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List of meaning for obscure

relatively unknown

obscure, vague(adj)

not clearly understood or expressed

"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

dark, obscure(adj)

marked by difficulty of style or expression

"much that was dark is now quite clear to me"; "those who do not appreciate Kafka's work say his style is obscure"

hidden, obscure(adj)

difficult to find

"hidden valleys"; "a hidden cave"; "an obscure retreat"

obscure, unknown, unsung(adj)

not famous or acclaimed

"an obscure family"; "unsung heroes of the war"

obscure, unnoticeable(adj)

not drawing attention

"an unnoticeable cigarette burn on the carpet"; "an obscure flaw"

apart(p), isolated, obscure(verb)

remote and separate physically or socially

"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"

obscure, befog, becloud, obnubilate, haze over, fog, cloud, mist(verb)

make less visible or unclear

"The stars are obscured by the clouds"; "the big elm tree obscures our view of the valley"

confuse, blur, obscure, obnubilate(verb)

make unclear, indistinct, or blurred

"Her remarks confused the debate"; "Their words obnubilate their intentions"

obscure, bedim, overcloud(verb)

make obscure or unclear

"The distinction was obscured"

obscure(verb)

reduce a vowel to a neutral one, such as a schwa

obscure, blot out, obliterate, veil, hide(verb)

make undecipherable or imperceptible by obscuring or concealing

"a hidden message"; "a veiled threat"

having an often intentionally veiled or uncertain meaning

a fantasy writer who likes to put lots of obscure references and images in her tales of wizards and warlocks

not widely known

he's an obscure artist now, but he's sure to be famous someday

being without light or without much light

hid in an obscure spot among the trees

not seen or understood clearly

a distinction so obscure that only the experts can really see it

to keep secret or shut off from view

the investigative reporters obscured their real motives for visiting the company by pretending the story was about something else

to make dark, dim, or indistinct

when it isn't obscured by smog, the view of the city from the observatory can be spectacular

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