obscure
/əbˈskjʊɹ/verb, adjective2 syllables
Obscure means: make less visible or unclear.
Synonyms for obscure48
verb, as in make undecipherable or imperceptible by obscuring or concealing
verb, as in make unintelligible or unclear
adjective, as in marked by difficulty of style or expression
adjective, as in not famous or acclaimed
adjective, as in not drawing attention
What does obscure mean?11
verb
make less visible or unclear“The stars are obscured by the clouds”
make undecipherable or imperceptible by obscuring or concealing“a hidden message”
make unclear, indistinct, or blurred“Her remarks confused the debate”
make unintelligible or unclear“The distinction was obscured”
reduce a vowel to a neutral one, such as a schwa
adjective
marked by difficulty of style or expression“much that was dark is now quite clear to me”
not famous or acclaimed“an obscure family”
not drawing attention“an unnoticeable cigarette burn on the carpet”
remote and separate physically or socially“existed over the centuries as a world apart”
not clearly expressed or understood“an obscure turn of phrase”
difficult to find“hidden valleys”
Definitions from the Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
What rhymes with obscure?24
two syllables
Obscure in a sentence
- At the time, he was an obscure writer.Miktsoanit
- Fyodor stood in the shadows, his face obscured by the darkness.Amastan
- The cause of the accident is still obscure.CM
- For all his genius he is as obscure as ever.unknown
- The reason why he left the tennis club is obscure.Dejo
- There are some obscure points in his proposal.unknown
- Much legal language is obscure to a layman.unknown
- The real purpose of the law was enshrouded in layers of obscure terminology.danieljtah
Sentences from Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR, credited to their authors.
Forms of obscure
as a verb
- past tense
- obscured
- present participle
- obscuring
- third-person singular
- obscures
- past participle
- obscured
as a adjective
- comparative
- obscurer
- superlative
- obscurest