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enigmatic
Of or resembling an enigma; puzzling:
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  1. Of or resembling an enigma; puzzling:
  2. Mysterious.
  3. Of or like an enigma; perplexing; baffling
indistinct
Not separate or separable; not clearly marked off; not plainly defined
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  1. Not separate or separable; not clearly marked off; not plainly defined
  2. Hazy; vague:
  3. Not seen, heard, or perceived clearly; faint; dim; obscure
vague
Not clear in meaning or expression; inexplicit.
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  1. Not clear in meaning or expression; inexplicit.
  2. Indefinite in shape, form, or character; hazily or indistinctly seen or sensed
  3. Not sharp, certain, or precise in thought, feeling, or expression
ambiguous
Having two or more possible meanings
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  1. Having two or more possible meanings
  2. Open to more than one interpretation:
  3. Not clear; indefinite; vague
indeterminate
Continuing to grow at the apical meristem or the terminal bud indefinitely, allowing for the development of an ever-increasing number of plant organs such as leaves, stems, or flowers to the side.
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  1. Continuing to grow at the apical meristem or the terminal bud indefinitely, allowing for the development of an ever-increasing number of plant organs such as leaves, stems, or flowers to the side.
  2. Not leading up to a definite result or ending:
  3. Lacking clarity or precision, as in meaning; vague:
indefinite
Without limit; forever, or until further notice; not definite.
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  1. Without limit; forever, or until further notice; not definite.
  2. Not precise or clear in meaning; vague
  3. Not sharp or clear in outline; blurred; indistinct
cryptic
Having a hidden or ambiguous meaning; mysterious; baffling
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  1. Having a hidden or ambiguous meaning; mysterious; baffling
  2. Using code or cipher.
  3. (Zool.) Serving to conceal, as the form or coloration of certain animals
equivocal
That can have more than one interpretation; having two or more meanings; purposely vague, misleading, or ambiguous
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  1. That can have more than one interpretation; having two or more meanings; purposely vague, misleading, or ambiguous
  2. Uncertain, as an indication or sign; doubtful, incongruous.
  3. Characterized by a mixture of opposing elements and therefore questionable or uncertain:
unintelligible
Not intelligible; that cannot be understood; incomprehensible
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  1. Not intelligible; that cannot be understood; incomprehensible
  2. Not intelligible; unable to be understood
  3. Difficult or impossible to understand or comprehend; incomprehensible:
impenetrable
That cannot be solved or understood; unfathomable; inscrutable
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  1. That cannot be solved or understood; unfathomable; inscrutable
  2. (Physics) Having that property of matter by which two bodies are prevented from occupying the same space at the same time
  3. Impossible to penetrate or enter:
inscrutable
Difficult to understand or interpret; impenetrable:
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  1. Difficult to understand or interpret; impenetrable:
  2. That cannot be easily understood; completely obscure or mysterious; unfathomable; enigmatic
unfathomable
Incapable of being measured
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  1. Incapable of being measured
  2. That cannot be understood; incomprehensible
  3. Difficult or impossible to measure:
unclear
Not clearly defined; not explicit.
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  1. Not clearly defined; not explicit.
  2. Ambiguous; liable to more than one interpretation.
  3. Not easy to see or read; indecipherable or unreadable.
insoluble
That cannot be solved; unsolvable
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  1. That cannot be solved; unsolvable
  2. That cannot be dissolved:
  3. Difficult or impossible to solve or explain; insolvable:
involved
Complicated; intricate:
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  1. Complicated; intricate:
  2. Having a close emotional, and often sexual, relationship with
  3. Not easily understood; intricate; complicated
uncertain
Unsteady; fitful:
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  1. Unsteady; fitful:
  2. Not yet determined; undecided.
  3. Variable and subject to change.
indecisive
Not clearly defined; indefinite:
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  1. Not clearly defined; indefinite:
  2. (Of a contest etc.) inconclusive or uncertain
  3. (Of a person) Not decisive; not marked by promptness or decision.
undefined
Lacking a definition or value
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  1. Lacking a definition or value
  2. (Mathematics) That does not have a meaning and is thus not assigned an interpretation
intricate
Difficult to understand, analyze, or solve for having many interconnected elements.
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  1. Difficult to understand, analyze, or solve for having many interconnected elements.
  2. Full of elaborate detail
  3. Hard to follow or understand because full of puzzling parts, details, or relationships
illegible
Not legible or decipherable.
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  1. Not legible or decipherable.
  2. Not clear enough to be read; unreadable; not legible or decipherable.
  3. Very difficult or impossible to read because badly written or printed, faded, etc.
incomprehensible
Impossible to know or fathom:
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  1. Impossible to know or fathom:
  2. Not comprehensible; that cannot be understood; obscure or unintelligible
  3. Difficult or impossible to understand or comprehend; unintelligible:
hazy
Filled with haze; somewhat foggy, misty, or smoky
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  1. Filled with haze; somewhat foggy, misty, or smoky
  2. Marked by the presence of haze; misty:
  3. Somewhat vague, obscure, confused, or indefinite
dark
(Linguistics) Pronounced with the back of the tongue raised toward the velum. Used of the sound (l) in words like full.
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  1. (Linguistics) Pronounced with the back of the tongue raised toward the velum. Used of the sound (l) in words like full.
  2. Served without milk or cream:
  3. Lacking or having very little light:
dim
Not clear or distinct in character; lacking definition, distinction, strength, etc.
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  1. Not clear or distinct in character; lacking definition, distinction, strength, etc.
  2. Emitting only a small amount of light; faint:
  3. Not bright; somewhat dark
abstruse
Difficult to understand; recondite:
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  1. Difficult to understand; recondite:
  2. Hard to understand because of being extremely complex, intellectually demanding, highly abstract, etc.; deep; recondite
unaccountable
Free from accountability; not responsible:
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  1. Free from accountability; not responsible:
  2. Impossible to account for; inexplicable:
  3. That cannot be explained or accounted for; strange; mysterious
inexplicable
Not explicable; that cannot be explained, understood, or accounted for
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  1. Not explicable; that cannot be explained, understood, or accounted for
  2. Difficult or impossible to explain or account for.
inconceivable
So unlikely or surprising as to have been thought impossible; unbelievable:
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  1. So unlikely or surprising as to have been thought impossible; unbelievable:
  2. Impossible to comprehend or grasp fully:
  3. That cannot be conceived; that cannot be thought of, understood, imagined, or believed
complicated
Containing intricately combined or involved parts.
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  1. Containing intricately combined or involved parts.
  2. Not easy to understand or analyze because of being intricate:
  3. Made up of parts intricately involved; hard to untangle, solve, understand, analyze, etc.
illogical
Without logic; senseless.
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  1. Without logic; senseless.
  2. Contrary to logic; lacking sense or sound reasoning.
  3. Not logical or reasonable; using, based on, or caused by faulty reasoning
imprecise
Not precise.
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  1. Not precise.
  2. Not precise, exact, or definite; vague
  3. Not precise or exact; containing some error or uncertainty.
unreasoned
Not reasoned; irrational.
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  1. Not reasoned; irrational.
  2. Not based on or guided by reason; unreasonable:
mixed-up
In a state of befuddlement or turmoil; confused, troubled, etc.
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  1. In a state of befuddlement or turmoil; confused, troubled, etc.
  2. Mixed together in an uncertain manner
  3. Confused, muddled or bewildered
doubtful
Experiencing or showing doubt:
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  1. Experiencing or showing doubt:
  2. Subject to or causing doubt:
  3. In doubt; not clear or definite; ambiguous
questionable
Suspected with good reason of being immoral, dishonest, unsound, etc.
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  1. Suspected with good reason of being immoral, dishonest, unsound, etc.
  2. That can or should be questioned or doubted; open to doubt
  3. Not yet determined or specified.
dubious
Feeling doubt; hesitating; skeptical
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  1. Feeling doubt; hesitating; skeptical
  2. Of questionable character:
  3. Arousing doubt; doubtful:
inexact
Not exact; not accurate or precise
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  1. Not exact; not accurate or precise
  2. Imperfectly conforming; exceeding or falling short in some respect.
  3. Imprecisely or indefinitely conceived or stated
loose
No longer fixed or fully attached, as a tooth.
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  1. No longer fixed or fully attached, as a tooth.
  2. Characterized by a free movement of fluids in the body:
  3. Moving freely; not contained in a special holder, package, binding, etc.
ill-defined
Not defined clearly or distinctly:
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  1. Not defined clearly or distinctly:
  2. Poorly defined; not clear or definite
invisible
Too small or too faint to be seen; imperceptible
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  1. Too small or too faint to be seen; imperceptible
  2. Not visible; that cannot be seen
  3. Not easily noticed or detected; inconspicuous:
mystical
Spiritually significant or symbolic; allegorical
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  1. Spiritually significant or symbolic; allegorical
  2. Of, relating to, or stemming from mysticism or immediate understanding of spiritual matters, especially when experienced as direct communion with God:
  3. Believed or maintained with awe or deep respect, especially when contrary to or lacking factual evidence:
veiled
Not openly expressed
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  1. Not openly expressed
  2. Hidden, such as by a veil.
  3. Concealed, hidden, disguised, obscured, etc.
secret
Concealed from sight or notice; hidden
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  1. Concealed from sight or notice; hidden
  2. Kept from public knowledge or from the knowledge of a certain person or persons
  3. Given to keeping one's thoughts and activities unknown to others; secretive:
mysterious
Having unknown qualities
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  1. Having unknown qualities
  2. Of, containing, implying, or characterized by mystery
  3. Arousing wonder or curiosity, especially by being difficult to explain or understand:
recondite
Obscure or concealed
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  1. Obscure or concealed
  2. Not easily understood; abstruse or obscure:
  3. Dealing with abstruse or difficult subjects
esoteric
Intended for or understood by only a small group, especially one with specialized knowledge or interests:
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  1. Intended for or understood by only a small group, especially one with specialized knowledge or interests:
  2. Intended for or likely to be understood by only a small number of people with a specialized knowledge or interest, or an enlightened inner circle.
  3. Having to do with concepts that are highly theoretical and without obvious practical application; often with mystical or religious connotations.
confusing
Difficult to understand; not clear as lacking order, chaotic etc
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  1. Difficult to understand; not clear as lacking order, chaotic etc
confused
Making no sense; illogical
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  1. Making no sense; illogical
  2. Being unable to think with clarity or act with understanding and intelligence.
  3. Lacking logical order or sense:
difficult
Requiring considerable effort or skill; not easy to do or accomplish:
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  1. Requiring considerable effort or skill; not easy to do or accomplish:
  2. Not easy to endure; full of hardship or trouble; trying:
  3. Not easy to please, satisfy, or manage:
complex
(Grammar) Consisting of at least one bound form. Used of a word.
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  1. (Grammar) Consisting of at least one bound form. Used of a word.
  2. Not simple; involved or complicated
  3. Difficult to understand for being intricate or involved; complicated:
unreadable
Not sufficiently interesting to be worth reading.
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  1. Not sufficiently interesting to be worth reading.
  2. That cannot be read or is not easy to read.
  3. Too dull, difficult, etc. to be read with pleasure, ease, comprehension, etc.
contradictory
That is diametrically opposed to something.
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  1. That is diametrically opposed to something.
  2. Inclined to contradict or deny
  3. Given to contradicting:
over-one-s-head
(Idiomatic, sports) Performing at a level greatly superior to one's usual level of performance.
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  1. (Idiomatic, sports) Performing at a level greatly superior to one's usual level of performance.
  2. (Idiomatic) More than one can handle; too much (especially in over one’s head).
deep
Far distant in time or space:
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  1. Far distant in time or space:
  2. Rich and intense in shade. Used of a color:
  3. Difficult to penetrate or understand; recondite:
far-out
(Informal) Very advanced, experimental, or nonconformist; esp., avant-garde
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  1. (Informal) Very advanced, experimental, or nonconformist; esp., avant-garde
  2. Extremely unconventional:
cloudy
Full of or covered with clouds; overcast.
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  1. Full of or covered with clouds; overcast.
  2. Marked with indistinct masses or streaks:
  3. Covered with or characterised by clouds; overcast.
dense
Difficult to understand because of complexity or obscurity:
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  1. Difficult to understand because of complexity or obscurity:
  2. Permitting little light to pass through, because of compactness of matter:
  3. Hard to penetrate; thick:
hazy
Somewhat vague, obscure, confused, or indefinite
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  1. Somewhat vague, obscure, confused, or indefinite
  2. Filled with haze; somewhat foggy, misty, or smoky
  3. Marked by the presence of haze; misty:
unknown
Not well known or widely known:
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  1. Not well known or widely known:
  2. Not discovered, identified, determined, explored, etc.
  3. Not identified, ascertained, or established:
rare
Not frequently encountered; scarce; unusual
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  1. Not frequently encountered; scarce; unusual
  2. Cooked just a short time so as to retain juice and redness:
  3. Infrequently occurring; uncommon:
covered
Overlaid with or enclosed within something.
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  1. Overlaid with or enclosed within something.
  2. (Figuratively) prepared for, or dealt with some matter
remote
Not immediate or primary; far removed in influence
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  1. Not immediate or primary; far removed in influence
  2. Far removed in connection or relevance:
  3. (Computers) Located at a distance from another computer that is accessible by cables or other communications links:
removed
Separated in relationship by a given degree of descent:
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  1. Separated in relationship by a given degree of descent:
  2. Of a different generation, older or younger
  3. Distant in space, time, or nature; remote.
retired
Of a place: far from civilisation, not able to be easily seen or accessed; secluded. [from 16th c.]
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  1. Of a place: far from civilisation, not able to be easily seen or accessed; secluded. [from 16th c.]
  2. Withdrawn from one's occupation, business, or office; having finished one's active working life.
  3. That has left employment (of a person), especially on reaching pensionable age. [from 16th c.]
reticent
Restrained or reserved:
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  1. Restrained or reserved:
  2. Inclined to keep one's thoughts, feelings, and personal affairs to oneself.
  3. Silent or uncommunicative; disinclined to speak readily, often, specif., habitually so
secretive
Having a tendency to keep one's thoughts or activities unknown to others:
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  1. Having a tendency to keep one's thoughts or activities unknown to others:
  2. Tending to remain concealed. Used of animals.
  3. Tending to conceal one's thoughts, feelings, affairs, etc. from others; reticent; not frank or open
unseen
Not directly evident; invisible.
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  1. Not directly evident; invisible.
  2. Not noticed or discovered
  3. Not seen or prepared for in advance
inconspicuous
Not readily noticeable.
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  1. Not readily noticeable.
  2. Not conspicuous; hard to see or perceive; attracting little attention; not striking
humble
Having or showing a consciousness of one's defects or shortcomings; not overly proud; not self-assertive; modest
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  1. Having or showing a consciousness of one's defects or shortcomings; not overly proud; not self-assertive; modest
  2. Showing deferential or submissive respect:
  3. Low in condition, rank, or position; lowly; unpretentious
invisible
Kept hidden
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  1. Kept hidden
  2. Not visible; that cannot be seen
  3. Too small or too faint to be seen; imperceptible
abstruse
Difficult to understand; recondite:
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  1. Difficult to understand; recondite:
  2. Hard to understand because of being extremely complex, intellectually demanding, highly abstract, etc.; deep; recondite
mysterious
Having unknown qualities
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  1. Having unknown qualities
  2. Of, containing, implying, or characterized by mystery
  3. Arousing wonder or curiosity, especially by being difficult to explain or understand:
deep
Extending far inward from an outer surface:
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  1. Extending far inward from an outer surface:
  2. Of a grave or extreme nature:
  3. Rich and intense in shade. Used of a color:
cryptic
Using code or cipher.
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  1. Using code or cipher.
  2. Having a hidden or ambiguous meaning; mysterious; baffling
  3. (Zool.) Serving to conceal, as the form or coloration of certain animals
oracular
Resembling or characteristic of an oracle:
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  1. Resembling or characteristic of an oracle:
  2. Prophetic, foretelling the future.
  3. Obscure; enigmatic
enigmatic
Of or resembling an enigma; puzzling:
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  1. Of or resembling an enigma; puzzling:
  2. Mysterious.
  3. Of or like an enigma; perplexing; baffling
esoteric
Having to do with concepts that are highly theoretical and without obvious practical application; often with mystical or religious connotations.
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  1. Having to do with concepts that are highly theoretical and without obvious practical application; often with mystical or religious connotations.
  2. Intended for or understood by only a small group, especially one with specialized knowledge or interests:
  3. Relating to or being a small group with specialized knowledge or interests:
arcane
Hidden or secret
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  1. Hidden or secret
  2. Understood by only a few; esoteric
  3. Known or understood by only a few:
cabalistic
Of or relating to a cabal; secretive and cliquish.
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  1. Of or relating to a cabal; secretive and cliquish.
  2. Having a secret or hidden meaning; occult:
inexpressible
Impossible to express:
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  1. Impossible to express:
  2. Unable to be expressed.
  3. That cannot be expressed; indescribable or unutterable
dark
Served without milk or cream:
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  1. Served without milk or cream:
  2. Reflecting only a small fraction of incident light; tending toward black:
  3. Having richness or depth:
shadow
To darken in a painting or drawing; shade in.
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  1. To darken in a painting or drawing; shade in.
  2. To throw a shadow upon
  3. To cast a shadow on; darken or shade:
cloud
A visible body of very fine water droplets or ice particles suspended in the atmosphere at altitudes ranging up to several miles above sea level. Clouds are formed when air that contains water vapor cools below the dew point.
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  1. A visible body of very fine water droplets or ice particles suspended in the atmosphere at altitudes ranging up to several miles above sea level. Clouds are formed when air that contains water vapor cools below the dew point.
  2. To show sorrow, worry, or anger:
  3. To cover or obscure with clouds:
screen
To show or project (a movie, for example) on a screen.
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  1. To show or project (a movie, for example) on a screen.
  2. To separate, conceal, shelter, or protect, with or as with a screen
  3. To provide with a screen or screens:
cover
To put a cover or covering on:
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  1. To put a cover or covering on:
  2. To defend (a position or area):
  3. To record or perform a cover of
veil
To conceal, hide, disguise, screen, obscure, etc.
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  1. To conceal, hide, disguise, screen, obscure, etc.
  2. To cover with or as if with a veil:
  3. To cover with or as with a veil
wrap
To arrange or fold (something) about as cover or protection:
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  1. To arrange or fold (something) about as cover or protection:
  2. To enclose, especially in paper, and fasten:
  3. To cover by this means
caliginous
Dark, misty, and gloomy.
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  1. Dark, misty, and gloomy.
dark
Served without milk or cream:
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  1. Served without milk or cream:
  2. Lacking or having very little light:
  3. Sullen or threatening:
dim
Dull or slow-witted:
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  1. Dull or slow-witted:
  2. Emitting only a small amount of light; faint:
  3. Not bright; somewhat dark
dusky
Having low diffused light; dim or shadowy.
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  1. Having low diffused light; dim or shadowy.
  2. Lacking light; dim; shadowy
  3. Somewhat dark in color; esp., swarthy
blear
Made dim by tears, mucus, etc.
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  1. Made dim by tears, mucus, etc.
  2. (Of eyes or vision) dim, unclear from water or rheum.
  3. Blurred; dim; indistinct; misty
bleary
Watery, filmy, or unable to see clearly:
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  1. Watery, filmy, or unable to see clearly:
  2. Dim or blurred, as the eyes are from lack of rest or when one first awakens
  3. Vaguely outlined; indistinct:
cloudy
Open to more than one interpretation.
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  1. Open to more than one interpretation.
  2. Obscure; vague; not clear
  3. Not transparent or clear.
dim
Not clear or distinct in character; lacking definition, distinction, strength, etc.
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  1. Not clear or distinct in character; lacking definition, distinction, strength, etc.
  2. Weak or diminished; feeble:
  3. Emitting only a small amount of light; faint:
faint
So weak as to be difficult to perceive;
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  1. So weak as to be difficult to perceive;
  2. Dim; indistinct; unclear
  3. Lacking clarity or distinctness:
foggy
(Figuratively) Confused, befuddled, etc.
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  1. (Figuratively) Confused, befuddled, etc.
  2. Obscured by mist or fog; unclear; hazy
  3. Dim; blurred; clouded
fuzzy
Not clear; indistinct:
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  1. Not clear; indistinct:
  2. Covered with fuzz or a large number of tiny loose fibres like a carpet or many stuffed animals. Mentioned in the popular nursery rhyme Fuzzy wuzzy was a bear.
  3. Not clear, distinct, or precise; blurred
hazy
Filled with haze; somewhat foggy, misty, or smoky
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  1. Filled with haze; somewhat foggy, misty, or smoky
  2. Marked by the presence of haze; misty:
  3. Somewhat vague, obscure, confused, or indefinite
indefinite
Without limit; forever, or until further notice; not definite.
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  1. Without limit; forever, or until further notice; not definite.
  2. Not sharp or clear in outline; blurred; indistinct
  3. Vague or unclear.
indistinct
Faint; dim:
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  1. Faint; dim:
  2. Hazy; vague:
  3. Not seen, heard, or perceived clearly; faint; dim; obscure
misty
Full of tender emotion; sentimental:
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  1. Full of tender emotion; sentimental:
  2. Vague; hazy:
  3. Obscure or vague
shadowy
Full of or dark with shadow:
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  1. Full of or dark with shadow:
  2. (Of character) Dark, obscure.
  3. Dim; indistinct
unclear
Not easy to see or read; indecipherable or unreadable.
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  1. Not easy to see or read; indecipherable or unreadable.
  2. Not clearly defined; not explicit.
  3. Ambiguous; liable to more than one interpretation.
vague
Indefinite in shape, form, or character; hazily or indistinctly seen or sensed
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  1. Indefinite in shape, form, or character; hazily or indistinctly seen or sensed
  2. Not sharp, certain, or precise in thought, feeling, or expression
  3. Indistinctly felt, perceived, understood, or recalled; hazy:
back
Distant from a center of activity; remote.
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  1. Distant from a center of activity; remote.
  2. Of or for a time in the past
  3. Of a past date; not current:
insular
Suggestive of the isolated life of an island:
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  1. Suggestive of the isolated life of an island:
  2. Circumscribed and detached in outlook and experience; narrow or provincial.
  3. Like an island; detached; isolated
isolated
Having little or no social contact
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  1. Having little or no social contact
  2. Characterized by little social contact:
  3. Far from others or difficult to get to; remote:
lonely
Standing apart from others of its kind; isolated
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  1. Standing apart from others of its kind; isolated
  2. Of place or time, unfrequented by people; desolate.
  3. Of person, without companions; solitary.
lonesome
Producing such dejection:
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  1. Producing such dejection:
  2. Unhappy due to being alone; lonely
  3. Having or causing a lonely feeling
outlying
Located outside of some boundary or limit.
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  1. Located outside of some boundary or limit.
  2. Relatively remote from some central location.
  3. Relatively far out from a certain point or center; remote
out-of-the-way
Being out of the ordinary; unusual:
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  1. Being out of the ordinary; unusual:
  2. Remote or secluded.
  3. (Idiomatic) Taken care of.
remote
Far off in (past or future) time
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  1. Far off in (past or future) time
  2. Located far away; distant in space.
  3. Hidden away; secluded:
removed
Of a different generation, older or younger
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  1. Of a different generation, older or younger
  2. Separated in relationship by a given degree of descent:
  3. Distant in space, time, or nature; remote.
secluded
Cut off from the public view; hidden, intimate, etc.
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  1. Cut off from the public view; hidden, intimate, etc.
  2. Hidden, isolated, remote.
  3. Removed or remote from others; solitary:
solitary
Performed, passed, or endured alone; as, a solitary journey; a solitary life.
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  1. Performed, passed, or endured alone; as, a solitary journey; a solitary life.
  2. Happening, done, or made alone:
  3. Existing, living, or going without others; alone:
inconspicuous
Not readily noticeable.
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  1. Not readily noticeable.
  2. Not conspicuous; hard to see or perceive; attracting little attention; not striking
unnoticeable
Not readily noticeable.
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  1. Not readily noticeable.
  2. Not noticeable
unobtrusive
Not undesirably noticeable or blatant; inconspicuous.
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  1. Not undesirably noticeable or blatant; inconspicuous.
nameless
Left unnamed; anonymous
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  1. Left unnamed; anonymous
  2. That cannot be described
  3. Whose name is unknown; unidentified or obscure.
unheard-of
Not previously known; unknown.
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  1. Not previously known; unknown.
  2. Not heard of before; unprecedented or unknown
  3. Previously unknown; unprecedented.
unknown
Not discovered, identified, determined, explored, etc.
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  1. Not discovered, identified, determined, explored, etc.
  2. Not identified, ascertained, or established:
  3. Not known; unfamiliar:
ambiguous
Open to more than one interpretation:
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  1. Open to more than one interpretation:
  2. Not clear; indefinite; vague
  3. Doubtful or uncertain:
cloudy
Obscure; vague; not clear
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  1. Obscure; vague; not clear
  2. Not transparent or clear.
  3. Uncertain; unclear.
equivocal
Characterized by a mixture of opposing elements and therefore questionable or uncertain:
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  1. Characterized by a mixture of opposing elements and therefore questionable or uncertain:
  2. Uncertain, as an indication or sign; doubtful, incongruous.
  3. Uncertain; undecided; doubtful
inexplicit
Not explicit.
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  1. Not explicit.
  2. Not explicit; indefinite.
  3. Not explicit; vague; indefinite; general
nebulous
Cloudy, misty, or hazy.
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  1. Cloudy, misty, or hazy.
  2. Lacking definite form or limits; vague:
  3. Unclear; vague; indefinite
uncertain
Not known for certain; questionable.
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  1. Not known for certain; questionable.
  2. Not determined; undecided:
  3. Subject to change; variable:
unclear
Ambiguous; liable to more than one interpretation.
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  1. Ambiguous; liable to more than one interpretation.
  2. Not easy to see or read; indecipherable or unreadable.
  3. Not clearly defined; not explicit.
vague
Not clearly, precisely, or definitely expressed or stated
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  1. Not clearly, precisely, or definitely expressed or stated
  2. Not clear in meaning or expression; inexplicit.
  3. Indefinite in shape, form, or character; hazily or indistinctly seen or sensed
becloud
(Usually passive) cover or surround with clouds
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  1. (Usually passive) cover or surround with clouds
  2. To darken with or as if with clouds; obscure:
  3. To cloud over; darken
bedim
To make (the eyes or the vision) dim; darken or obscure
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  1. To make (the eyes or the vision) dim; darken or obscure
befog
To cause confusion in; muddle.
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  1. To cause confusion in; muddle.
  2. To cover or obscure with or as if with fog.
  3. To envelop in fog.
blear
To make blurred or dim, especially the eyes.
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  1. To make blurred or dim, especially the eyes.
  2. To blur; dim.
  3. To dim (the eyes) with tears, mucus, etc.
blur
To become visually indistinct:
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  1. To become visually indistinct:
  2. To become intellectually indistinguishable:
  3. To smear, stain or smudge.
cloud
To cause to appear sorrowful, troubled, or angry:
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  1. To cause to appear sorrowful, troubled, or angry:
  2. To become dark, obscure, or less transparent:
  3. To cover or obscure with clouds:
dim
To turn (headlights) down by switching from high to low beam
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  1. To turn (headlights) down by switching from high to low beam
  2. To make seem dim, as by comparison
  3. To grow dim
dull
To make or become dull
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  1. To make or become dull
eclipse
To surpass; outshine:
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  1. To surpass; outshine:
  2. To make seem less brilliant, famous, etc. by being even more so; overshadow; outshine; surpass
  3. The partial or total blocking of light of one celestial object by another. An eclipse of the Sun or Moon occurs when the Earth, Moon, and Sun are aligned. &diamf3; In a solar eclipse the Moon comes between the Sun and Earth. During a total solar eclipse the disk of the Moon fully covers that of the Sun, and only the Sun's corona is visible. &diamf3; An annular eclipse occurs when the Moon is farthest in its orbit from the Earth so that its disk does not fully cover that of the Sun, and part of the Sun's photosphere is visible as a ring around the Moon. &diamf3; In a lunar eclipse all or a part of the Moon's disk enters the umbra of the Earth's shadow and is no longer illuminated by the Sun. Lunar eclipses occur only during a full moon, when the Moon is directly opposite the Sun.
fog
A dense layer of cloud lying close to the surface of the ground or water and reducing visibility to less than 1 km (0.62 mi). Fog occurs when the air temperature becomes identical, or nearly identical, to the dew point.
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  1. A dense layer of cloud lying close to the surface of the ground or water and reducing visibility to less than 1 km (0.62 mi). Fog occurs when the air temperature becomes identical, or nearly identical, to the dew point.
  2. To blur; dim; obscure
  3. To obscure or dim (a photographic image).
gloom
To feel, appear, or act despondent, sad, or mournful.
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  1. To feel, appear, or act despondent, sad, or mournful.
  2. To be or look morose, displeased, or dejected
  3. To be or become dark, shaded, or obscure.
mist
Alternative form of MST (to mock a work by inserting annotations)
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  1. Alternative form of MST (to mock a work by inserting annotations)
  2. A mass of fine droplets of water in the atmosphere near or in contact with the Earth. Mist reduces visibility to not less than 1 km (0.62 mi).
  3. To conceal or veil with or as if with mist.
obfuscate
To render indistinct or dim; darken:
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  1. To render indistinct or dim; darken:
  2. To muddle; confuse; bewilder
  3. To cloud over; obscure; make dark or unclear
overcast
To cast beyond (the intended point) with a fishing rod.
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  1. To cast beyond (the intended point) with a fishing rod.
  2. (Sewing) To sew over (an edge) with long, loose stitches so as to prevent raveling
  3. To cover with cloud; to overshadow; to darken.
overshadow
To be, by comparison, more significant or important than
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  1. To be, by comparison, more significant or important than
  2. To darken; obscure
  3. To cast a shadow over; darken or obscure.
shadow
To throw a shadow upon
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  1. To throw a shadow upon
  2. To cast a shadow on; darken or shade:
  3. (Archaic) To shelter from light or heat
hide
To conceal from the knowledge of others; keep secret
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  1. To conceal from the knowledge of others; keep secret
  2. To cut off from sight; cover up:
  3. To prevent the disclosure or recognition of; conceal:
submerge
To place under or cover with water or the like; plunge into water, inundate, etc.
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  1. To place under or cover with water or the like; plunge into water, inundate, etc.
  2. To go under or as if under water.
  3. To cover over; suppress; hide
block
To shape, mold, or form with or on a block:
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  1. To shape, mold, or form with or on a block:
  2. To stop or impede the passage of or movement through; obstruct:
  3. (Sports) To block an opponent
conceal
To keep from being observed or discovered; hide.
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