Nebulous
adjective
Not clear, defined, or easy to understand.
The teacher provided a nebulous explanation that left the students confused.
Often appears as...
- nebulous concept
- nebulous explanation
adjective
In astronomy, refers to a cloud of gas and dust in outer space.
The Orion Nebula is the nearest star-forming nebulous region to Earth.
Often appears as...
- nebulous region
- star-forming nebula
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Technical
adjective
Not clear, defined, or easy to understand.
The teacher provided a nebulous explanation that left the students confused.
Often appears as...
- nebulous concept
- nebulous explanation
adjective
In astronomy, refers to a cloud of gas and dust in outer space.
The Orion Nebula is the nearest star-forming nebulous region to Earth.
Often appears as...
- nebulous region
- star-forming nebula
Usage tips
Technical
Definition 1 of 2
Pro Tip 1/3Abstract Ideas
Use 'nebulous' for subjects that are difficult to grasp or don't have a physical form.
His motivations remained nebulous even after the long discussion.
Pro Tip 2/3Lack of Detail
'Nebulous' implies something is missing specifics that can lead to misunderstanding.
Her directions were nebulous, so we got lost.
Pro Tip 3/3Feeling of Uncertainty
'Nebulous' often captures a feeling of being unsure or indecisive.
The company's future plans are nebulous at this point.
Pro Tip 1/3Abstract Ideas
Use 'nebulous' for subjects that are difficult to grasp or don't have a physical form.
His motivations remained nebulous even after the long discussion.
Pro Tip 2/3Lack of Detail
'Nebulous' implies something is missing specifics that can lead to misunderstanding.
Her directions were nebulous, so we got lost.
Pro Tip 3/3Feeling of Uncertainty
'Nebulous' often captures a feeling of being unsure or indecisive.
The company's future plans are nebulous at this point.
Pro Tip 1/3Abstract Ideas
Use 'nebulous' for subjects that are difficult to grasp or don't have a physical form.
His motivations remained nebulous even after the long discussion.
Pro Tip 2/3Lack of Detail
'Nebulous' implies something is missing specifics that can lead to misunderstanding.
Her directions were nebulous, so we got lost.
Pro Tip 3/3Feeling of Uncertainty
'Nebulous' often captures a feeling of being unsure or indecisive.
The company's future plans are nebulous at this point.
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Sufferfest: 700 Miles of...
Understandably. And so, I mean, it worked out fine. Basically, you paid him and it worked out fine. But that's kind of the thing with climbing access there, is that it's a little more nebulous than like on BLM land or, you know, any of the other places that we were climbing. - Yeah. - And then eventually somehow, someway we finished and then
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What a nun can teach a...
as to be kind of out of reach and nebulous, but there's a group of human beings at the center of them, the report's authors, who have this formidable task of bringing together all of that biological and ecological information that paints a clear and accurate picture of the state of the natural world.
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Charmian Gooch: Meet...
was an enormous challenge. And in the years that I've been, and we've all been campaigning and investigating, I've repeatedly seen that what makes corruption on a global, massive scale possible, well it isn't just greed or the misuse of power or that nebulous phrase "weak governance."
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Laura Carstensen: Older...
not just clock time and calendar time, but lifetime. And if there's a paradox of aging, it's that recognizing that we won't live forever changes our perspective on life in positive ways. When time horizons are long and nebulous, as they typically are in youth,
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Emily Pilloton: Teaching...
So we thought, what if you could bring back shop class, but this time orient the projects around things that the community needed, and to infuse shop class with a more critical and creative-design-thinking studio process. So we took this kind of nebulous idea
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How teachers can help...
deserve fair and equitable rights, opportunities and access to resources. But it's become controversial and nebulous, because we've stopped talking about what working for social justice actually looks like. Working for social justice can look like this
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How to talk about weight...
biologies and our psychologies and our environments and literally hundreds of other things so telling someone to just lose weight is essentially as nebulous as telling someone who's depressed to just cheer up it offers no therapeutic
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Older people are happier...
not just clock time and calendar time but lifetime and if there's a paradox of Aging it's that recognizing that we won't live forever changes our perspective on life in positive ways when time horizons are long and nebulous
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Stonehenge Has a Traffic...
one of one of the great historical monuments of the world and it should be our responsibility to protect it um and instead just in favor you know some nebulous idea about progress we
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The Falcon's Feather -...
for sure nebula is still out to get him making his mission more important and more dangerous than ever but nebulous secret and the Falcons feather are available wherever books are
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Sufferfest: 700 Miles of...
Understandably. And so, I mean, it worked out fine. Basically, you paid him and it worked out fine. But that's kind of the thing with climbing access there, is that it's a little more nebulous than like on BLM land or, you know, any of the other places that we were climbing. - Yeah. - And then eventually somehow, someway we finished and then
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What a nun can teach a...
as to be kind of out of reach and nebulous, but there's a group of human beings at the center of them, the report's authors, who have this formidable task of bringing together all of that biological and ecological information that paints a clear and accurate picture of the state of the natural world.
Video examples
Charmian Gooch: Meet...
was an enormous challenge. And in the years that I've been, and we've all been campaigning and investigating, I've repeatedly seen that what makes corruption on a global, massive scale possible, well it isn't just greed or the misuse of power or that nebulous phrase "weak governance."
Video examples
Laura Carstensen: Older...
not just clock time and calendar time, but lifetime. And if there's a paradox of aging, it's that recognizing that we won't live forever changes our perspective on life in positive ways. When time horizons are long and nebulous, as they typically are in youth,
Video examples
Emily Pilloton: Teaching...
So we thought, what if you could bring back shop class, but this time orient the projects around things that the community needed, and to infuse shop class with a more critical and creative-design-thinking studio process. So we took this kind of nebulous idea
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How teachers can help...
deserve fair and equitable rights, opportunities and access to resources. But it's become controversial and nebulous, because we've stopped talking about what working for social justice actually looks like. Working for social justice can look like this
Video examples
How to talk about weight...
biologies and our psychologies and our environments and literally hundreds of other things so telling someone to just lose weight is essentially as nebulous as telling someone who's depressed to just cheer up it offers no therapeutic
Video examples
Older people are happier...
not just clock time and calendar time but lifetime and if there's a paradox of Aging it's that recognizing that we won't live forever changes our perspective on life in positive ways when time horizons are long and nebulous
Video examples
Stonehenge Has a Traffic...
one of one of the great historical monuments of the world and it should be our responsibility to protect it um and instead just in favor you know some nebulous idea about progress we
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The Falcon's Feather -...
for sure nebula is still out to get him making his mission more important and more dangerous than ever but nebulous secret and the Falcons feather are available wherever books are
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Milo Yiannopoulos
British Activist
You see, feminists don't really like to define the Patriarchy. They prefer to keep it nebulous and amorphous so they can conveniently blame it for everything that goes wrong in their lives. Not being paid enough? Patriarchy! Not getting a promotion? Patriarchy! Too many catcalls? Patriarchy! Too few catcalls? Patriarchy!
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Shaun King
American Writer
Racism itself is difficult to measure. We can measure hate crimes - which are absolutely an indicator. We can measure reports of discrimination. We can measure the number of times hateful words are being used across the Internet. Those things all help us measure racism, but it can sometimes be nebulous.
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Gotye
Belgian Musician
I guess Surrealism has a draw for me because it's an unknown world. It's a world of subconscious. Some things you can't really get your hands on very easily. Things that are kind of nebulous and they feel like they're not completely formed. You have to feel your way through that.
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Walter Kirn
American Novelist
I'd assumed that a deal was a deal when Princeton admitted me, but I was wrong. The price of getting in - to the university itself, and to the great world it promised to open up - was an endless dunning for nebulous services that weren't included in the initial quote.
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Olivia Williams
English Actress
I didn't know box office was a thing you could possess but I don't have it. I go up for lovely roles and people with this nebulous thing called box office get them so there isn't much I can do about that unless you know where I can get some box-office myself!
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Sam Harris
American Author
Spiritual life can certainly follow the pattern one sees in the fake martial arts, with most teachers making nebulous and magical claims that never get tested, while their students derange themselves with weird ideas, empty rituals, and other affectations.
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Leigh Whannell
Australian Director
The good thing with 'Insidious' and 'The Further' is that it's so nebulous, this supernatural world, that it allows you to bend things. There's a lot of room, it's very malleable, like how in the second film we had a lot of time travel.
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Nelson Goodman
American Philosopher
Truth cannot be defined or tested by agreement with 'the world'; for not only do truths differ for different worlds but the nature of agreement between a world apart from it is notoriously nebulous.
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Michael Douglas
American Actor
Directing talent is very nebulous. You know, it's not in front of you like an actor's performance.
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Antony Johnston
British Writer
Advertising is a nebulous beast at the best of times.
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Milo Yiannopoulos
British Activist
You see, feminists don't really like to define the Patriarchy. They prefer to keep it nebulous and amorphous so they can conveniently blame it for everything that goes wrong in their lives. Not being paid enough? Patriarchy! Not getting a promotion? Patriarchy! Too many catcalls? Patriarchy! Too few catcalls? Patriarchy!
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Shaun King
American Writer
Racism itself is difficult to measure. We can measure hate crimes - which are absolutely an indicator. We can measure reports of discrimination. We can measure the number of times hateful words are being used across the Internet. Those things all help us measure racism, but it can sometimes be nebulous.
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Gotye
Belgian Musician
I guess Surrealism has a draw for me because it's an unknown world. It's a world of subconscious. Some things you can't really get your hands on very easily. Things that are kind of nebulous and they feel like they're not completely formed. You have to feel your way through that.
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Walter Kirn
American Novelist
I'd assumed that a deal was a deal when Princeton admitted me, but I was wrong. The price of getting in - to the university itself, and to the great world it promised to open up - was an endless dunning for nebulous services that weren't included in the initial quote.
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Olivia Williams
English Actress
I didn't know box office was a thing you could possess but I don't have it. I go up for lovely roles and people with this nebulous thing called box office get them so there isn't much I can do about that unless you know where I can get some box-office myself!
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Sam Harris
American Author
Spiritual life can certainly follow the pattern one sees in the fake martial arts, with most teachers making nebulous and magical claims that never get tested, while their students derange themselves with weird ideas, empty rituals, and other affectations.
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Leigh Whannell
Australian Director
The good thing with 'Insidious' and 'The Further' is that it's so nebulous, this supernatural world, that it allows you to bend things. There's a lot of room, it's very malleable, like how in the second film we had a lot of time travel.
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Nelson Goodman
American Philosopher
Truth cannot be defined or tested by agreement with 'the world'; for not only do truths differ for different worlds but the nature of agreement between a world apart from it is notoriously nebulous.
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Michael Douglas
American Actor
Directing talent is very nebulous. You know, it's not in front of you like an actor's performance.
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Antony Johnston
British Writer
Advertising is a nebulous beast at the best of times.
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