What does ill-defined mean?

ill-defined means "poorly stated or described".

How many syllables are in ill-defined?

ill-defined has 3 syllables: ill--defi-ned. The stress falls on "ill-".

What is another word for ill-defined?

Close synonyms include unclear. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

What is the opposite of ill-defined?

The recorded antonyms are well-defined.

Is ill-defined a common word?

ill-defined is banded "Rare" — specialist or archaic — most readers will not have met it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.

ill-defined — meaning, pronunciation and definition

adjective

1 senseA word that describes or qualifies a noun.

1.
poorly stated or described
“he confuses the reader with ill-defined terms and concepts”
Synonymsunclear
Antonymswell-defined

Questions about ill-defined

What does ill-defined mean?: ill-defined means "poorly stated or described".
How many syllables are in ill-defined?: ill-defined has 3 syllables: ill--defi-ned. The stress falls on "ill-".
What is another word for ill-defined?: Close synonyms include unclear. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

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