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All clear as mud synonyms

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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.
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