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Definitions

unspecific

ADJECTIVE
elusive
Synonyms
STRONGEST
ambiguous fleeting illusory incomprehensible puzzling slippery subtle tricky volatile
WEAK
baffling cagey deceitful deceptive difficult to catch elusory equivocal evanescent fallacious fraudulent fugacious fugitive greasy imponderable indefinable insubstantial intangible misleading occult phantom shifty shy stonewalling transient transitory
Antonyms
STRONGEST
definite honest intelligible stable understandable
WEAK
attracting confronting encountering enticing facing inviting
ADJECTIVE
general
Synonyms
STRONG
loose
WEAK
ill-defined imprecise inaccurate indefinite not partial not particular not specific uncertain undetailed vague
Antonyms
WEAK
abnormal circumscribed definite exact exceptional extraordinary individual limited novel particular rare singular specific unaccepted uncommon unique unusual
ADJECTIVE
indefinite
Synonyms
STRONGEST
infinite undefined undetermined unlimited
WEAK
broad confused doubtful dubious equivocal evasive general ill-defined imprecise indeterminable indeterminate indistinct inexact inexhaustible innumerable intangible loose obscure shadowy uncertain unclear undependable unfixed unknown unsettled unsure wide
Antonyms
STRONGEST
bounded definite finite limited
WEAK
certain distinct sure
ADJECTIVE
undefined
Synonyms
STRONGEST
ambiguous fuzzy unclear
WEAK
dim hazy indeterminate muddy obscure
Antonyms
STRONGEST
clear
WEAK
bounded definite finite limited sure

Example Sentences

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He said local police took appropriate investigative measures, but the matter was unspecific.

From BBC • Dec. 22, 2024

Their notional policy agenda was almost universally unobjectionable, if also highly unspecific.

From Salon • Aug. 24, 2024

A federal civil rights lawsuit was filed by Goodson’s family and is seeking unspecific damages.

From Seattle Times • Jan. 31, 2024

The steadfastness of vintage soul carries Angel Olsen through “Nothing’s Free,” as she sings about an unspecific but primal revelation.

From New York Times • Mar. 10, 2023

Over time, observation became an adjunct to experiment, both producing reliable facts in place of the unreliable, unspecific ‘experience’ which underlay so much classical and medieval discussion.

From "The Invention of Science" by David Wootton

From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.