Definition for Opaque:

• Obscure; not clear; unintelligible.

Synonyms for Opaque:

• adj.

  •all (adjective)
  • opaque.
  •ambiguous (adjective)
  • inconclusive,
  • indefinite,
  • dubious,
  • indeterminate,
  • puzzling,
  • doubtful,
  • questionable.
  •cloudy (adjective)
  • emulsified,
  • mucky,
  • overcast,
  • leaden,
  • indistinct,
  • nebulous,
  • vaporous,
  • sunless,
  • confused,
  • dismal,
  • lowering,
  • heavy,
  • sullen,
  • mushy,
  • somber.
  •cryptic (adjective)
  • evasive,
  • mystic,
  • oracular,
  • cabalistic,
  • mystical,
  • esoteric,
  • inexplicable,
  • delphian,
  • secretive,
  • strange,
  • delphic,
  • apocryphal,
  • recondite,
  • hidden,
  • veiled,
  • mysterious,
  • occult,
  • mystifying.
  •dark (adjective)
  • caliginous,
  • pitch-dark,
  • faint,
  • lightless,
  • unlighted,
  • Atramentous,
  • dingy,
  • grimy,
  • ill-lighted,
  • dusk,
  • pitchy,
  • lurid,
  • black,
  • rayless,
  • crepuscular,
  • pitch black,
  • dun,
  • unlit,
  • blackish,
  • shady,
  • shadowy,
  • pitch dark,
  • aphotic,
  • drab,
  • pitch-black,
  • stygian,
  • shaded,
  • fainter,
  • obfuscous,
  • inky,
  • cimmerian.
  •darkish (adjective)
  • dim.
  •dense (adjective)
  • crowded,
  • piled,
  • packed like sardines,
  • heaped,
  • jam-packed,
  • condensed,
  • massed,
  • packed,
  • jammed,
  • close,
  • thickset,
  • compact,
  • solid,
  • close-knit,
  • substantial,
  • Crammed.
  •dim (adjective)
  • fuzzy,
  • mat,
  • faded,
  • gray,
  • flat,
  • bleary,
  • blah,
  • monotone,
  • lackluster,
  • monotonous,
  • dreary,
  • muted,
  • mater,
  • sullied,
  • weak,
  • tarnished,
  • ill-defined,
  • Obscured,
  • poorly lit,
  • unilluminated,
  • pale.
  •dull (adjective)
  • subfusc,
  • toned-down,
  • matte.
  •filmy (adjective)
  • opalescent,
  • pearly.
  •hazy (adjective)
  • fumier,
  • rimy,
  • steaming,
  • rimiest,
  • more bleared,
  • rimier,
  • more obfuscated,
  • most fuliginous,
  • more fuliginous,
  • fumiest,
  • most obfuscated,
  • hazy,
  • most bleared.
  •problematical (adjective)
  • at issue,
  • un sure,
  • un-sure,
  • in doubt,
  • in question.
  •retarded (adjective)
  • more lamebrained,
  • re-tardo,
  • simple minded,
  • more yo-yo,
  • sub normal,
  • dim witted,
  • more dumbbell,
  • half witted,
  • slow witted,
  • under achieving,
  • re tardo,
  • most gorked,
  • most dumbo,
  • most subnormal,
  • most retardo,
  • sub-normal,
  • more yo yo,
  • most numbskull,
  • more yoyo,
  • dummier,
  • most yoyo,
  • most yo-yo,
  • more pinhead,
  • more retardo,
  • most dumbbell,
  • feeble minded,
  • slowwitted,
  • more subnormal,
  • under-achieving,
  • most lamebrained,
  • more dumdum,
  • most yo yo,
  • most pinhead,
  • more dumbo,
  • most dumdum,
  • more gorked,
  • dummiest,
  • more numbskull,
  • subnormal,
  • slow-witted,
  • yo yo,
  • most underachieving,
  • more underachieving.
  •thick (adjective)
  • syrupy,
  • ropier,
  • clabbered,
  • Gummous,
  • curdled,
  • gloppy,
  • vitrified,
  • gelatinous,
  • ropy,
  • ropiest,
  • jellied.
  •uncomprehensible (adjective)
  • un comprehensible,
  • un-comprehensible.
  •unintelligible (adjective)
  • unexplicit.
  •vapory (adjective)
  • most gossamery,
  • more gossamery,
  • trans parent,
  • aeriest,
  • aerier,
  • trans-parent.

• n.

  •fogged (noun)
  • fogged.
  •foggy (noun)
  • foggy.
  •glaucous (noun)
  • glaucous.
  •turbid (noun)
  • turbid.
  •uncomprehensible (noun)
  • uncomprehensible.

• Other synonyms:

  •
  • clarity.
  •
  • blinding.

Paraphrases for Opaque:

• Independent

  • Adjective
    electron-dense, ambiguous, cloudy, blurred, woolly, hazy, imprecise.

• Other Related

  • Adjective
    non-transparent, Untransparent, obscure, impenetrable, vague, transparent, murky, unclear, intransparent, secretive, dark, uncertain, confusing, dense, confused.
  • Noun, singular or mass
    opacity, opaqueness.

Antonyms for Opaque:

• adj.

  • all
    clear.
  • ambiguous
    definite, explicit.
  • cloudy
    cloudless.
  • cryptic
    plain, straightforward, seen, obvious.
  • dark
    brilliant, radiant, vivid, visible, shining, bright, light, illuminated, luminous.
  • dense
    open, thin, uncompressed, sparse, scattered.
  • dim
    distinct.
  • dull
    lustrous.
  • filmy
    clean, see-through.
  • opaque
    translucent, transparent, lucid, unambiguous, unclouded, easy, crystal-clear.
  • Other antonyms:
    firm, knowable, direct, comprehendible, strong, informed, skilled, perspicacious, dazzling, savvy, knowing, rational, sage, determined, discerning, white, self-evident, blatant, wily, unequivocal, cunning, cerebral, sound, patent, insightful, logical, tangible, literate, appreciable, knowledgeable, highbrow, reasonable, foxy, legible, perceptive, illumined, accessible, certain, resourceful, fathomable, trained, glowing, prudent, schooled, well-read, self-explanatory, acute, sane, learned, wise, sagacious, gleaming, thinking, palpable, sapient, nonambiguous, valid, erudite, intellectual, crafty, judicious, exact, understandable, ingenious, astute, educated, shrewd, defined, sensible, apt, sure, percipient, scholarly.

Opaque Sentence Examples:

• A bay of glass, semi - opaque with dirt, occupied the space of the outer wall, and the glare from the dazzling snow outside brought out the whole interior with a sort of brutal vividness.

• Yielding to an impulse I could not resist, I turned in my saddle and looked back, letting my eyes run over the vast, dim outlines of the city, so softened by the moonlight that it was as if some opaque, fantastic cloud was resting on the earth.