DICTOMETER

OBSCURE

(obscure, disimular, umbrío, dunkel, fordunkle, skjule)

1. Synonyms:
   • Obscure
   • Befog
   • Becloud
   • Obnubilate
   • Haze over
   • Fog
   • Cloud
   • Mist
   Definitions:
   • make less visible or unclear
   Examples:
   • The stars are obscured by the clouds
   • The big elm tree obscures our view of the valley
   
   
2. Synonyms:
   • Confuse
   • Blur
   • Obscure
   • Obnubilate
   Definitions:
   • make unclear, indistinct, or blurred
   Examples:
   • Her remarks confused the debate
   • Their words obnubilate their intentions
   
   
3. Synonyms:
   • Obscure
   • Bedim
   • Overcloud
   Definitions:
   • make obscure or unclear
   Examples:
   • The distinction was obscured
   
   
4. Synonyms:
   • Obscure
   Definitions:
   • reduce a vowel to a neutral one, such as a schwa
   
   
5. Synonyms:
   • Obscure
   • Blot out
   • Obliterate
   • Veil
   • Hide
   Definitions:
   • make undecipherable or imperceptible by obscuring or concealing
   Examples:
   • A hidden message
   • A veiled threat
   
   

1. Synonyms:
   • Obscure
   • Vague
   Definitions:
   • not clearly understood or expressed
   Examples:
   • An obscure turn of phrase
   • An impulse to go off and fight certain obscure battles of his own spirit-Anatole Broyard
   • Their descriptions of human behavior become vague, dull, and unclear- P.A.Sorokin
   • Vague...forms of speech...have so long passed for mysteries of science- John Locke
   Antonyms:
   • Clear
   
   
   
2. Synonyms:
   • Dark
   • Obscure
   Definitions:
   • marked by difficulty of style or expression
   Examples:
   • Much that was dark is now quite clear to me
   • Those who do not appreciate Kafka's work say his style is obscure
   Antonyms:
   • Comprehensible
   • Comprehendible
   
   
   
3. Synonyms:
   • Hidden
   • Obscure
   Definitions:
   • difficult to find
   Examples:
   • Hidden valleys
   • A hidden cave
   • An obscure retreat
   Antonyms:
   • Unconcealed
   
   
   
4. Synonyms:
   • Obscure
   • Unknown
   • Unsung
   Definitions:
   • not famous or acclaimed
   Examples:
   • An obscure family
   • Unsung heroes of the war
   Antonyms:
   • Glorious
   
   
   
5. Synonyms:
   • Obscure
   • Unnoticeable
   Definitions:
   • not drawing attention
   Examples:
   • An unnoticeable cigarette burn on the carpet
   • An obscure flaw
   Antonyms:
   • Conspicuous
   
   
   
6. Synonyms:
   • Apart
   • Isolated
   • Obscure
   Definitions:
   • remote and separate physically or socially
   Examples:
   • Existed over the centuries as a world apart
   • Preserved because they inhabited a place apart- W.H.Hudson
   • Tiny isolated villages remote from centers of civilization
   • An obscure village
   Antonyms:
   • Connected