indistinct

[in-di-stingkt] / ˌɪn dɪˈstɪŋkt /

ADJECTIVE

obscure, ambiguous

Synonyms

WEAK

bleared bleary blurred confused dark dim doubtful faint fuzzy hazy ill-defined inaudible inconspicuous indefinite indeterminate indiscernible indistinguishable inexact misty muffled murky out of focus shadowy unclear undefined undetermined unheard unintelligible vague weak

Antonyms

WEAK

apparent certain defined definite discernible distinct evident explicit plain positive sure

Example Sentences

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Everything in “Mother Mary” feels like it exists in a dream within a dream: the tertiary characters who fade in and out of the narrative, the catchy yet indistinct pop songs, the dreary midnight-blue location.

From Salon • Apr. 24, 2026

Yet from that painful personal source emerges something unfortunately indistinct, as though softly blanketed by the snow that sifts slowly down during this holiday drama.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 11, 2025

This galaxy, AzTECC71, was first detected as an indistinct blob of dust emission by a camera on the James Clerk Maxwell Telescope in Hawaii that sees in wavelengths between far infrared and microwave.

From Science Daily • Dec. 1, 2023

At times, Puth's voice sounds "smudged" with consonants that are occasionally muddied and indistinct.

From BBC • Nov. 16, 2023

And I wondered again at the indistinct sadness welling up in me.

From "Between the World and Me" by Ta-Nehisi Coates

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