Imprecise wording

Synonyms for "imprecise wording" (24 found)

Ranked by relevance and common usage.

Closest matches (5)

Adjective(5 words)
ambiguityambiguousambivalent wordingcautious phrasingcommon misphrase

Strong matches (7)

Adjective(6 words)
hedged languagehedged wordinghedgingindistinctinexactmisinterpretation
Noun(1 words)
least ethnic

Related words (12)

Noun(3 words)
Adjective(9 words)
noncommittal languageuncertaintyunclearvaguevague phrasingvague wordingvaguenesswrong phrasingwrong wording

Related word relations

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5 relation types

More general

8 entries
communication consequencecommunication defectcommunication tacticdiscourse strategylanguage qualitylinguistic featurelinguistic propertytextual impact

More specific

13 entries
ambiguous phrasingbroad termcautious wordinghedged expressionhedged phrasingimprecise dictioninaccurate conclusionsmisinterpretation riskqualifying phrasetentative claimvague descriptorvague wordingweasel words

Collocations

11 entries
ambiguous phrasingambiguous wordingclear wordinghedged wordinginexact expressionlegal wordingloose dictionprecise wordingtechnical wordingvague languagevague wording

Inflections

3 entries
imprecise wordingsmore imprecisemost imprecise

Derivations

4 entries