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- pronunciation:
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skyuhr
- parts of speech:
- adjective, transitive verb
- features:
- Word Combinations (adjective, verb), Word Explorer
| part of speech: |
adjective |
| inflections: |
obscurer, obscurest |
| definition 1: |
weakly or poorly illuminated.
He stumbled in the obscure hallway.- synonyms:
- dark, dim
- similar words:
- black, dusky, gloomy, murky, somber, sunless, tenebrous, unlit
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| definition 2: |
appearing faint or indistinct.
We could just make out an obscure figure in the fog.
- synonyms:
- dim, faint, indistinct, vague
- antonyms:
- clear, plain
- similar words:
- hazy, imperceptible, indiscernible, nebulous, shadowy
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| definition 3: |
inconspicuous or little known.
He had been an obscure author before the publication of his fifth novel.I was born in an obscure little town along the coast.- synonyms:
- inconspicuous, unrenowned
- antonyms:
- distinguished, famed, famous, notable, public, well-known
- similar words:
- hidden, insignificant, nameless, out-of-the-way, undistinguished, unheard-of, unsung
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| definition 4: |
not clear in expression or meaning; uncertain or ambiguous.
Her style of writing is at times obscure.- synonyms:
- ambiguous, uncertain, unclear
- antonyms:
- apparent, clear, lucid, obvious
- similar words:
- abstruse, cloudy, cryptic, equivocal, esoteric, indefinite, muddy, murky, nebulous, opaque, vague
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| related words: |
abstract, blind, dark, deep, dense, dim, enigmatic, feeble, fuzzy, incomprehensible, indistinguishable, invisible, mysterious, neutral, twilight, uncertain, unintelligible |
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| part of speech: |
transitive verb |
| inflections: |
obscures, obscuring, obscured |
| definition 1: |
to dim (perception) or conceal (something perceived).
Old age can obscure one's vision.A woman's large hat obscured our view of the screen.- synonyms:
- bedim, eclipse, obstruct
- antonyms:
- enhance, reveal
- similar words:
- becloud, block, blot, blur, cloud, conceal, cover, darken, dim, fog, mask, occult, screen, shroud, weaken
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| definition 2: |
to make unclear in meaning.
The point of her remark was obscured by flowery phrases.- synonyms:
- becloud, confuse, muddy, obfuscate
- antonyms:
- clear, illuminate, illumine
- similar words:
- befog, blur, evade, fog, perplex
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| related words: |
becloud, black, blacken, blind, cloak, complicate, extinguish, involve, obstruct, overshadow, veil |
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| derivations: |
obscuredly (adv.), obscurely (adv.), obscureness (n.) |
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