hazy
adjective
ˈhā-zē 
hazier; haziest
1
: made dim or cloudy by or as if by fine dust, smoke, or light vapor in the air : obscured by or as if by haze (see haze entry 1 sense 1a)
hazy weather
a hazy view of the mountains
2
: vague, indefinite
has only a hazy recollection
also : uncertain
I'm hazy on that point
hazily
ˈhā-zə-lē
adverb haziness
ˈhā-zē-nəs
noun 
Synonyms
- beclouded
- befogged
- brumous
- clouded
- cloudy
- foggy
- gauzy
- misty
- murky
- smoggy
- soupy
See all Synonyms & Antonyms 
Example Sentences
We had only a hazy view of the mountain. He gave us a hazy account of how he had spent the last two weeks. She has only hazy memories of the accident.
Recent Examples on the Web The hazy skies came two years after the infamous September 2020 ‘orange sky’ event. 
Gerry Díaz, San Francisco Chronicle, 13 Sep. 2022 Director Jessica Beshir explores the culture and politics of the region, but primarily allows the viewer to feel the effects of the drug, via sequences that are rhythmic and hazy. Noel Murray, Los Angeles Times, 2 Sep. 2022 Skyscrapers disappeared behind a hazy blanket of smog. Shane Loeffler, ProPublica, 1 Sep. 2022 Some wealth managers also resent the lavish rewards on offer to investment bankers, especially given the division’s hazy future. Myriam Balezou, Fortune, 22 Aug. 2022 The process would create hazy pockets of gas and dust in the night sky that eventually collapse under their own weight and ignite into brand-new stars. Marina Koren, The Atlantic, 17 Aug. 2022 Heat and humidity is in the forecast Thursday as a layer of dust brings a hazy effect to Central Florida skies, said Spectrum News 13 meteorologist Maureen McCann. Joe Mario Pedersen, Orlando Sentinel, 11 Aug. 2022 The cover—a photo of Olsen silhouetted against hazy mountains—was taken on Max Patch, a bald summit that the Appalachian Trail passes over. Katherine Cusumano, Outside Online, 11 Aug. 2022 Another mega-award winner, Sunriver is known for lots of styles, especially clear and hazy IPAs. oregonlive, 8 Aug. 2022 See More
Gerry Díaz, San Francisco Chronicle, 13 Sep. 2022 Director Jessica Beshir explores the culture and politics of the region, but primarily allows the viewer to feel the effects of the drug, via sequences that are rhythmic and hazy. Noel Murray, Los Angeles Times, 2 Sep. 2022 Skyscrapers disappeared behind a hazy blanket of smog. Shane Loeffler, ProPublica, 1 Sep. 2022 Some wealth managers also resent the lavish rewards on offer to investment bankers, especially given the division’s hazy future. Myriam Balezou, Fortune, 22 Aug. 2022 The process would create hazy pockets of gas and dust in the night sky that eventually collapse under their own weight and ignite into brand-new stars. Marina Koren, The Atlantic, 17 Aug. 2022 Heat and humidity is in the forecast Thursday as a layer of dust brings a hazy effect to Central Florida skies, said Spectrum News 13 meteorologist Maureen McCann. Joe Mario Pedersen, Orlando Sentinel, 11 Aug. 2022 The cover—a photo of Olsen silhouetted against hazy mountains—was taken on Max Patch, a bald summit that the Appalachian Trail passes over. Katherine Cusumano, Outside Online, 11 Aug. 2022 Another mega-award winner, Sunriver is known for lots of styles, especially clear and hazy IPAs. oregonlive, 8 Aug. 2022 See More Word History
Etymology
origin unknown
First Known Use
1582, in the meaning defined at sense 1
Kids Definition
hazy
adjective
ˈhā-zē
hazier; haziest
1
: partly hidden or darkened by dust, smoke, or fine particles of water in the air
They only saw the hazy strip of land … Lois Lowry, Number the Stars
Lois Lowry, Number the Stars2
: not clear in thought or meaning : vague
a hazy memory
hazy
adjective
1
as in misty
filled with or dimmed by fine particles (as of dust or water) in suspension hazy skies made it dangerous to fly the hazy sunshine so common in August Synonyms & Similar Words
Relevance
- misty
- murky
- clouded
- rainy
- foggy
- cloudy
- smoggy
- smoky
- thick
- milky
- beclouded
- gauzy
- befogged
- muddy
- soupy
- overcast
- turbid
- brumous
- miasmic
- slimy
- stormy
- smudgy
- slushy
- mucky
- miasmatic
- sooty
- opaque
- dirty
- miasmal
- miry
- filmy
- smokey
Antonyms & Near Antonyms
- clear
- cloudless
- limpid
- bright
- unclouded
- sunny
- clean
- pellucid
- translucent
- fair
- transparent
- sunshiny
- clement
2
as in clouded
covered over by clouds when taking landscape photographs, compensate for dull, hazy skies by emphasizing colorful features on the ground Synonyms & Similar Words
- clouded
- misty
- murky
- darkened
- cloudy
- overcast
- hazed
- gray
- beclouded
- bleak
- dark
- dull
- obscured
- grey
- overclouded
- louring
- dim
- lowering
- heavy
- obscure
- blackened
- dusky
- dimmed
- black
- dulled
- befogged
- overshadowed
- gloomy
- somber
- darksome
- cheerless
- desolate
- sullen
- dreary
- dismal
- bedimmed
- glum
- drear
- sunless
- sepulchral
- sombre
- funereal
Antonyms & Near Antonyms
- clear
- cloudless
- sunny
- sunshiny
- sunlit
- dazzling
- brilliant
- shiny
- illuminated
- radiant
- lighted
- lit
- illumined
- brightened
- lightened
3
as in vague
not seen or understood clearly the meaning of "you should" here is hazy—does it mean "you are strongly urged" or "you are commanded"? Synonyms & Similar Words
- vague
- faint
- foggy
- murky
- fuzzy
- misty
- blurry
- indistinct
- nebulous
- pale
- unclear
- dark
- shadowy
- bleary
- obscure
- undefined
- opaque
- dim
- gauzy
- undetermined
- indefinite
- blear
- indistinguishable
- dusky
- gloomy
- mysterious
- invisible
- intangible
- impalpable
- inexplicable
- inappreciable
- incomprehensible
- indecipherable
- indiscernible
- puzzling
- obfuscatory
- hieroglyphic
- hieroglyphical
Antonyms & Near Antonyms
- clear
- definite
- bright
- distinct
- obvious
- pellucid
- certain
- evident
- plain
- strong
- sure
- firm
- black drop
- black drum
- black duck
- black dwarf
- black dwarfs
- black eagle
- black earth
- Black East Indian
- black ebony
- black economy
- black elderberry
- black end
- Black English
- black english vernacular
- black eye
- black eyes
- black fever
- black fiber
- black fig
- black flag
- black flags
- black flower
- black flux
- Black Forest
- Black Forest cake