UNSPECIFIC Synonyms: 40 Similar and Opposite Words

unspecific

adjective

Definition of unspecific

as in vague

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Recent Examples of unspecific The government will be fictional and unspecific, but the problems will be real. — Max Goldbart, Deadline, 15 May 2026 Although calls for violence from ISIS, al-Qaeda, and Iranian terror groups have reportedly intensified since America’s war with Iran began, these appeals are typically vague and unspecific. — Juliette Kayyem, The Atlantic, 10 Mar. 2026 The group confirmed the news Saturday (February 8) on their official social media, sharing that Smith died after an unspecific illness. — Hattie Lindert, Pitchfork, 8 Feb. 2026 The book begins by the deathbed of an elderly sister whose two remaining sisters have a falling out over cake—the kind of domestic spat that becomes mythic and completely unspecific, the details lost in a lingering fog of resentment. — Chloe Schama, Vogue, 24 Jan. 2026 See All Example Sentences for unspecific

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Adjective

The Fed chairman, who took charge of the central bank in May, is deliberately vague, saying investors and businesses should watch what's happening in the economy, not in the policymaking corridors of Washington.

— Scott Horsley, NPR, 27 Aug. 2026
The Senate proposal also includes measures to try and lighten the loads on Californians’ utility bills, though again, details remain vague.

— Stephen Hobbs, Sacbee.com, 26 Aug. 2026

Definition of vague

Adjective

Then ask the insurer, in writing, about anything the certificate leaves ambiguous.

— Christopher Elliott, Forbes.com, 22 Aug. 2026
Though her character’s fate was left ambiguous by the end of the film, it was ultimately revealed in 2023’s Scream VI that Kirby survived an intense stab wound and went on to become an FBI special agent.

— Joey Nolfi, Entertainment Weekly, 21 Aug. 2026

Definition of ambiguous

Adjective

The outcome of the investigation, Balon said, resulted in the officer receiving a demotion in rank, an unpaid suspension, an indefinite suspension from the use of Flock and remedial ethics training.

— Post-Tribune, Chicago Tribune, 28 Aug. 2026
The show’s central quintet reside in the childhood home of Samir, whose semi-retired parents are on an apparently indefinite tour of the national parks.

— Inkoo Kang, New Yorker, 27 Aug. 2026

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