unclarified

Examples

• All

• The report left many questions unclarified, making it difficult for the audience to understand the findings.

• The instructions were unclarified, leading to misunderstandings about how to complete the task.

• Thus, future studies should shed light on this still unclarified p27 function.

  Academic text (2017)

Synonyms

U

unclear

vsunclarified

207 3.9

Not easy to understand or know for sure

focuses on absence of an explanation rather than general confusing quality

I

ill-defined

vsunclarified

5 6.5

Not clearly or exactly stated

is broader, meaning absence of explanation rather than only vagueness in wording

U

unarticulated

vsunclarified

1 7.5

Thoughts or feelings not said out loud

focuses on lack of explanation, not only lack of verbal expression

U

underspecified

vsunclarified

• Specialized

1 7.7

Not clearly or fully described so important details are missing

describes a general failure to explain rather than only lacking specifics

U

unexplanatory

vsunclarified

8.4

Not giving a clear reason or detail

is broader, stressing a general lack of clarity not only missing explanation

N

nonlucid

vsunclarified

8.5

Difficult to understand

highlights missing explanation rather than merely poor expression

Antonyms

E

to explain

∞ 1.0

To make something clear by describing it in simple words

C

to clarify

248 3.3

To make something clear so others can understand it

How Clear

explicit

142 4.8

clear

∞ 1.0

unclarified

6.2

ambiguous

68 6.3

cryptic

43 8.1

Surface Forms

Morphology

Etymology