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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But across their indistinct black-and-white faces she used red thread to stitch a representation of the paths they followed from Eritrea to the U.K.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 5, 2026

The photo we see today is grainy and indistinct.

From BBC • Aug. 2, 2025

Otherwise, Doug Liman’s 2005 action comedy is a slight distraction – fun, but indistinct.

From Salon • Feb. 2, 2024

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

It was the voices which gave him the clue to the two indistinct figures standing in the shadow of a traffic van.

From "Murder on the Orient Express" by Agatha Christie

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