Verb
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make undecipherable or imperceptible by obscuring or concealing
"a hidden message"
"a veiled threat"
- blot out -
reduce a vowel to a neutral one, such as a schwa
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make obscure or unclear
"The distinction was obscured"
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make unclear, indistinct, or blurred
"Her remarks confused the debate"
"Their words obnubilate their intentions"
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make less visible or unclear
"The stars are obscured by the clouds"
"the big elm tree obscures our view of the valley"
- haze over
Adjective
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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"
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not drawing attention
"an unnoticeable cigarette burn on the carpet"
"an obscure flaw"
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not famous or acclaimed
"an obscure family"
"unsung heroes of the war"
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difficult to find
"hidden valleys"
"a hidden cave"
"an obscure retreat"
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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"
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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