All clear as mud synonyms
clear as mud
C c adj clear as mud
- doubtful β of uncertain outcome or result.
- ambiguous β If you describe something as ambiguous, you mean that it is unclear or confusing because it can be understood in more than one way.
- muddled β to mix up in a confused or bungling manner; jumble.
- unclear β free from darkness, obscurity, or cloudiness; light: a clear day.
- puzzling β confusing or baffling: a puzzling answer.
- dubious β doubtful; marked by or occasioning doubt: a dubious reply.
- vague β not clearly or explicitly stated or expressed: vague promises.
- ambivalent β If you say that someone is ambivalent about something, they seem to be uncertain whether they really want it, or whether they really approve of it.
- unimaginable β capable of being imagined or conceived.
- impenetrable β not penetrable; that cannot be penetrated, pierced, entered, etc.
- opaque β not transparent or translucent; impenetrable to light; not allowing light to pass through.
- unfathomable β not able to be fathomed, or completely understood; incomprehensible: heroism in the face of unfathomable conflict.
- baffling β impossible to understand; perplexing; bewildering; puzzling
- mystifying β to perplex (a person) by playing upon the person's credulity; bewilder purposely.
- inconceivable β not conceivable; unimaginable; unthinkable.
- arcane β Something that is arcane is secret or mysterious.
- complicated β If you say that something is complicated, you mean it has so many parts or aspects that it is difficult to understand or deal with.
- confusing β Something that is confusing makes it difficult for people to know exactly what is happening or what to do.
- indecipherable β not decipherable; illegible.
- occult β of or relating to magic, astrology, or any system claiming use or knowledge of secret or supernatural powers or agencies.
- involved β very intricate or complex: an involved reply.
- hidden β concealed; obscure; covert: hidden meaning; hidden hostility.
- concealed β to hide; withdraw or remove from observation; cover or keep from sight: He concealed the gun under his coat.
- dim β DIM statement
- borderline β The borderline between two different or opposite things is the division between them.
- disreputable β not reputable; having a bad reputation: a disreputable barroom.
- fishy β like a fish in shape, smell, taste, or the like.
- fuzzy β of the nature of or resembling fuzz: a soft, fuzzy material.
- hazy β characterized by the presence of haze; misty: hazy weather.
- indefinite β not definite; without fixed or specified limit; unlimited: an indefinite number.
- indeterminate β not determinate; not precisely fixed in extent; indefinite; uncertain.
- indistinct β not distinct; not clearly marked or defined: indistinct markings.
- misleading β deceptive; tending to mislead.
- oblique β neither perpendicular nor parallel to a given line or surface; slanting; sloping.
- obscure β (of meaning) not clear or plain; ambiguous, vague, or uncertain: an obscure sentence in the contract.
- open β not closed or barred at the time, as a doorway by a door, a window by a sash, or a gateway by a gate: to leave the windows open at night.
- problematic β of the nature of a problem; doubtful; uncertain; questionable.
- questionable β of doubtful propriety, honesty, morality, respectability, etc.: questionable activities; in questionable taste.
- suspect β to believe to be guilty, false, counterfeit, undesirable, defective, bad, etc., with little or no proof: to suspect a person of murder.
- suspicious β tending to cause or excite suspicion; questionable: suspicious behavior.
- tenebrous β dark; gloomy; obscure.
- undecided β not decided or determined.
- unintelligible β not intelligible; not capable of being understood.
- clouded β of or relating to cloud computing: cloud software; cloud servers.
- amphibology β ambiguity of expression, esp when due to a grammatical construction, as in save rags and waste paper
- muzzy β confused; muddled.
- cryptic β A cryptic remark or message contains a hidden meaning or is difficult to understand.
- inscrutable β incapable of being investigated, analyzed, or scrutinized; impenetrable.
- mysterious β full of, characterized by, or involving mystery: a mysterious occurrence.
- perplexing β to cause to be puzzled or bewildered over what is not understood or certain; confuse mentally: Her strange response perplexed me.