obscure
English Thesaurus
1. make obscure or unclear (verb.change)
2. make undecipherable or imperceptible by obscuring or concealing (verb.change)
| hyponym | : | mystify, |
| definition | : | make mysterious (verb.change) |
| verb group | : | efface, obliterate, |
| definition | : | remove completely from recognition or memory (verb.change) |
3. reduce a vowel to a neutral one, such as a schwa (verb.change)
| hypernym | : | reduce, |
| definition | : | destress and thus weaken a sound when pronouncing it (verb.change) |
| domain category | : | linguistics, |
| definition | : | the scientific study of language (noun.cognition) |
4. make unclear, indistinct, or blurred (verb.cognition)
| hypernym | : | alter, change, modify, |
| definition | : | cause to change; make different; cause a transformation (verb.change) |
| hyponym | : | muddy, |
| definition | : | cause to become muddy (verb.cognition) |
| verb group | : | confound, confuse, |
| definition | : | mistake one thing for another (verb.cognition) |
5. make less visible or unclear (verb.perception)
| hypernym | : | conceal, hide, |
| definition | : | prevent from being seen or discovered (verb.perception) |
| hyponym | : | overshadow, |
| definition | : | cast a shadow upon (verb.perception) |
6. not clearly understood or expressed (adj.all)
| similar | : | unclear, |
| definition | : | not clear to the mind (adj.all) |
7. marked by difficulty of style or expression (adj.all)
8. remote and separate physically or socially (adj.all)
| similar | : | unconnected, |
| definition | : | not joined or linked together (adj.all) |
9. not drawing attention (adj.all)
10. not famous or acclaimed (adj.all)
| similar | : | inglorious, |
| definition | : | not bringing honor and glory (adj.all) |
11. difficult to find (adj.all)
| similar | : | concealed, |
| definition | : | hidden on any grounds for any motive (adj.all) |
12. make undecipherable or imperceptible by obscuring or concealing (verb.change)
13. make less visible or unclear (verb.perception)
| derivation | : | daze, fog, haze, |
| definition | : | confusion characterized by lack of clarity (noun.cognition) |
| derivation | : | fog, fogginess, murk, murkiness, |
| definition | : | an atmosphere in which visibility is reduced because of a cloud of some substance (noun.state) |
14. not clearly understood or expressed (adj.all)
| derivation | : | vagueness, |
| definition | : | unclearness by virtue of being poorly expressed or not coherent in meaning (noun.attribute) |
15. marked by difficulty of style or expression (adj.all)
| derivation | : | dark, darkness, |
| definition | : | an unenlightened state (noun.cognition) |
16. not drawing attention (adj.all)
| derivation | : | unnoticeableness, |
| definition | : | the quality of being not easily noticed (noun.attribute) |
17. not famous or acclaimed (adj.all)
| derivation | : | obscurity, |
| definition | : | an obscure and unimportant standing; not well known (noun.state) |
18. make undecipherable or imperceptible by obscuring or concealing (verb.change)
19. make less visible or unclear (verb.perception)
| derivation | : | daze, fog, haze, |
| definition | : | confusion characterized by lack of clarity (noun.cognition) |
| derivation | : | fog, fogginess, murk, murkiness, |
| definition | : | an atmosphere in which visibility is reduced because of a cloud of some substance (noun.state) |
20. not clearly understood or expressed (adj.all)
| derivation | : | vagueness, |
| definition | : | unclearness by virtue of being poorly expressed or not coherent in meaning (noun.attribute) |
21. marked by difficulty of style or expression (adj.all)
| derivation | : | dark, darkness, |
| definition | : | an unenlightened state (noun.cognition) |
22. not drawing attention (adj.all)
| derivation | : | unnoticeableness, |
| definition | : | the quality of being not easily noticed (noun.attribute) |
23. not famous or acclaimed (adj.all)
| derivation | : | obscurity, |
| definition | : | an obscure and unimportant standing; not well known (noun.state) |
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