Synonyms of vaguely

vaguely

adverb

as in slightly

Synonyms & Similar Words

• slightly
• nominally
• little
• negligibly
• tolerably
• decently
• acceptably
• partially
• somewhat
• passably
• partly
• something
• incompletely
• halfway
• pretty
• moderately
• relatively
• quite
• rather
• half
• fairly
• partway
• part
• sort of
• enough
• kindly
• kind of
• more or less
• like

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• very
• extremely
• highly
• particularly
• heavily
• especially
• terribly
• awfully
• exceedingly
• exceptionally
• exceeding
• greatly
• deadly
• hugely
• substantially
• frightfully
• significantly
• mortally
• considerably
• surpassingly
• extensively
• mightily
• beastly

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of vaguely

In post-match interviews, Pochettino sometimes seemed almost shocked at the lack of effort from his squad and suggested, vaguely at least, that other players would be brought in to replace underperforming ones should the issue continue. —Pablo Maurer, New York Times, 26 Mar. 2025

Martyn, who is six feet three and two hundred and sixty pounds, looks vaguely like Bradley Cooper on steroids. —Andrew Marantz, The New Yorker, 17 Mar. 2025

Thankfully, developer Marvelous came to the rescue, and created a version of Story of Seasons set vaguely in the world of Doraemon, with characters and themes from the series very present. —Mark Davis, Newsweek, 14 Mar. 2025

All of this is a vaguely long-winded way of making a simple point — the outlook for Wolves’ defence has changed dramatically over the course of this season. —Steve Madeley, The Athletic, 14 Mar. 2025