr. 2025
But the net effects remain unclear, and would depend on each particular player’s strength and swing.
—Matteo Wong, The Atlantic, 10 Apr. 2025
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Anne Marie Drummond Lee, CBS News, 11 Apr. 2025
The impact of this shift on the pending criminal case against Tornado Cash developers Roman Storm and Roman Semenov remains unclear.
—Andrea Tinianow, Forbes.com, 10 Apr. 2025
The precise extent of the cancellations and the specific products affected remain unclear.
—Hannah Parry, MSNBC Newsweek, 10 Apr. 2025
But the net effects remain unclear, and would depend on each particular player’s strength and swing.
—Matteo Wong, The Atlantic, 10 Apr. 2025
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“Unclear.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/unclear. Accessed 15 Apr. 2025.
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