3
hazy(unclear, indistinct, indistinguishable)
3
indecipherable(adjective, dark, uncertain, mysterious)
3
indeterminate(unclear, indistinct, indistinguishable)
3
indistinct(unclear, indistinguishable)
3
involving(verb, complicating)
3
misleading(adjective, difficult, false, striking, ambiguous)
3
muddling(verb, confusing)
3
problematical(adjective, hard, difficult, delicate, loose)
3
snarled(adjective, complicated)
3
stupefying
3
tangling(noun, verb, confusion, uncertainty, turmoil)
3
unintelligible(adjective, hard, obscure, rough, difficult)
2
Gordian(adjective, hard, fancy, obscure, difficult)
2
abashing(noun, confusion, uncertainty, turmoil, embarrassment)
2
addling(noun, confusion, uncertainty, turmoil, embarrassment)
2
astonishing(adjective, odd, bizarre, outlandish)
2
astounding(adjective, difficult, odd, striking, bizarre)
2
awkward(adjective, tough, difficult, delicate, complicated)
2
bemusing
2
blurred(unclear, indistinct, indistinguishable)
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