opaque
Example Sentences
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A key issue is that many decisions are now made by automated or opaque systems.
From Science Daily • Apr. 5, 2026
Where things get the most opaque with finances is with alternative investments that don’t have the same kind of reporting as stocks and bonds.
From MarketWatch • Mar. 30, 2026
Residents are criticizing a state law that requires permits and fees for building projects near Joshua trees, saying it’s opaque, confusing and onerous for those who want to improve or even maintain their properties.
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 30, 2026
And like subprime, private credit is opaque, mostly unregulated and connected to other parts of the financial system including banks.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 29, 2026
His aunty’s face was opaque, her tone flat: the demeanor of a person who carried more bad news than she had delivered.
From "Half of a Yellow Sun" by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
