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obscure
[ uhb-skyoor ]
adjective
- (of meaning) not clear or plain; ambiguous, vague, or uncertain:
an obscure sentence in the contract.
Antonyms: certain
- not clear to the understanding; hard to perceive:
obscure motivations.
- (of language, style, a speaker, etc.) not expressing the meaning clearly or plainly.
- indistinct to the sight or any other sense; not readily seen, heard, etc.; faint.
Synonyms: veiled
Antonyms: clear
- inconspicuous or unnoticeable:
the obscure beginnings of a great movement.
- of little or no prominence, note, fame, or distinction:
an obscure French artist.
Synonyms: unknown, undistinguished
Antonyms: conspicuous, noted
an obscure little town.
Synonyms: inconspicuous, secluded
an obscure back room.
Synonyms: somber, shadowy, dusky
Antonyms: bright
- enveloped in, concealed by, or frequenting darkness.
- not bright or lustrous; dull or darkish, as color or appearance.
- (of a vowel) having the reduced or neutral sound usually represented by the schwa (ə).
verb (used with object)
- to conceal or conceal by confusing (the meaning of a statement, poem, etc.).
- to make dark, dim, indistinct, etc.
- to reduce or neutralize (a vowel) to the sound usually represented by a schwa (ə).
noun
obscure
/ ˌɒbskjʊˈreɪʃən; əbˈskjʊə /
adjective
- unclear or abstruse
- indistinct, vague, or indefinite
- inconspicuous or unimportant
- hidden, secret, or remote
- (of a vowel) reduced to or transformed into a neutral vowel ( ə )
- gloomy, dark, clouded, or dim
verb
- to make unclear, vague, or hidden
- to cover or cloud over
- phonetics to pronounce (a vowel) with articulation that causes it to become a neutral sound represented by ( ə )
noun
- a rare word for obscurity
Derived Forms
- obscuration, noun
- obˈscureness, noun
- obˈscurely, adverb
Other Words From
- ob·scur·ed·ly [uh, b-, skyoor, -id-lee], ob·scure·ly adverb
- ob·scure·ness noun
- sub·ob·scure adjective
- sub·ob·scure·ness noun
- un·ob·scure adjective
- un·ob·scure·ness noun
- un·ob·scured adjective
Word History and Origins
Origin of obscure1
Word History and Origins
Origin of obscure1
Synonym Study
Example Sentences
Some energy companies have sought to evade methane detection by using "enclosed combustors" to obscure gas flaring.
Real America's Voice, which was founded in 2020, is a relatively obscure right-wing cable news outlet, one of several pro-Trump channels that have cropped up in recent years.
Oscar pundits have worried about ratings for this year’s telecast because so many of the best picture front-runners are relatively obscure.
Cryptocurrencies are stored in public wallets anyone can look up so it's possible to follow the money as the criminals split it into smaller chunks and send it through various channels to obscure its origins.
Korda’s team cooked up a new origin story, picking Tasmania as her birthplace because it was so distant and obscure.
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