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obscure
[uhb-skyoor]
adjective
(of meaning) not clear or plain; ambiguous, vague, or uncertain.
an obscure sentence in the contract.
Synonyms: ,Antonyms: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:Antonyms: ,inconspicuous or unnoticeable.
the obscure beginnings of a great movement.
of little or no prominence, note, fame, or distinction.
an obscure French artist.
Synonyms: ,Antonyms: ,far from public notice, worldly affairs, or important activities; remote; retired.
an obscure little town.
Synonyms: ,lacking in light or illumination; dark; dim; murky.
an obscure back room.
Synonyms: , ,Antonyms: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 (É).
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 (É).
noun
obscure
/ ĖÉbskjŹĖreÉŖŹÉn, ÉbĖskjŹÉ /
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 ( É )
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 ( É )
noun
a rare word for obscurity
Other 51³Ō¹Ļ Forms
- obscuredly adverb
- obscurely adverb
- obscureness noun
- subobscure adjective
- subobscureness noun
- unobscure adjective
- unobscureness noun
- unobscured adjective
- obscuration noun
- “DzśĖ²õ³¦³Ü°ł±š²Ō±š²õ²õ noun
- “DzśĖ²õ³¦³Ü°ł±š±ō²ā adverb
51³Ō¹Ļ History and Origins
Origin of obscure1
51³Ō¹Ļ History and Origins
Origin of obscure1
Synonym Study
Example Sentences
DOGEās secrecy has been part of its overall strategy, some experts believe, allowing it to obscure its work from government watchdogs and the courts.
It proceeds to descend and becomes obscured by trees and buildings, before a large explosion appears on the horizon.
But other elements could take much longer to play out: for example, an obscure budget in a particular department that was culled, only for an outcry in six months time.
The rookie artists waxed it at an obscure recording studio at their own expense.
The Tony Awards honored those actors who embraced the immediacy of the theatrical experience and offered us varieties of performance styles that would be hard to find even in the more obscure reaches of Netflix.
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