| No. | Item | Definition |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | about | approximately; not exactly |
| 2. | ambiguous | open to more than one meaning |
| 3. | amorphous | without clear form or structure |
| 4. | approx. | not exact; about |
| 5. | approximate | close but not exact |
| 6. | baffling | hard to understand or explain |
| 7. | bewildering | very confusing |
| 8. | blurred | not sharply defined |
| 9. | broad | covering much; not detailed |
| 10. | byzantine | excessively complex and confusing |
| 11. | cagey | reluctant to be specific |
| 12. | cloudy | not clear; confused |
| 13. | complicated | not simple; hard to follow |
| 14. | confusing | hard to understand |
| 15. | convoluted | overly complex and hard to follow |
| 16. | covert | not openly shown |
| 17. | cryptic | mysterious and hard to understand |
| 18. | dim | not clear or distinct |
| 19. | disconnected | not linked clearly |
| 20. | disjointed | lacking clear connection |
| 21. | doubtful | not clear or certain |
| 22. | dubious | not reliable or clear |
| 23. | elliptical | omitting details; hard to follow |
| 24. | elusive | difficult to grasp clearly |
| 25. | enigmatic | mysterious and hard to interpret |
| 26. | equivocal | uncertain; open to interpretation |
| 27. | evasive | avoiding clear answers |
| 28. | foggy | not clear in mind |
| 29. | formless | without clear shape or structure |
| 30. | fragmentary | in pieces; not complete |
| 31. | fuzzy | lacking clear definition |
| 32. | garbled | confused and distorted |
| 33. | general | not specific; broad |
| 34. | guarded | careful; not fully revealing |
| 35. | half-baked | not fully thought out |
| 36. | hand-wavy | lacking rigorous detail |
| 37. | hazy | not clear; confused |
| 38. | high-level | general rather than detailed |
| 39. | ill-defined | not clearly described |
| 40. | ill-delineated | not clearly outlined |
| 41. | imprecise | not exact or specific |
| 42. | inarticulate | not clearly expressed in words |
| 43. | incoherent | not logically connected |
| 44. | indefinite | not fixed or clearly stated |
| 45. | indeterminate | not precisely known |
| 46. | indirect | not straightforward |
| 47. | indistinct | not clearly defined |
| 48. | inexact | not accurate or precise |
| 49. | jumbled | mixed up; unclear |
| 50. | kind of | not exactly; somewhat |
| 51. | knotty | difficult and complicated |
| 52. | loose | not strict or exact |
| 53. | loosely phrased | not expressed precisely |
| 54. | loosely worded | phrased without precision |
| 55. | loosey-goosey | too informal and imprecise |
| 56. | masked | hidden or concealed |
| 57. | meandering | wandering; not direct |
| 58. | misty | hazy; not distinct |
| 59. | mixed-up | confused; disordered |
| 60. | muddled | confused; not clear |
| 61. | muddy | confusing; not clear |
| 62. | murky | dark or unclear |
| 63. | mystifying | making understanding difficult |
| 64. | nebulous | hazy and ill-defined |
| 65. | noncommittal | not expressing a clear position |
| 66. | not clear-cut | not sharply defined |
| 67. | not spelled out | not explained clearly |
| 68. | not well defined | lacking clear definition |
| 69. | not well specified | lacking specific details |
| 70. | oblique | not direct; hard to interpret |
| 71. | obscure | not clearly expressed |
| 72. | opaque | hard to understand |
| 73. | open-ended | not specific; not fixed |
| 74. | perplexing | confusing; hard to grasp |
| 75. | poorly defined | not clearly described |
| 76. | puzzling | hard to understand |
| 77. | questionable | open to doubt |
| 78. | rambling | not concise or focused |
| 79. | rough | not exact; approximate |
| 80. | roundabout | not direct or clear |
| 81. | rule-of-thumb | approximate, not precise |
| 82. | shadowy | not clearly seen or understood |
| 83. | shallow | not detailed or thorough |
| 84. | shapeless | lacking a defined shape |
| 85. | sketchy | lacking details |
| 86. | slippery | hard to pin down |
| 87. | sort of | not exactly; somewhat |
| 88. | tangled | complicated and confusing |
| 89. | thin | lacking substance or detail |
| 90. | uncertain | not definite or sure |
| 91. | unclear | not easy to understand |
| 92. | undetermined | not decided or defined |
| 93. | unfixed | not firmly established |
| 94. | unformed | not fully developed |
| 95. | unresolved | not settled or clarified |
| 96. | unsettled | not decided or clear |
| 97. | unspecific | not detailed or particular |
| 98. | veiled | not openly expressed |
| 99. | wishy-washy | weak and not definite |
| 100. | woolly | confused and unclear |