Obscure Synonyms and Antonyms

ŏb-skyo͝or, əb-
Not clearly perceived or perceptible
(Adjective)
Synonyms:
  1. blear
  2. bleary
  3. cloudy
  4. dim
  5. faint
  6. foggy
  7. fuzzy
  8. hazy
  9. indefinite
  10. indistinct
  11. misty
  12. shadowy
  13. unclear
  14. undistinct
  15. vague
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Far from centers of human population
(Adjective)
Synonyms:
  1. back
  2. insular
  3. isolated
  4. lonely
  5. lonesome
  6. outlying
  7. out-of-the-way
  8. remote
  9. removed
  10. secluded
  11. solitary
Little known
(Adjective)
Synonyms:
  1. unknown
  2. abstruse
  3. cryptic
  4. remote
  5. humble
  6. arcane
  7. retired
  8. enigmatic
  9. cabalistic
  10. esoteric
  11. rare
  12. hidden
  13. covered
  14. nameless
  15. removed
  16. reticent
  17. secretive
  18. seldom seen
  19. unseen
  20. inconspicuous
  21. ambiguous
  22. ambivalent
  23. invisible
  24. mysterious
  25. crepuscular
  26. deep
  27. unheard-of
  28. darkened
  29. apart
  30. oracular
  31. equivocal
  32. fuliginous
  33. undisclosed
  34. incomprehensible
  35. indefinite
  36. inexpressible
  37. inglorious
  38. unapprehended
  39. inscrutable
  40. dark
  41. mean
  42. obfuscatory
  43. recondite
  44. secluded
  45. shaded
  46. transcendent
  47. undistinguished
  48. unfathomable
  49. vague
  50. unsung
  51. isolated
Antonyms:
  1. famous
  2. clear
  3. distinguished
  4. explicit
  5. understood
  6. apparent
  7. obvious
  8. known
  9. renowned
  10. perceptible
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Not readily noticed or seen
(Adjective)
Synonyms:
  1. inconspicuous
  2. unconspicuous
  3. unnoticeable
  4. unobtrusive
To cut off from sight
(Verb)
Synonyms:
  1. block
  2. conceal
  3. hide
  4. obstruct
  5. screen
  6. shroud
  7. shut off
To make dim, indistinct, or impossible to see:
(Verb)
Synonyms:
  1. block
Not clearly understood or expressed; ambiguous or vague:
(Adjective)
Synonyms:
  1. ambiguous

Words Related to Obscure

Related words are words that are directly connected to each other through their meaning, even if they are not synonyms or antonyms. This connection may be general or specific, or the words may appear frequently together.

Obscure Sentence Examples

  • Everything seemed dark, obscure and terrible.

  • It was an obscure corner of the world.

  • With obscure vision, the problem is often fatally compounded.

  • Though these reasons were very insufficient and obscure, no one made any rejoinder.

  • With all the obscure allusions, the play is difficult to understand without assistance.

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