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   ob·scure

   /əbˈskyo͝or/

   adjective

   • 1. not discovered or known about; uncertain: "his origins and parentage are obscure" Similar unclearuncertainunknownin doubtdoubtfuldubiousmysterioushazyvagueindeterminateconcealedhidden
   • ▪ not clearly expressed or easily understood: "obscure references to Proust" Similar abstrusereconditearcaneesotericrecherchéoccultenigmaticmystifyingpuzzlingperplexingbafflingambiguouscrypticequivocalDelphicoracularriddlingobliqueopaqueellipticalunintelligibleuninterpretableincomprehensibleimpenetrableunfathomableinexplicableunexplainedinformal:as clear as mudOpposite clearplain
   • ▪ not important or well known: "an obscure religious sect" Similar little knownunknownunheard ofundistinguishedinsignificantunimportantinconsequentialinconspicuousunnoticednamelessanonymousminorhumblelowlyunrenownedunsungunrecognizedunhonoredingloriousforgottenOpposite famousrenowned
   • ▪ hard to make out or define; vague: "I feel an obscure resentment" Similar indistinctfaintvagueill-definedunclearblurredblurrymistyhazyfoggyveiledcloudycloudednebulousfuzzydarkdimunlitblackmurkysombergloomyshadyshadowyliterary:duskytenebrousdarklingcrepuscularrare:caliginousCimmerianOpposite distinct
   • ▪ (of a color) not sharply defined; dim or dingy.

   verb

   • 1. keep from being seen; conceal: "gray clouds obscure the sun" Similar hideconcealcoverveilshroudscreenmaskcloakcast a shadow overshadowenvelopmantleblockblock outblank outobliterateeclipseovershadowliterary:enshroudbedimbenightrare:obnubilateadumbrateOpposite reveal
   • ▪ make unclear and difficult to understand: "the debate has become obscured by conflicting ideological perspectives" Similar confusecomplicateobfuscatecloudblurmuddymuddy the watersliterary:becloudbefogOpposite clarifyilluminate
   • ▪ overshadow: "none of this should obscure the skill, experience, and perseverance of the workers"

   Word Origin late Middle English: from Old French obscur, from Latin obscurus ‘dark’, from an Indo-European root meaning ‘cover’.

   Derivatives

   • 1. obscurely adverb

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   Synonyms for OBSCURES: conceals, hides, covers, suppresses, disguises, masks, overshadows, belies; Antonyms of OBSCURES: reveals, shows, discloses, exposes, uncovers, displays, unmasks, bares

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   Synonyms for OBSCURE: ambiguous, cryptic, dark, mysterious, enigmatic, enigmatical, esoteric, mystic; Antonyms of OBSCURE: obvious, clear, plain, accessible, certain, unambiguous, distinct, understandable.

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   TO KEEP SOMEONE OR SOMETHING FROM BEING SEEN. He planted tall shrubs and trees along the carriageway to obscure the sight and sound of heavy traffic from the park. Synonyms and examples. hide. I'll need to hide the sweets so the children don't find them. conceal. He did his best to conceal his true feelings from his spouse. secrete. formal.

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