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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 |
adverb + (adj.)obscure
fairly, mostly, otherwise, rather, seemingly
(adj.)obscure
+ noun
allusion, congressman, corner, cult, joke, journal, location, motive, novel, object, organism, phrase, provision, publication, reason, reference, singer, title, topic, village
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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 |
adverb + (v.)obscure
but, completely, deliberately, entirely, largely, momentarily, normally, often, partially, partly, previously, relatively, sometimes, somewhat, totally
(v.)obscure
+ noun
accomplishment,
ambiguity,
complexity,
contribution,
curtain,
darkness,
detail,
distinction,
existence,
fact,
feature,
foliage,
horizon,
identity,
insight,
layer,
mask,
meaning,
mountain,
noise,
origin,
outline,
passage,
reality,
reflection,
shadow,
sky,
sun,
terrain,
truth,
understanding,
veil,
view,
vision,
weakness
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| derivations: |
obscuredly (adv.), obscurely (adv.), obscureness (n.) |
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