English

Detailed Synonyms for obscure in English

obscure:

obscure adj

  1. obscure
  2. obscure
  3. obscure
    scary
    – provoking fear terror 1
    • scary adj
      • a scary movie1
  4. obscure
  5. obscure
    – not clearly understood or expressed 1
    obscure; vague
    – not clearly understood or expressed 1
    • obscure adj
      • an obscure turn of phrase1
      • an impulse to go off and fight certain obscure battles of his own spirit1
    • vague adj
      • their descriptions of human behavior become vague, dull, and unclear1
      • vague...forms of speech...have so long passed for mysteries of science1
  6. obscure
    – marked by difficulty of style or expression 1
    obscure; dark
    – marked by difficulty of style or expression 1
    • obscure adj
      • those who do not appreciate Kafka's work say his style is obscure1
    • dark adj
      • much that was dark is now quite clear to me1
  7. obscure
    – remote and separate physically or socially 1
    obscure; apart; isolated
    – remote and separate physically or socially 1
    • obscure adj
      • an obscure village1
    • apart adj
      • existed over the centuries as a world apart1
      • preserved because they inhabited a place apart1
    • isolated adj
      • tiny isolated villages remote from centers of civilization1
  8. obscure
    – not drawing attention 1
    obscure; unnoticeable
    – not drawing attention 1
  9. obscure
    – not famous or acclaimed 1
    obscure; unknown; unsung
    – not famous or acclaimed 1
  10. obscure
    – difficult to find 1
    obscure; hidden
    – difficult to find 1
    • obscure adj
      • an obscure retreat1
    • hidden adj
      • hidden valleys1
      • a hidden cave1

to obscure verb (obscures, obscured, obscuring)

  1. to obscure
    to obscure; to cloud
    • obscure verb (obscures, obscured, obscuring)
    • cloud verb (clouds, clouded, clouding)
  2. to obscure
    to darken; to obscure
    • darken verb (darkens, darkened, darkening)
    • obscure verb (obscures, obscured, obscuring)
  3. to obscure
    – make obscure or unclear 1
    to obscure; bedim; overcloud
    – make obscure or unclear 1
  4. to obscure
    – make undecipherable or imperceptible by obscuring or concealing 1
    to obscure; to hide; to veil; to blot out; obliterate
    – make undecipherable or imperceptible by obscuring or concealing 1
    • obscure verb (obscures, obscured, obscuring)
    • hide verb (hides, hid, hiding)
      • a hidden message1
    • veil verb (veils, veiled, veiling)
      • a veiled threat1
    • blot out verb (blots out, blotted out, blotting out)
    • obliterate verb
  5. to obscure
    – reduce a vowel to a neutral one, such as a schwa 1
    to obscure
    – reduce a vowel to a neutral one, such as a schwa 1
    • obscure verb (obscures, obscured, obscuring)
  6. to obscure
    – make unclear, indistinct, or blurred 1
    to blur; to obscure; to confuse; obnubilate
    – make unclear, indistinct, or blurred 1
    • blur verb (blurs, blurred, blurring)
    • obscure verb (obscures, obscured, obscuring)
    • confuse verb (confuses, confused, confusing)
      • Her remarks confused the debate1
    • obnubilate verb
      • Their words obnubilate their intentions1
  7. to obscure
    – make less visible or unclear 1
    to obscure; fog; to cloud; mist; haze over; becloud; obnubilate; befog
    – make less visible or unclear 1
    • obscure verb (obscures, obscured, obscuring)
      • The stars are obscured by the clouds1
      • the big elm tree obscures our view of the valley1
    • fog verb
    • cloud verb (clouds, clouded, clouding)
      • The stars are obscured by the clouds1
    • mist verb
    • haze over verb
    • becloud verb
    • obnubilate verb
    • befog verb

Conjugations for obscure:

present
  1. obscure
  2. obscure
  3. obscures
  4. obscure
  5. obscure
  6. obscure
simple past
  1. obscured
  2. obscured
  3. obscured
  4. obscured
  5. obscured
  6. obscured
present perfect
  1. have obscured
  2. have obscured
  3. has obscured
  4. have obscured
  5. have obscured
  6. have obscured
past continuous
  1. was obscuring
  2. were obscuring
  3. was obscuring
  4. were obscuring
  5. were obscuring
  6. were obscuring
future
  1. shall obscure
  2. will obscure
  3. will obscure
  4. shall obscure
  5. will obscure
  6. will obscure
continuous present
  1. am obscuring
  2. are obscuring
  3. is obscuring
  4. are obscuring
  5. are obscuring
  6. are obscuring
subjunctive
  1. be obscured
  2. be obscured
  3. be obscured
  4. be obscured
  5. be obscured
  6. be obscured
diverse
  1. obscure!
  2. let's obscure!
  3. obscured
  4. obscuring
1. I, 2. you, 3. he/she/it, 4. we, 5. you, 6. they

Related Words for "obscure":

  • obscureness, obscuring, obscurement, obscurer, obscurest, obscurely

Alternate Synonyms for "obscure":


Related Definitions for "obscure":

  1. not clearly understood or expressed1
    • an obscure turn of phrase1
    • an impulse to go off and fight certain obscure battles of his own spirit1
  2. marked by difficulty of style or expression1
    • those who do not appreciate Kafka's work say his style is obscure1
  3. remote and separate physically or socially1
    • an obscure village1
  4. not drawing attention1
    • an obscure flaw1
  5. not famous or acclaimed1
    • an obscure family1
  6. difficult to find1
    • an obscure retreat1
  7. make obscure or unclear1
    • The distinction was obscured1
  8. make undecipherable or imperceptible by obscuring or concealing1
  9. reduce a vowel to a neutral one, such as a schwa1
  10. make unclear, indistinct, or blurred1
  11. make less visible or unclear1
    • The stars are obscured by the clouds1
    • the big elm tree obscures our view of the valley1