Collocations for vague - adj.
VERBS
be, look, sound
‘Where did you leave it?’ Isobel looked vague.
‘Where did you leave it?’ Isobel looked vague.
become, get
She seems to be getting rather vague as she grows older.
She seems to be getting rather vague as she grows older.
remain | leave sth
The identity of the city in the novel is deliberately left vague.
The identity of the city in the novel is deliberately left vague.
ADV.
extremely, hopelessly, very
Her directions were hopelessly vague.
Her directions were hopelessly vague.
a bit, fairly, a little, pretty, quite, rather, somewhat | enough, sufficiently
It was a vague enough concept for the liberals to unite around.
It was a vague enough concept for the liberals to unite around.
suitably | deliberately, intentionally
You''re being deliberately vague.
You''re being deliberately vague.
necessarily
Since the officers knew little themselves their reassurances were necessarily vague.
Since the officers knew little themselves their reassurances were necessarily vague.
inherently
an inherently vague and subjective concept
an inherently vague and subjective concept
notoriously
The law is notoriously vague on this point.
The law is notoriously vague on this point.
PREP.
about
I am vague about what happened during the rest of the night.
I am vague about what happened during the rest of the night.
as to
I was suitably vague as to exactly how I had acquired the money.
I was suitably vague as to exactly how I had acquired the money.
in
The statement was vague in its wording.
The statement was vague in its wording.