The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 5 letter word FAINT , but the solution may also be DIM which is one of the most recent solution (2021 in Wall Street Journal).
Hard to make out crossword clue answers
Here's a list of possible crossword answers ranked by the most likely to least likely.
Answer | Likelyness | Letters |
---|---|---|
FAINT | 47 % | 5 |
DIM | 24 % | 3 |
SHADOWY | 12 % | 7 |
BLEARY | 6 % | 6 |
HAZY | 6 % | 4 |
VAGUE | 6 % | 5 |
Words with a meaning similar to the clue: Hard to make out
These words may or may not be a possible solution to this crosswords clue.- fuzzy
- blurry
- unclear
- indistinct
- clouded
- misty
- shadowy
- loom
- shading
- shade
- shader
- shadow
Crossword Answer definitions
FAINT noun- The act of fainting, syncope.
- The state of one who has fainted; a swoon.
- (of a being) Lacking strength; weak; languid; inclined to lose consciousness
- Lacking courage, spirit, or energy; cowardly; dejected
- Barely perceptible; not bright, or loud, or sharp
- Performed, done, or acted, weakly; not exhibiting vigor, strength, or energy
- Slight; minimal.
- 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).
- To sink into dejection; to lose courage or spirit; to become depressed or despondent.
- 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 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 SHADOWY
- Chimerical
- Mysterious
- Hard to make out
- Dim
- Like late-afternoon castings
- Indistinct
- Like film noir films
- Indistinct.
- Imaginary
- Umbrageous
More clues leading to the result BLEARY
- What tired eyes may be
- Out of focus
- Indistinct
- Clouded, as vision
- Hard to make out
- Like vision dimmed from fatigue
- Unclear, as vision
- ___-eyed (fatigued)
- Thus Don's eyes, Lost Weekend.
- Blurred.
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