vaguely

adverb

Definition of vaguelynext
as in slightly

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Recent Examples of vaguely One recruit who had recently graduated basic training only vaguely recalled Hegseth's name. — Steven Beynon, ABC News, 17 Aug. 2026 The language of a sociopath is very easy to have a mustached, twirly guy speaking and pontificating and vaguely threatening tropes, but to really give him a kind of humanity, vulnerability. — Beatrice Verhoeven, HollywoodReporter, 15 Aug. 2026 Remember that White vaguely referred to hate, fear mongering and divisiveness. — Dan Zaksheske Outkick, FOXNews.com, 12 Aug. 2026 The surfaces continue to change as the button keeps on getting pushed, placing and recasting Diana, Lalo and The King in new contexts, each vaguely modelled on different film genres and with varying levels of playful artifice. — Josh Slater-Williams, IndieWire, 7 Aug. 2026 See All Example Sentences for vaguely
Recent Examples of Synonyms for vaguely
  1. slightly
  2. nominally
  3. little
  4. negligibly
  5. tolerably
  6. decently
  7. acceptably
Adverb
  • This pick has a slightly boxy cut and just-so crop, which feels modern without requiring you to flash your belly button to the masses.
    — Annie Blackman, InStyle, 29 Aug. 2026
  • Everyone in Los Angeles apologized to me about the weather, which was warm, breezy, and ever so slightly overcast—in short, perfect.
    — Becca Rothfeld, New Yorker, 29 Aug. 2026
Definition of slightly
Adverb
  • Flock argues that its cameras, which are nominally intended to scan license plates, could help solve crimes and find missing persons.
    — Frank Landymore, Futurism, 27 Aug. 2026
  • Before its founding, seven agencies nominally held responsibility for various elements of consumer protection, but none had it as a primary mission.
    — Jennifer Pahlka, Foreign Affairs, 18 Aug. 2026
Definition of nominally
Adverb
  • Oil prices were also little changed after Iran's Revolutionary Guard said Tehran had reached an agreement with Oman over the control of and revenue from the Strait of Hormuz.
    — Lim Hui Jie, CNBC, 27 Aug. 2026
  • Ultimately, the Community Shield may tell us very little about who will lift the Premier League trophy next May.
    — Dean Jones, New York Times, 15 Aug. 2026
Definition of little
Adverb
  • In an economy where wages are anchored to what compute would cost to replicate human work, human labor becomes economically marginal—not worthless, but negligibly small relative to the overall pie.
    — Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 4 Apr. 2026
  • In other words, the chin contributes negligibly to resisting chewing forces.
    — Scott Travers, Forbes.com, 24 Jan. 2026
Definition of negligibly
Adverb
  • The Sky fell, but tolerably so.
    — Brian Hamilton, New York Times, 10 June 2026
  • This works tolerably well when a family is small and operating within a common frame of reference.
    — Sharon Olson, Forbes.com, 1 June 2026
Definition of tolerably
Adverb
  • Some testers also noted that the Ultra excels as a camera viewfinder, while performing decently across gaming, productivity, and entertainment.
    — Jibin Joseph, PC Magazine, 24 Aug. 2026
  • The relentlessness of this worldwide bond market rout is unnerving, pushing yields to decently attractive levels.
    — Jim Cramer, CNBC, 18 Aug. 2026
Definition of decently
Adverb
  • Those who answered acceptably were invited to in-person tryouts.
    — Eric Nager, Christian Science Monitor, 13 July 2026
  • Somehow, the shameless concept of tanking has become an acceptably mainstream idea like destination weddings and the Paleo diet.
    — Dave Hyde, Sun Sentinel, 10 Feb. 2026
Definition of acceptably

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“Vaguely.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/vaguely. Accessed 2 Sep. 2026.

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