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Definition of vague:

A wandering; a vagary.
An indefinite expanse.
Proceeding from no known authority; unauthenticated; uncertain; flying; as, a vague report.
To wander; to roam; to stray.
Unsettled; unfixed; undetermined; indefinite; ambiguous; as, a vague idea; a vague proposition.
Wandering; vagrant; vagabond.

Synonyms:

swooning, shadowy, undefinable, dumb, umbrageous, sure, dull, faint-hearted, indistinct, fuzzy, undefined, dubious, light-headed, undistinct, enigmatic, subdued, puzzling, indefinable, weak, dense, dim, inexplicit, unnoticeable, unclear, obscure, apart, isolated, wisplike, unsettled, clear, certain, light, undetermined, timid, dimmed, indefinite, hidden, misty, bleak, unresolved, black, inexplicable, indeterminate, perplexing, doubtful, obtuse, shady, feeble, wispy, misunderstood, faint, open, slow, lightheaded, unsung, unknown, fainthearted, blear, nebulous, wraithlike, shadowed.

equivocal (part of speech: adjective)
dim (part of speech: adjective)
- faint,
- cloudy,
- murky,
- foggy,
- indistinct,
- half-lit,
- dim,
- hazy,
- filmy,
- bleary,
- shadowy
obscure (part of speech: adjective)
- cloudy,
- turbid,
- hazy,
- obscure,
- imprecise,
- incoherent,
- unintelligible,
- opaque,
- obfuscated,
- shapeless,
- amorphous,
- foggy,
- formless
opaque (part of speech: adjective)
- obscure,
- impenetrable,
- opaque,
- unclear,
- hazy,
- murky,
- dark,
- cloudy
uncertain (part of speech: adjective)
- debatable,
- moot,
- precarious,
- changeable,
- disputable,
- unsure,
- tentative,
- confused,
- arguable,
- mysterious,
- undecided,
- contestable,
- deniable,
- ambivalent,
- controversial,
- uncertain,
- questionable,
- unconvinced,
- insecure,
- deniable

Usage examples:

He did feel ashamed in a vague sort of way, and he was willing to admit it.

- "Out Like a Light", Gordon Randall Garrett.
She gathered that from a vague something in his voice and from a look, not so vague, in his eyes.

- "The Everlasting Whisper", Jackson Gregory.
I don't know more of one country than the other- except the sort of vague idea we all have that Canada is all cold and Australia all heat!

- "Back To Billabong", Mary Grant Bruce.