Answer to "Hard to discern" crossword clue

The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 5 letter word FAINT , but the solution may also be HAZY which is one of the most recent solution (2019 in USA Today).

Hard to discern crossword clue answers

Here's a list of possible crossword answers ranked by the most likely to least likely.

Answer	Likelyness	Letters
FAINT	33 %	5
HAZY	17 %	4
BLURRED	17 %	7
DIM	17 %	3
TINY	17 %	4

Words with a meaning similar to the clue: Hard to discern

These words may or may not be a possible solution to this crosswords clue.

• cryptic
• cryptical
• mysterious
• abstract
• mystique
• abstruse
• enigmatic
• first nation
• mystery
• intriguing
• dense
• mystic

Crossword Answer definitions

FAINT noun

1. The act of fainting, syncope.
2. The state of one who has fainted; a swoon.

FAINT adjective

1. (of a being) Lacking strength; weak; languid; inclined to lose consciousness
2. Lacking courage, spirit, or energy; cowardly; dejected
3. Barely perceptible; not bright, or loud, or sharp
4. Performed, done, or acted, weakly; not exhibiting vigor, strength, or energy
5. Slight; minimal.

FAINT verb

1. To lose consciousness through a lack of oxygen or nutrients to the brain, usually as a result of suddenly reduced blood flow (may be caused by emotional trauma, loss of blood or various medical conditions).
2. To sink into dejection; to lose courage or spirit; to become depressed or despondent.
3. To decay; to disappear; to vanish.

More crossword clues leading to the same solutions

Here's a few more crossword clues - all leading to the identical solution

More clues leading to the result FAINT

• Barely audible
• Almost inaudible
• Hard to make out
• Hardly perceptible
• Woozy
• Ready to plotz
• Hard to hear or see
• Dim
• Pass out
• Indistinct

More clues leading to the result HAZY

• Confused
• Unclear
• Smog-covered
• Vague
• Indistinct
• Dim
• Like an unfocused image
• Lacking distinctness
• Vague, as a recollection
• Lacking clarity

More clues leading to the result BLURRED

• Indistinct
• Fuzzy, as vision
• Hard to discern
• Beclouded

More clues leading to the result DIM

• No rocket scientist
• __ bulb (not too bright)
• Not bright
• Shadowy
• Turn the lights down
• __ bulb (stupid person)
• Not so sharp (and the start of a split order of finger food)
• Indistinct
• Vague
• Barely turned on

More clues leading to the result TINY

• Itty bitty
• Like Tim Cratchit
• Like Andorra or Monaco
• Wee
• Itty-bitty
• Not major
• Out of sight?
• Minuscule
• Lilliputian
• Negligible