obscure
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Pronunciation [change]
- IPA: /əbˈskjʊɚ/
- SAMPA: /@b"skjU@/
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Adjective [change]
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- If something is obscure, it is not easy to understand.
- The textbook the teacher was using in her class was obscure.
- If something is obscure, it is not bright in color or appearance; it is dull or dark.
- If something is obscure, it is very hard to make out a clear image of it; it is faint; it is unclear or vague.
- If something is obscure, it is hidden; it is out of sight.
- The Johnsons decided to have a date at an obscure retreat.
- If a place where people live is obscure, it is found far away from where most other people live.
- If something is obscure, it is not easily seen; it is inconspicuous.
- The ruby had an obscure flaw in it.
- If somebody is obscure, they are not known; they have no fame and are not notable.
Notes of use [change]
The comparative words obscurer and obscurest are not as common as more obscure and most obscure.
Synonyms [change]
- (not easy to understand):
- (dark):
- (faint):
- faint
- vague
- unclear
- unintelligible
- (person not known):
- (not easily seen):
Antonyms [change]
- (not easy to understand):
- (dark, faint):
- (person not known):
- (not easily seen):
- (all definitions):
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Verb [change]
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- (transitive) If someone obscures something, they darken it; they make it faint.
- (transitive) If someone obscures something, they hide it from sight; they put it out of sight.
- The fog obscured the road ahead of Sherry while she was driving.
- The cloud was obscuring the light from the Sun while they moved over the Sun.
Synonyms [change]
Antonyms [change]
- (darken it):
