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OBSCURE Synonyms

There are 36 synonyms of the word obscure. (exact relations)
There are 6 hypernyms of the word obscure. (close relations)
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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

Best Hypernyms For OBSCURE

Here is a list of related hypernyms for obscure, these are close relations that fall within the same topic. Most relevant words are highlighted and in order.
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Alternatives for BECLOUD

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