Collocation Dictionary
Common collocations with vague in American Collocation
vague
adjective
What are red words?
Around 90% of spoken and written English relies on just 7,500 common words.
These words are highlighted in red and are ranked using a star system.
- One-star words are commonly used
- Two-star words are even more common
- Three-star words are the most frequently used
What are red words?
Around 90% of spoken and written English relies on just 7,500 common words.These words are highlighted in red and are ranked using a star system.
- One-star words are commonly used
- Two-star words are even more common
- Three-star words are the most frequently used
US
/veɪɡ/
rather
fairly
pretty
quite
rather
somewhat
My memories of 30 years ago are rather vague.
slightly
a bit
a little
Some of these descriptions are a little vague.
very
extremely
very
My own recollections are extremely vague.
deliberately
deliberately
This review is deliberately vague because I don’t want to give anything away.
idea or thought
concept
idea
impression
notion
I have only a vague idea of what I want to do when I leave university.
feeling
feeling
sense
suspicion
She had the vague feeling that something was wrong.
memory
memory
recollection
I have a vague memory of the restaurant.
something said or written
answer
description
hint
promise
reference
statement
term
wording
The government has given a rather vague promise that it will aim to increase funding per pupil.
be
leave something
remain
seem
Details were left vague, including how people might be compensated.
Estimates of the cost remain vague.