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Explore Indistinct through 10+ example sentences from English, with an explanation of the meaning and related words like faint or shadowy. Ideal for language learners, writers and word enthusiasts.

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Indistinct meaning

  1. not clearly defined or not having a sharp outline; faint or dim
  2. hazy or vague
  3. difficult to understand through being muffled or slurred

Synonyms of Indistinct

Using Indistinct

  • The main meaning on this page is: not clearly defined or not having a sharp outline; faint or dim | hazy or vague | difficult to understand through being muffled or slurred
  • Useful related words include: faint, shadowy, dim, nebulous.
  • In the example corpus, indistinct often appears in combinations such as: an indistinct, indistinct and, some indistinct.

Context around Indistinct

  • Average sentence length in these examples: 25.2 words
  • Position in the sentence: 2 start, 9 middle, 9 end
  • Sentence types: 20 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations

Corpus analysis for Indistinct

  • In this selection, "indistinct" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 25.2 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
  • Around the word, yet, increasingly, hostility, blob, fruit and mess stand out and add context to how "indistinct" is used.
  • Recognizable usage signals include ages is indistinct since alloys and almost physically indistinct. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
  • By corpus frequency, "indistinct" sits close to words such as aar, abdulla and abimbola, which helps place it inside the broader word index.

Example types with indistinct

The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:

The footage shows Anthony arriving at the scene and walking forward, an indistinct blob of light. (16 words)

The body is often quite silvery and largely or entirely without spots, but with indistinct longitudinal bands. (17 words)

The borders of these amelanotic melanomas are often indistinct, making visual identification without a dermatoscope very difficult. (17 words)

As Keen puts it, "The art of propaganda is to create a portrait that incarnates the idea of what we wish to destroy so we will react rather than think, and automatically focus our free-floating hostility, indistinct frustrations, and unnamed fears". (42 words)

The murmuring pines and the hemlocks, :Bearded with moss, and in garments green, indistinct in the twilight, :Stand like Druids of old, with voices sad and prophetic, :Stand like harpers hoar, with beards that rest on their bosoms. (38 words)

Hubbard's indistinct handwriting makes either spelling possible, particularly as the use of the name on the first page of OT III is the only known example of the name in his handwriting. (33 words)

Example sentences (20)

The footage shows Anthony arriving at the scene and walking forward, an indistinct blob of light.

The scent hit as soon as I popped the top – and it suggested that indistinct fruit-punch flavor that called to mind childhood pitchers of Kool-Aid.

Over the next few hours it will be transformed from an indistinct mess into an energy-saving cooking stove.

Indeed, ‘s wondrous yet indistinct had the leg up on Marvel’s mammoth blockbuster last Friday and ended up losing the lead by Sunday.

Another source of sound change is the erosion of words as pronunciation gradually becomes increasingly indistinct and shortens words, leaving out syllables or sounds.

As Keen puts it, "The art of propaganda is to create a portrait that incarnates the idea of what we wish to destroy so we will react rather than think, and automatically focus our free-floating hostility, indistinct frustrations, and unnamed fears".

Earth-based ultra-violet observation had shown some indistinct blotching even before Mariner 10, but the detail seen by Mariner was a surprise to most researchers.

Gold coins found in Kavilayadavalli in the Nellore district of Andhra Pradesh have motifs of the tiger, bow and some indistinct marks.

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Hubbard's indistinct handwriting makes either spelling possible, particularly as the use of the name on the first page of OT III is the only known example of the name in his handwriting.

In alarm the cruisers separated, anticipating an imminent attack, and observers from both ships watched in astonishment as the German battleship fluttered, grew indistinct and faded away.

In practice, highly educated Mongols tend to migrate to big urban centers after which they become essentially indistinct with ethnic Han Chinese populations.

Scenery was designed to enhance the sense of space: indistinct boundaries using plants, brush and trees as opposed to sharp ones; interplay of light and shadow close up and blurred detail further away.

Superexposed photographs exposed in various light spectra, a technique called "multispectral filming", can increase the contrast of faded ink on parchment that is too indistinct to be read by eye in normal light.

Tamils co-existed with the Sinhalese people since then, and the early mixing rendered the two ethnic groups almost physically indistinct.

The body is often quite silvery and largely or entirely without spots, but with indistinct longitudinal bands.

The borders of these amelanotic melanomas are often indistinct, making visual identification without a dermatoscope very difficult.

The boundary between the Copper and Bronze Ages is indistinct, since alloys faded in and out of use due to the erratic supply of tin.

The developmental strategy adopted by the country was embodied in centrally organized five-year plans; yet their orientation was indistinct.

The giant himself is an indistinct shape barely distinguished from the woods and smoky atmosphere high above.

The murmuring pines and the hemlocks, :Bearded with moss, and in garments green, indistinct in the twilight, :Stand like Druids of old, with voices sad and prophetic, :Stand like harpers hoar, with beards that rest on their bosoms.

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Common combinations with indistinct

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Frequently asked questions

How do you use "indistinct" in a sentence?
An example: "The footage shows Anthony arriving at the scene and walking forward, an indistinct blob of light." This page contains 10+ example sentences with the word "indistinct" from authentic English texts.
What does "indistinct" mean?
Indistinct means: not clearly defined or not having a sharp outline; faint or dim
What are synonyms of "indistinct"?
Common synonyms of "indistinct" include: faint, shadowy, dim, nebulous, nebulose, cloudy, muzzy, hazy. Plus 7 more synonyms.
How many example sentences with "indistinct" are there?
Voorbeeldzinnen.info contains at least 10+ example sentences with "indistinct", drawn from a database of millions of English sentences.