Obscure synonyms
ŏb-skyo͝or', əb-
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Indistinctly felt, perceived, understood, or recalled; hazy:
Ambiguous; liable to more than one interpretation.
The definition of ambiguous is something that is unclear or not easily describable.
Veil is defined as to cover or hide.
That cannot be easily understood; completely obscure or mysterious; unfathomable; enigmatic
That can have more than one interpretation; having two or more meanings; purposely vague, misleading, or ambiguous
The definition of dim is not bright, somewhat dark or unclear.
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Lacking a definition or value
Intended for or understood by only a small group, especially one with specialized knowledge or interests:
That cannot be read or is not easy to read.
Having or showing a consciousness of one's defects or shortcomings; not overly proud; not self-assertive; modest
To cloud is defined as to darken, cover or make gloomy.
Active primarily at dawn or dusk or both. Used of animals.
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Not giving, receiving, or deserving glory; shameful; disgraceful; dishonorable
(Uncountable) Confusion, bewilderment, or a baffled state resulting from something obfuscated, or made more opaque and muddled with the intent to obscure information.
ill-defined (related)
Of or resembling an enigma; puzzling:
Not accountable; not responsible
Not prominent nor easily noticeable
Not seen, heard, or perceived clearly; faint; dim; obscure
Not yet settled, concluded, or known; doubtful or inconclusive
Unclear; vague.
Not intelligible; that cannot be understood; incomprehensible
The definition of impenetrable is cannot be passed through or solved.
That cannot be understood; incomprehensible
That cannot be dissolved:
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Having a close emotional, and often sexual, relationship with
Not definite or determined; vague
Not clearly defined; indefinite:
Having a great deal of fine detail or complexity.
Not legible or decipherable.
Impossible to know or fathom:
Not easily understood; hard to make clear; obscure
The definition of abstruse is something that is nearly impossible to understand or figure out.
The definition of inexplicable is something that cannot be explained or something for which there is no logical answer or reason.
Impossible to comprehend or grasp fully:
Made up of parts intricately involved; hard to untangle, solve, understand, analyze, etc.
The definition of illogical is not making sense or going against reason.
Not precise.
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Subject to or causing doubt:
Open to doubt or challenge; problematic.
Feeling doubt; hesitating; skeptical
Not rigorous or meticulous:
Not reasoned; irrational.
Not compact or dense in arrangement or structure.
Not identified; having an unknown or unnamed identity.
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The definition of recondite is something that is difficult or impossible for most to understand, or that most people don't know about.
Difficult to understand or explain; enigmatic or confusing; perplexing.
The definition of confused is a person who cannot think clearly, or is something that is jumbled or without order.
Not easy to endure; full of hardship or trouble; trying:
Difficult to understand for being intricate or involved; complicated:
lacking clarity
Vague
Involving a contradiction; inconsistent
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wanting precision
Vague
in need of clarifying
Vague
out of focus
Vague
in need of translation
Vague
clear-as-mud
(Simile) Unclear, difficult or impossible to understand or interpret.
too much for
Vague
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(Idiomatic, sports) Performing at a level greatly superior to one's usual level of performance.
To a significant, not superficial, extent.
Extremely unconventional:
Opaque, with good contrast between light and dark areas. Used of a photographic negative.
Not in the knowledge, understanding, or acquaintance of someone; unfamiliar (to)
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Distantly related by blood or marriage:
Distant in relationship
Withdrawn from one's occupation, business, or office; having finished one's active working life.
Inclined to keep one's thoughts, feelings, and personal affairs to oneself.
Tending to conceal one's thoughts, feelings, affairs, etc. from others; reticent; not frank or open
seldom seen
Little known
Not directly evident; invisible.
The definition of invisible is something that cannot be seen or someone who is ignored and treated as if he is not seen.
Arousing wonder or curiosity, especially by being difficult to explain or understand:
Understood by only a few; esoteric
Of or relating to Kabballah.
Unable to be expressed.
unapprehended
Not apprehended.
To darken in a painting or drawing; shade in.
To separate or sift out (fine particles of sand, for example) by means of a sieve or screen.
clear (antonym)
Discerning or perceiving easily; keen:
definite (antonym)
The definition of definite is something that has limits, is clear in meaning, absolutely true and positive.
distinct (antonym)
Easily perceived by the senses:
distant (related)
Aloof or chilly:
irrelevant (related)
Not related, not applicable, unimportant, not connected.
profound (related)
Bending low, exhibiting or expressing deep humility; lowly; submissive; as, a profound bow.
secret (related)
Given to keeping one's thoughts and activities unknown to others; secretive:
shade (related)
To represent degrees of shade or shadow in:
disguise (related)
To make appear, sound, etc. different from usual so as to be unrecognizable
hide (related)
To beat with a whip made from hide.
Exhibiting or feeling ambivalence.
fuliginous
Dark; dusky
(Slang) Hard to cope with; difficult or troublesome:
The definition of secluded is a hidden or isolated place.
(Theol.) Existing apart from the material universe
Unnoticed; unperceived:
(Archaic) Abstruseness; that which is abstruse. [First attested in the mid 17th century.]
(Countable) Something, particulary words and sentences, that is open to more than one interpretation, explanation or meaning, if that meaning etc cannot be determined from its context.
The coexistence of opposing attitudes or feelings (such as love and hate) towards a person, object or idea.
The definition of confusion is a state of bewilderment, misunderstanding or chaos.
inconspicuousness
The condition of being inconspicuous
(By extension, since the 16th century) Any in-between place, state or condition of neglect or oblivion which results in an unresolved status, delay or deadlock.
The condition or fact of being forgotten
An obscuring or being obscured
The quality of being difficult to understand; a thing that is difficult to understand.
Opacity is defined as the quality of not letting light pass through, or hard to understand.
The definition of a penumbra is the lighted area around the shadow of a planet or moon during an eclipse.
A profound idea, matter, etc.
A secluding or being secluded; retirement; isolation; privacy
The state of being turbid; turbidness
Twilight zone is the mental state between reality and fantasy, or the lowest level of the ocean that light can penetrate.
The definition of adumbrate is to suggest beforehand or to vaguely foreshadow.
To cloud over; darken
To make (the eyes or the vision) dim; darken or obscure
To cover with or envelop in fog; make foggy
To toss in a blanket by way of punishment.
(Informal) Into a stupor:
To fill (something) so that it is not possible to pass.
To erase or get rid of
To conceal
To camouflage is defined as to hide or disguise yourself.
To cover or conceal with a cloak or something that acts like a cloak:
To twist or become twisted together.
To keep from being observed or discovered; hide.
To embarrass; disconcert; abash
To tarnish or stain:
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.
To declare or prove to be false.
To conceal
To conceal
To envelop, enfold, entangle, or embarrass.
To cover (the face, for example) with a decorative or protective mask.
To conceal
To conceal
To obfuscate is to confuse someone, or to obscure the meaning of something.
To darken or obscure with clouds; becloud:
To conceal
A structure or arrangement of metal plates or mesh designed to protect a piece of electronic equipment from electrostatic or magnetic interference.
To conceal
To conceal
plain (antonym)
Not dyed, twilled, or patterned:
bright (antonym)
Clear or brilliant in color or sound; vivid or intense
visible (antonym)
That can be perceived or observed; apparent
famous (antonym)
Much talked about; having fame, or celebrity; renowned
renowned (antonym)
Famous, celebrated, or well-known.
explicit (antonym)
Fully and clearly expressed; leaving nothing implied:
understood (antonym)
Agreed on; assumed:
apparent (antonym)
Readily seen; visible:
obvious (antonym)
The definition of obvious is something that is readily apparent or easy to see.
perceptible (antonym)
Capable of being perceived by the senses or the mind:
distinguished (antonym)
Characterized by excellence or distinction; eminent:
known (antonym)
The definition of known is something of which people are aware.
reveal (antonym)
To cause to be seen; show:
illuminate (antonym)
To give light to; light up
clarify (antonym)
To make or become easier to understand
Rather dark in color:
Made dim by tears, mucus, etc.
Tired, having senses dulled by exhaustion.
Dim; indistinct; unclear
Not clear; indistinct:
Not distinct
(Not comparable) Not current.
Suggestive of the isolated life of an island:
Having little in common with one's associates, family, etc.
Of place or time, unfrequented by people; desolate.
Relatively distant or remote from a center or middle:
Existing, living, or going without others; alone:
(Obsolete) Not conspicuous; inconspicuous
Not noticeable or blatant; inconspicuous.
That cannot be described
Without precedent; unparalleled.
Not explicit; vague; indefinite; general
The definition of nebulous is someone or something that is vague or unclear.
(Intransitive) to look or feel sad, sullen or despondent.
To spray the leaves of (a houseplant) with water from a mister
To cover with cloud; to overshadow; to darken.
To cover over; suppress; hide
To obstruct is to block or slow or cut off from view.
To shroud is to wrap someone in special burial clothing or to conceal something from view.
To cut off from sight
off the beaten path (or track)
having (or keeping) a low profile
light (related)
Not harsh or severe:
near (related)
(Dated) Next to the driver, when he is on foot; (US) on the left of an animal or a team.
see (related)
Not readily noticed or seen
knowledge (related)
Not known or not widely known by name
certain (related)
Not great; calculable:
show (related)
(Slang) To make an appearance; show up:
Separated; not together
Which has not been lauded or appreciated.
To make or become gloomy, angry, etc. in appearance
To make indecipherable; to obliterate
To blot out or wear away, leaving no traces; erase; efface
To cause to be obscured; cloud.
ephemeral (related)
incongruous (related)
anachronistic (related)
inconsequential (related)
uninteresting (related)
In a state of confusion; bewildered or muddled:
escaping notice
Vague
Covered with a veil:
Vague
Infrequently occurring; uncommon:
(Figuratively) prepared for, or dealt with some matter
To arrange or fold (something) about as cover or protection:
obfuscatory
Tending to obfuscate; intended to conceal the truth by confusion.
Synonym Study
- Equivocal is used of something ambiguous that is deliberately used to mislead or confuse an equivocal answer
- Ambiguous applies to that which puzzles because it allows of more than one interpretation an ambiguous title
- Enigmatic and cryptic are used of that which baffles or perplexes, the latter word implying deliberate intention to puzzle an enigmatic smile, a cryptic warning
- Vague implies such a lack of precision or exactness as to be indistinct or unclear a vague foreboding
- Obscure applies to that which is perceived with difficulty either because it is concealed or veiled or because of obtuseness in the perceiver their reasons remain obscure
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