nebulous
adjective
Key Types & categories Parts & wholes Related & opposite
- Word type
- noun
- verb
- adjective
- adverb
- Line style
- core relation
- instance, member or derived
- substance, domain or see-also
- Direction
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Senses
Sense 1 adjective
lacking definite form or limits
gropes among cloudy issues toward a feeble conclusion
Related & opposite
- murkiness derivation
- indistinct similar to
Sense 2 adjective
of or relating to or resembling a nebula
the nebular hypothesis of the origin of the solar system
Related & opposite
Sense 3 adjective
lacking definition or definite content
nebulous reasons
Related & opposite
- indefinite similar to
Table view of this graph
| Sense | Relation | Group | Word |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | murkiness |
| 1 | similar to | Related & opposite | indistinct |
| 2 | derivation | Related & opposite | nebula |
| 2 | domain topic | Related & opposite | astronomy |
| 2 | pertains to | Related & opposite | nebula |
| 3 | similar to | Related & opposite | indefinite |