vagueness

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for vagueness
Noun
  • Young people lack experience with the awkward pauses of conversation, the ambiguity of social cues, and the grit required to make up with a hurt or angry friend.
    Russell Shaw, The Atlantic, 11 July 2025
  • Poker Face has played fast and loose with how Charlie’s gift actually works, an intentional ambiguity that only gets more complicated with the reveal that actually, yeah, Charlie can be lied to.
    Roxana Hadadi, Vulture, 10 July 2025
Noun
  • What looks like profundity might be vacancy, dressed in good tailoring and received in silence.
    arkansasonline.com, arkansasonline.com, 10 July 2025
  • The mood is a mix of ironic and sincere in equal measure, with plenty of pastiche and a heavy appreciation for the profundity of cultural detritus.
    Savannah Sobrevilla, New York Times, 7 Apr. 2025
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“Vagueness.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/vagueness. Accessed 18 Jul. 2025.

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