Definition for Obscure:

• Without clearness or distinctness; as, an obscure view; shadowy; dim; dark; as, an obscure room; not easily understood; as, an obscure meaning; illegible; as, faint or obscure writing; remote; unknown; as, he lived in an obscure little village; secluded; humble; as, he occupied an obscure position.

Synonyms for Obscure:

• adj.

  •cloudy, shadowy (adjective)
  • dusk,
  • somber,
  • gloomy,
  • Obfuscated,
  • dense,
  • unlit,
  • veiled,
  • caliginous,
  • blurred,
  • clouded,
  • shady,
  • lightless,
  • murky,
  • umbrageous.
  •complex (adjective)
  • perplexing,
  • puzzling,
  • complicated,
  • convoluted,
  • involved.
  •concealed (adjective)
  • under wraps,
  • Shrouded.
  •dark (adjective)
  • dreary,
  • stygian,
  • pitch-dark,
  • cimmerian,
  • unlighted,
  • sooty,
  • swarthy,
  • black,
  • silhouetted,
  • not known,
  • dismal,
  • shaded,
  • dim,
  • dun,
  • darkened,
  • rayless,
  • inky,
  • crepuscular,
  • pitch black.
  •deceptive (adjective)
  • evasive.
  •deep (adjective)
  • orphic,
  • hard to understand.
  •difficult (adjective)
  • heavy.
  •dim (adjective)
  • misty.
  •dull (adjective)
  • subfusc.
  •equivocal (adjective)
  • muzzy,
  • clear as mud,
  • unexplicit,
  • Amphibological.
  •humble (adjective)
  • proletarian,
  • Low-born.
  •incognito (adjective)
  • unrecognized.
  •incomprehensible (adjective)
  • impenetrable,
  • beyond comprehension,
  • over head,
  • uncomprehensible.
  •inexplicable (adjective)
  • unexplainable.
  •low (adjective)
  • lowborn.
  •lowly (adjective)
  • unwashed.
  •nameless (adjective)
  • uncelebrated,
  • unfamed,
  • untitled,
  • unacknowledged,
  • unnoted.
  •not easily understood (adjective)
  • inconceivable,
  • inscrutable,
  • incredible,
  • unbelievable,
  • illogical,
  • recondite,
  • unaccountable,
  • far-out,
  • confusing,
  • hazy,
  • indistinct,
  • indecisive,
  • indeterminate,
  • opaque.
  •obscure (adjective)
  • foggy,
  • incoherent,
  • shapeless,
  • amorphous.
  •out-of-the-way, little-known (adjective)
  • seldom seen,
  • close,
  • undistinguished,
  • sequestered,
  • far,
  • reticent,
  • minor,
  • unimportant,
  • inaccessible,
  • undisclosed,
  • unhonored,
  • far-off.
  •out of focus (adjective)
  • fuzzy.
  •problematical (adjective)
  • in doubt.
  •provisory (adjective)
  • provisory.
  •subtle (adjective)
  • imperceptible.
  •ulterior (adjective)
  • Obscured.
  •undetected (adjective)
  • little-known.

• n.

  •
  • cabalistic,
  • profound,
  • covered,
  • esoteric,
  • irrelevant,
  • secretive,
  • retired,
  • arcane,
  • anonymous,
  • cryptic,
  • rare.
  •
  • Unconspicuous.
  •obscure (noun)
  • unsung,
  • apart,
  • unconnected,
  • invisible,
  • benight,
  • inglorious,
  • inconspicuous,
  • unknown,
  • haze over,
  • isolated,
  • unnoticeable,
  • dishonorable.

• v.

  •blacken (verb)
  • blacken,
  • eclipse.
  •cognition (verb)
  • Obnubilate.
  •conceal (verb)
  • enshroud,
  • hush,
  • blind,
  • bury,
  • censor.
  •conceal, hide (verb)
  • gray,
  • stonewall,
  • gloom,
  • murk,
  • haze,
  • fog,
  • belie,
  • fuzz,
  • cloud,
  • con,
  • wrap,
  • shroud,
  • overshadow,
  • equivocate,
  • misrepresent,
  • falsify,
  • muddy the waters,
  • pettifog,
  • double-talk,
  • throw up smoke screen,
  • cloud the issue.
  •confuse (verb)
  • fluster,
  • muddle,
  • perplex,
  • misconstrue,
  • baffle,
  • mistake.
  •shade (verb)
  • curtain.

• Other synonyms:

  •
  • defy,
  • general,
  • outlying,
  • obscurity,
  • cache,
  • crabbed,
  • define,
  • unheard-of,
  • unheralded,
  • private,
  • elliptical,
  • insular,
  • incalculable.
  •
  • secluded,
  • unmarked,
  • black out,
  • deepen,
  • hiding.
  •
  • mystery,
  • solitary.
  •
  • lonesome.
  •
  • submerge.
  •
  • plant.
  •
  • block.
  •abstruse
  • abstract.
  •block out
  • shut out.
  •blurry
  • bleary.
  •complicate
  • embroiled.
  •conceal
  • becloud,
  • ensconce.
  •confuse
  • fuddle,
  • mystify.
  •cover
  • blanket,
  • superpose.
  •darken
  • cloud over,
  • cloud up.
  •destroy
  • obliterate.
  •illegible
  • undecipherable,
  • unreadable.
  •indefinite
  • odd.
  •indistinct
  • indistinguishable,
  • nebulous.
  •inestimable
  • imponderable.
  •mysterious
  • elusive,
  • indecipherable.
  •shade
  • cast a shadow.
  •stash
  • stash,
  • Occulted.
  •vivid
  • graphic.

Paraphrases for Obscure:

• Independent

  • Adjective
    ambiguous, imprecise, dubious, incomprehensible, unknown, impenetrable, hazy, woolly, fuzzy, elusive, cryptic, indistinct, sinister, unidentified, blacked-out, secretive, grey, gloomy, electron-dense, unexplained, cloudy.
  • Verb, base form
    overshadow, conceal, hide, Hid, disguise, blur, cloud, cloak, eclipse, confuse, camouflage, distract, overlook, ignore, cover, forget, dissemble.

• Other Related

  • Adjective
    opaque, dark, murky, shadowy, confusing, arcane, non-transparent, confused, blurred, unintelligible, shady, obscurantist, Untransparent, mysterious, ill-defined, unspecific, blurry, sketchy.
  • Proper noun, singular
    mysterious.
  • Verb, base form
    mask, obfuscate.

Antonyms for Obscure:

• adj.

  • cloudy, shadowy
    distinct.
  • not easily understood
    explicit, plain, distinguished, known, exposed, common, apparent, definite, bare, uncovered, public, perceptible, obvious, bright, famous, clear, visible, open, understood, unmysterious, straightforward.
  • out-of-the-way, little-known
    approachable, nearby, related, relevant, warm, near, revealed, friendly, Familiar.
  • Other antonyms:
    direct, illuminated, agleam, alight, preferred, light, knowable, uncompounded, uncombined, lit, infamous, beamy, great, translucent, self-evident, fabulous, aglitter, Relucent, highlighted, honorable, glorious, leading, moony, homogeneous, limpid, floodlit, resplendent, moonlit, comprehendible, unadorned, glossy, sunlit, blatant, lightsome, connected, exceptional, exact, newsworthy, starlit, firm, sure, sparkling, simple, legendary, diaphanous, certain, uniform, illumined, perspicuous, unconcealed, self-explanatory, determined, fabled, unraveled, defined, ablaze.

• v.

  • conceal, hide
    clear up, loose, explain, lay out, lighten, unmask, uncover, clarify, brighten, illuminate, reveal.

Hypernym for Obscure:

• v.

  • cognition
    muddy.

Hyponym for Obscure:

• v.

  • change
    reduce.
  • cognition
    change, alter, modify.