OBSCURE Synonyms
There are 6 hypernyms of the word obscure. (close relations)
Best Alternative Words for OBSCURE
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becloud | verbv | |||||||
verb • make less visible or unclear | ||||||||
bedim | verbv | |||||||
verb • make darker and difficult to perceive by sight • make unintelligible or unclear | ||||||||
obnubilate | verbv | |||||||
verb • make less visible or unclear • make unclear, indistinct, or blurred | ||||||||
apart | adverbadv | |||||||
adverb • separated or at a distance in place or position or time • not taken into account or excluded from consideration • away from another or others • placed or kept separate and distinct as for a purpose • one from the other • into parts or pieces adjective satellite • remote and separate physically or socially • having characteristics not shared by others | ||||||||
befog | verbv | |||||||
verb • make less visible or unclear | ||||||||
blur | verbv | |||||||
noun • a hazy or indistinct representation verb • become glassy; lose clear vision • to make less distinct or clear • make unclear, indistinct, or blurred • make a smudge on; soil by smudging • make dim or indistinct • become vague or indistinct | ||||||||
cimmerian | adjectiveadj | |||||||
adjective satellite • intensely dark and gloomy as with perpetual darkness | ||||||||
cloud | verb, noun, adjectivev, n, adj | |||||||
noun • any collection of particles (e.g., smoke or dust) or gases that is visible • a visible mass of water or ice particles suspended at a considerable altitude • out of touch with reality • a cause of worry or gloom or trouble • suspicion affecting your reputation • a group of many things in the air or on the ground verb • make overcast or cloudy • make less visible or unclear • billow up in the form of a cloud • make gloomy or depressed • place under suspicion or cast doubt upon • make less clear • colour with streaks or blotches of different shades • make milky or dull | ||||||||
confuse | verbv | |||||||
verb • mistake one thing for another • be confusing or perplexing to; cause to be unable to think clearly • cause to feel embarrassment • assemble without order or sense • make unclear, indistinct, or blurred | ||||||||
dark | adjectiveadj | |||||||
adjective • devoid of or deficient in light or brightness; shadowed or black • (used of color) having a dark hue noun • absence of light or illumination • absence of moral or spiritual values • an unilluminated area • the time after sunset and before sunrise while it is dark outside • an unenlightened state adjective satellite • brunet (used of hair or skin or eyes) • stemming from evil characteristics or forces; wicked or dishonorable • secret • showing a brooding ill humor • lacking enlightenment or knowledge or culture • marked by difficulty of style or expression • causing dejection • not giving performances; closed | ||||||||
dingy | adjectiveadj | |||||||
adjective satellite • thickly covered with ingrained dirt or soot • (of color) discolored by impurities; not bright and clear • causing dejection | ||||||||
enigmatic | adjectiveadj | |||||||
adjective satellite • not clear to the understanding • resembling an oracle in obscurity of thought | ||||||||
esoteric | adjectiveadj | |||||||
adjective • confined to and understandable by only an enlightened inner circle | ||||||||
fog | verb, nounv, n | |||||||
noun • droplets of water vapor suspended in the air near the ground • an atmosphere in which visibility is reduced because of a cloud of some substance • confusion characterized by lack of clarity verb • make less visible or unclear | ||||||||
fuzzy | adjectiveadj | |||||||
adjective satellite • covering with fine light hairs • indistinct or hazy in outline • confused and not coherent; not clearly thought out | ||||||||
hidden | verb, adjectivev, adj | |||||||
adjective satellite • not accessible to view • designed to elude detection • difficult to find | ||||||||
hide | verbv | |||||||
noun • the dressed skin of an animal (especially a large animal) • body covering of a living animal verb • prevent from being seen or discovered • be or go into hiding; keep out of sight, as for protection and safety • cover as if with a shroud • make undecipherable or imperceptible by obscuring or concealing | ||||||||
ill-defined | adjectiveadj | |||||||
adjective • poorly stated or described | ||||||||
inscrutable | adjectiveadj | |||||||
adjective satellite • of an obscure nature | ||||||||
isolated | adjectiveadj | |||||||
adjective satellite • not close together in time • being or feeling set or kept apart from others • marked by separation of or from usually contiguous elements • cut off or left behind • under forced isolation especially for health reasons • remote and separate physically or socially | ||||||||