9
gloomy(adjective, dull, dark, heavy, dim)
9
shapeless(adjective, disorder, obscure, confusion, mess)
8
indeterminate(adjective, character, obscure, vague, confused)
8
muddy(adjective, dark, gloomy, gray, unclear)
8
opaque(adjective, dull, obscure, dark, gloomy)
7
ambiguous(adjective, clear, obscure, certain, confused)
7
dusky(adjective, dull, obscure, dark, gloomy)
7
formless(adjective, disorder, confusion, mess, vague)
7
ill-defined(adjective, uncertain, vague, unclear, indistinct)
7
tenebrous(adjective, dull, rough, dark, gloomy)
6
dull(adjective, obscure, dark, heavy, gloomy)
6
nebular
6
nebulose
6
pale
6
sunless(adjective, dull, dark, gloomy, dim)
6
turbid(adjective, dark, gloomy, misty)
5
blurry(adjective, dull, obscure, dim, cloudy)
5
crepuscular(adjective, dull, obscure, dark, gloomy)
5
uncertain(adjective, clear, obscure, certain, vague)
4
cryptic
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