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VERB 5

  1. make less visible or unclear

    • “The stars are obscured by the clouds”
    • “the big elm tree obscures our view of the valley”
    Synonymsbefogbecloudobnubilatehaze overfogcloudmist

  2. make unclear, indistinct, or blurred

    • “Her remarks confused the debate”
    • “Their words obnubilate their intentions”
    Synonymsconfuseblurobnubilate

  3. make obscure or unclear

    • “The distinction was obscured”
    Synonymsbedimovercloud
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  1. reduce a vowel to a neutral one, such as a schwa

  2. make undecipherable or imperceptible by obscuring or concealing

    • “a hidden message”
    • “a veiled threat”
    Synonymsblot outobliterateveilhide

ADJECTIVE 6

  1. not clearly understood or expressed

    • “an obscure turn of phrase”
    • “an impulse to go off and fight certain obscure battles of his own spirit"-Anatole Broyard”
    • “their descriptions of human behavior become vague, dull, and unclear"- P.A.Sorokin”
    • “vague...forms of speech...have so long passed for mysteries of science"- John Locke”
    Synonymsvague

  2. marked by difficulty of style or expression

    • “much that was dark is now quite clear to me”
    • “those who do not appreciate Kafka's work say his style is obscure”
    Synonymsdark

  3. difficult to find

    • “hidden valleys”
    • “a hidden cave”
    • “an obscure retreat”
    Synonymshidden
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  1. not famous or acclaimed

    • “an obscure family”
    • “unsung heroes of the war”
    Synonymsunknownunsung

  2. not drawing attention

    • “an unnoticeable cigarette burn on the carpet”
    • “an obscure flaw”
    Synonymsunnoticeable

  3. remote and separate physically or socially

    • “existed over the centuries as a world apart”
    • “preserved because they inhabited a place apart"- W.H.Hudson”
    • “tiny isolated villages remote from centers of civilization”
    • “an obscure village”
    Synonymsapartisolated