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obscure
adjective as in not easily understood
Strongest matches
ambiguous, arcane, complicated, confusing, cryptic, enigmatic, esoteric, mysterious, vague
Weak matches
abstruse, clear as mud, dark, deep, doubtful, enigmatical, far-out, hazy, illegible, illogical, impenetrable, incomprehensible, inconceivable, incredible, indecisive, indefinite, indeterminate, indistinct, inexplicable, inscrutable, insoluble, intricate, opaque, recondite, unaccountable, unbelievable, unclear, undefined, unfathomable, unintelligible
adjective as in cloudy, shadowy
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caliginous, dark, dense, dusky, fuliginous, gloomy, indistinct, lightless, shady, somber, tenebrous, umbrageous, unilluminated, unlit
adjective as in out-of-the-way, little-known
Strongest matches
arcane, cryptic, distant, enigmatic, esoteric, humble, inaccessible, irrelevant, minor, mysterious, odd, rare, remote, secluded, secretive, undisclosed, undistinguished, unknown
Weak matches
abstruse, cabalistic, dark, deep, devious, far, far-off, inconspicuous, inglorious, invisible, lonesome, lowly, nameless, oracular, orphic, recondite, reticent, secret, seldom seen, solitary, unheard-of, unhonored, unimportant, unnoted, unseen, unsung
verb as in conceal, hide
Strongest matches
belie, blind, block out, blur, camouflage, cloud, confuse, cover, cover up, darken, dim, disguise, eclipse, mask, misrepresent, muddy, overshadow, shroud, veil
Strong matches
adumbrate, becloud, bedim, befog, blear, block, cloak, con, equivocate, falsify, fog, gray, haze, mist, murk, obfuscate, overcast, overcloud, pettifog, screen, shade, shadow, stonewall, wrap
Weak matches
cloud the issue, double-talk, fuzz, gloom, muddy the waters, throw up smoke screen
Example Sentences
Many researchers say interesting interactions were increasingly obscured by misinformation and hate.
Campaign group the Molly Rose Foundation welcomed what it called an "important marker for Ofcom to be bolder" but said that should not obscure the fact that the OSA needed to be strengthened.
You will want to keep an eye on the forecast though as cloud may obscure the view in some places.
It might have seemed an obscure, even parochial, battle, but America’s right wing was watching.
The next morning, the winds kicked up dust from nearby farms and orchards, obscuring the community’s panoramic views of Camarillo and the Pacific.
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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
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