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Visually indistinct or unclear

Without a definite shape or form

Not clearly defined or distinct

Having a covert or obscure meaning

Filled or covered over with clouds

Dark or lacking in light

Not supported or proven by evidence

Visually cloudy, difficult or impossible to see through

Imaginary, not based in reality

Unconvincing from a logical perspective

Fine, airy or feathery in nature or texture

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Adjective

Visually indistinct or unclear

indistinguishable

lacking definition

barely perceptible

hard to make out

unrecognizable^US

unrecognisable^UK

disorganized^US

disorganised^UK

hardly noticeable

hardly detectable

blurred round the edges

impressionistic

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“The first is built upon an even, soporific movement in which figurative language conveys the nebulous image of a girl.”

Adjective

Without a definite shape or form

“Most of the prominences were faint, with a nebulous structure.”

Adjective

Not clearly defined or distinct

“This is the first in a series that explores the nebulous connection between modern art and cartooning.”

Adjective

Having a covert or obscure meaning

incomprehensible

as clear as mud

clear as dishwater

open to argument

open to question

hard to understand

cloak-and-dagger

neither fish nor fowl

neither one thing nor the other

shrouded in mystery

indistinguishable

impressionistic

uninterpretable

not easily understood

beyond comprehension

difficult to understand

over one's head

beyond one's grasp

above your head

full of twists and turns

uncomprehensible

impossible to understand

beyond understanding

between the lines

thought-provoking

full of surprises

all Greek to someone

too hard to understand

too difficult to understand

all Greek to you

hard to explain

without a solution

unable to be solved

all Greek to me

circumlocutionary

under advisement

under examination

open to discussion

behind someone's back

behind-the-scenes

hole-and-corner

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“The centrality of isolation, alienation and emptiness cannot be simply explained by a nebulous reference to a sense of loss of history and nostalgia for the past.”

Adjective

Filled or covered over with clouds

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“Saint-Martin's head is in the skies, but they are dark and nebulous skies, whence stray beams of light escape only to reveal clouds.”

Adjective

Dark or lacking in light

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“In the next moment, we cut to a nebulous room, with Nguien standing under a skylight.”

Adjective

Not supported or proven by evidence

unsubstantiated

without foundation

open to question

not backed up by evidence

hard to believe

easily threatened

open to discussion

up for discussion

betwixt and between

between rock and hard place

bone of contention

between sixes and sevens

subject to debate

yet to be decided

on the back burner

open to suspicion

far from certain

unauthenticated

open for discussion

yet to be settled

not yet settled

in no man's land

under advisement

under examination

under discussion

not yet established

a matter of opinion

a controversial subject

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Adjective

Visually cloudy, difficult or impossible to see through

non-transparent

of high density

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Imaginary, not based in reality

out of this world

phantasmagorical

product of someone's imagination

fool's paradise

misrepresentative

all in one's head

filled with dreams

phantasmagorial

phantasmagorian

created out of thin air

contrary to fact

all in the mind

castles in the air

extraterrestrial

too good for this world

figment of imagination

head in the clouds

out of touch with reality

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Adjective

Unconvincing from a logical perspective

unsubstantiated

inconsequential

self-contradictory

won't hold water

hard to swallow

difficult to believe

open to question

without foundation

scarcely credible

hard to believe

wide of the mark

incomprehensible

beyond the bounds of possibility

wrongly deduced

wrongly inferred

without justification

lacking substance

subject to debate

open to suspicion

counterintuitive

imcomprehensible

not making sense

out of the question

extremely implausible

extremely unlikely

extremely doubtful

extremely difficult to believe

not in the least likely

not to be thought of

devoid of intelligence

not backed up by evidence

out of the ordinary

jumping to conclusions

contrary to reason

feather-brained

hardly possible

out of this world

ill-thought-out

worthy of scorn

extremely foolish

shot-in-the-dark

soft in the head

stupidly irresponsible

not well thought out

badly thought out

not thought through

dead from the neck up

seat-of-the-pants

unauthorized^US

taking the cake

weird and wonderful

off beaten path

never to be forgotten

unauthorised^UK

without explanation

not worth considering

like herding cats

off your trolley

spur-of-the-moment

over-adventurous

out in left field

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Adjective

Fine, airy or feathery in nature or texture

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