His explanation was too sketchy. I didn't understand it.
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Sketchy
/ˈskɛt͡ʃi/
Synonyms for "sketchy" (123 found)
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Closest matches (25)
Strong matches (37)
erroneousfailingfalliblefaultyfound wantingfuzzyhastyhurriedhypoplasticill-definedimmatureimpairedimperfectimpreciseimpurein arrearin arrearsin defaultin short supplyinaccurate
Adjective(4 words)
Noun(1 words)
heuristic reasoning
Adjective(1 words)
Verb(1 words)
Related words (61)
Adjective(22 words)
preliminaryprovisionalquestionableriskyroughrough sketchscantestshadysimplistictentativethin layertoy model frameworkundetailedunelaboratedunfinisheduninformative commentunreliableunsafeuntrustworthyweak argument
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weak explanationwonkier
Noun(4 words)
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More general
8 entriesdesign diagramdoubtfulnesshazardous conditionincompletenesspreliminary stageuncertaintyunfavorable environmentvisual representation
More specific
12 entriescrude sketchdangerous districthigh crime areainconclusive resultsoutlinepartial evidencepreliminary diagrampreliminary planrough drawingrough sketchunsafe areaunverified data
Collocations
5 entriessketchy datasketchy evidencesketchy informationsketchy neighborhoodsketchy plan
Inflections
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2 entriesSample sentences
18 total sentences available.
All this seems kind of sketchy.
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Details are sketchy.
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Sami is acting really sketchy.
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