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obscureadjective having an often intentionally veiled or uncertain meaninga fantasy writer who likes to put lots of obscure references and images in her tales of wizards and warlocks ambiguous, arcane, cryptic, dark, deep, Delphic, double-edged, elliptical(or elliptic), enigmatic(also enigmatical), equivocal, fuliginous, inscrutable, murky, mysterious, mystic, nebulous, occult, opaque abstruse, esoteric, reconditecloaked, concealed, disguised, masked, shroudedbeclouded, bedimmed, befogged, clouded, cloudy, dim, faint, foggy, fuzzy, hazy, indistinct, indistinguishable, misty, muddy, obfuscatory, obnubilated, obscurant(or obscurantic), shaded, shadowlike, shadowy, sphinxlikeindefinite, inexact, inexplicit, noncommittal, questionable, unclear, uncertain, undefined, undetermined, vagueimpenetrable, incomprehensible, indecipherable, inexplicableeerie(also eery), uncanny, weirdimpalpable, inappreciable, intangible, invisibleunanswerable, unknowablebaffling, bewildering, confounding, confusing, mystifying, perplexing, puzzling, unfathomablecircuitous, indirect, roundaboutcomplex, complicated, difficult, obtuse accessible, clear, nonambiguous, obvious, plain, unambiguous, unequivocal comprehensible, fathomable, intelligible, knowable, legible, pellucid, understandablebright, distinct, evident, self-evident, self-explanatorycertain, firm, strong, suredefined, determineddirect, straightforwarddefinite, exact, explicitappreciable, palpable, tangible, visibleblatant, patent, unmistakable not widely knownhe's an obscure artist now, but he's sure to be famous someday nameless, no-name, noteless, uncelebrated, unfamous, unknown, unrecognized, unsung insignificant, minor, unimportantundistinguished, unexceptional, unremarkableunpopularanonymous, faceless, unnoticeable, unrecognizableunnewsworthy, unnoticedforgotten, unremembered celebrated, famed, famous, noted, notorious, prominent, renowned, well-known fabled, fabulous, legendaryinfamousdistinguished, eminent, exceptional, great, illustrious, notable, outstanding, prestigious, remarkableestimable, honorable, reputable, respectableimportant, influential, leading, major, newsworthy, noteworthy, significantfavorite, popular, preferred being without light or without much lighthid in an obscure spot among the trees black, caliginous, dark, darkened, darkish, darkling, darksome, dim, dimmed, dusk, dusky, gloomy, lightless, murky, obscured, pitch-black, pitch-dark, pitchy, rayless, somber(or sombre), stygian, tenebrific, tenebrous, unlit crepuscular, twilitmoonless, starless, sunlesscloudy, dull, dulled, lacklustershadowlike, shadowy, shadygray(also grey), leaden, palebeclouded, befogged, clouded, foggy, fuliginous, misty, smoggy, soupy bright, brightened, brilliant, illuminated, illumined, light, lit(or lighted), lightsome, lucent, lucid, luminous ablaze, agleam, aglitter, alight, beaming, beamy, effulgent, glaring, glowing, incandescent, lambent, radiant, relucent, resplendent, shining, sparklingultrabrightglossy, lustrous, shinyfloodlit(also floodlighted), highlighted, spotlighted(or spotlit)moonlit, moony, starlit, sunlit not seen or understood clearlya distinction so obscure that only the experts can really see it blear, bleary, blurry, dim, faint, foggy, fuzzy, gauzy, hazy, indefinite, indistinct, indistinguishable, misty, murky, nebulous, opaque, pale, shadowy, unclear, undefined, undetermined, vague dark, dusky, gloomyimpalpable, inappreciable, intangible, invisiblehieroglyphic(also hieroglyphical), incomprehensible, indecipherable, indiscernible, inexplicable, mysterious, obfuscatory, puzzling clear, definite, pellucid bright, distinct, evident, obvious, plaincertain, firm, strong, sure obscureverbto keep secret or shut off from viewthe investigative reporters obscured their real motives for visiting the company by pretending the story was about something else belie, blanket, blot out, cloak, conceal, cover, curtain, disguise, enshroud, hide, mask, occult, paper over, screen, shroud, suppress, veil bury, camouflage, cover (up), smothergild, gloss (over), varnish, whitewashbecloud, bedim, befog, block, cloud, darken, eclipse, obstruct, occlude, overcast, overshadow, shade bare, disclose, display, divulge, expose, reveal, show, uncloak, uncover, unmask, unveil bring out, presentclarify, illuminateadvertise, air, broadcast, get out, proclaim, publicize, publish, spread to make dark, dim, or indistinctwhen it isn't obscured by smog, the view of the city from the observatory can be spectacular becloud, bedim, befog, blacken, blear, blur, cloud, darken, dim, dislimn, fog, fuzz (up), haze, mist, overcast, overcloud, overshadow, shadow, shroud adumbrate, blot out, conceal, eclipse, hide, obliterate, screen, shadecamouflage, cloak, cover, curtain, disguise, mask, veil brighten, illuminate, illumine, light (up), lighten expose, reveal, uncover, unveil adj.obscure, dark, vague, enigmatic, cryptic, ambiguous, equivocal mean not clearly understandable.obscure implies a hiding or veiling of meaning through some inadequacy of expression or withholding of full knowledge.obscure poems dark implies an imperfect or clouded revelation often with ominous or sinister suggestion.muttered dark hints of revenge vague implies a lack of clear formulation due to inadequate conception or consideration.a vague sense of obligation enigmatic stresses a puzzling, mystifying quality.enigmatic occult writings cryptic implies a purposely concealed meaning.cryptic hints of hidden treasure ambiguous applies to language capable of more than one interpretation.an ambiguous directive equivocal applies to language left open to differing interpretations with the intention of deceiving or evading.moral precepts with equivocal phrasing in the 15th century |