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Synonyms, Thesaurus & Antonyms of 'obscure'

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1. (adj) obscure, vague
not clearly understood or expressed
Synonyms: unnoticeable, dark, hidden, faint, shadowy, unknown, apart(p), vague, dim, isolated, undefined, wispy, obscure, unsung
Antonyms: glorious, unconcealed, comprehendible, conspicuous, comprehensible, clear, connected

2. (adj) dark, obscure
marked by difficulty of style or expression
Synonyms: vague, sullen, unnoticeable, glum, dismal, dark, moody, apart(p), coloured, disconsolate, dark-skinned, black, gloomy, benighted, non-white, blue, glowering, obscure, sour, unknown, sinister, grim, dour, hidden, saturnine, sorry, drab, dingy, isolated, dreary, drear, unsung, morose
Antonyms: clear, comprehendible, comprehensible, connected, unconcealed, glorious, conspicuous

3. (adj) hidden, obscure
difficult to find
Synonyms: unnoticeable, dark, hidden, apart(p), out of sight, unknown, concealed, vague, isolated, secret, obscure, unsung
Antonyms: conspicuous, glorious, comprehensible, connected, clear, comprehendible, unconcealed

4. (adj) obscure, unknown, unsung
not famous or acclaimed
Synonyms: unnoticeable, dark, hidden, obscure, unnamed, unvalued, strange, unknown, unidentified, apart(p), vague, isolated, unappreciated, nameless, unsung
Antonyms: glorious, connected, conspicuous, comprehendible, clear, comprehensible, unconcealed

5. (adj) obscure, unnoticeable
not drawing attention
Synonyms: unnoticeable, dark, hidden, unknown, apart(p), vague, unobtrusive, isolated, obscure, unsung
Antonyms: comprehendible, unconcealed, comprehensible, conspicuous, clear, glorious, connected

6. (verb) apart(p), isolated, obscure
remote and separate physically or socially
Antonyms: conspicuous, unconcealed, comprehendible, comprehensible, connected, clear, glorious

7. (verb) obscure, befog, becloud, obnubilate, haze over, fog, cloud, mist
make less visible or unclear
Synonyms: veil, mist, dapple, confuse, blot out, corrupt, overcloud, defile, becloud, fog, blur, haze over, befog, mottle, obnubilate, mist over, obliterate, obscure, overcast, taint, bedim, hide, sully, cloud
Antonyms: glorious, clear, comprehensible, unconcealed, conspicuous, connected, comprehendible

8. (verb) confuse, blur, obscure, obnubilate
make unclear, indistinct, or blurred
Synonyms: fuddle, film over, slur, confound, befuddle, fog, fox, confuse, becloud, jumble, cloud, smutch, mix up, glaze over, flurry, bedim, blot out, dim, obscure, mist, blur, throw, obliterate, haze over, overcloud, smear, hide, put off, smudge, befog, veil, disconcert, discombobulate, blear, bedevil, obnubilate
Antonyms: connected, conspicuous, comprehendible, unconcealed, comprehensible, glorious, clear

9. (verb) obscure, bedim, overcloud
make obscure or unclear
Synonyms: veil, mist, benight, confuse, blot out, overcloud, becloud, fog, cloud over, blur, haze over, befog, obnubilate, obliterate, bedim, hide, obscure, cloud, cloud up
Antonyms: conspicuous, unconcealed, comprehensible, glorious, connected, clear, comprehendible

10. (verb) obscure
reduce a vowel to a neutral one, such as a schwa
Synonyms: veil, overcloud, haze over, blur, cloud, befog, hide, fog, obliterate, bedim, becloud, obnubilate, mist, confuse, blot out
Antonyms: conspicuous, connected, comprehendible, glorious, unconcealed, clear, comprehensible

11. (verb) obscure, blot out, obliterate, veil, hide
make undecipherable or imperceptible by obscuring or concealing
Synonyms: shroud, veil, mist, wipe out, confuse, blot out, enshroud, overcloud, kill, becloud, fog, blur, conceal, haze over, befog, obnubilate, cover, obliterate, obscure, hide out, efface, bedim, hide, cloud
Antonyms: clear, conspicuous, unconcealed, connected, comprehensible, comprehendible, glorious

Synonyms, Thesaurus & Antonyms of 'obscure'

English Synonyms and Antonyms

1. obscure
That is complex which is made up of several connected parts. That is compound in which the parts are not merely connected, but fused, or otherwise combined into a single substance. In a composit
Synonyms: complex, abstruse, confused, intricate, mixed, complicated, conglomerate, involved, multiform, composite, entangled, manifold, obscure, compound, heterogeneous, mingled, tangled
Antonyms: clear, homogeneous, plain, uncombined, uniform, direct, obvious, simple, uncompounded, unraveled

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