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(verb) make obscure or unclear; "The distinction was obscured" |
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Synonyms: bedim, overcloud |
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Related Words: alter, change, eclipse, mystify, shade, shade off, shadow |
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Antonyms: clarify |
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(verb) make difficult to perceive by sight; "The foliage of the huge tree obscures the view of the lake" |
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Synonyms: bedim, benight |
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Related Words: darken |
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(verb) conceal or hide by covering or intervening |
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Synonyms: blot out, hide, obliterate |
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Related Words: alter, change |
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(satellite adjective) not drawing attention; "an unnoticeable cigarette burn on the carpet"; "an obscure flaw" |
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Synonyms: unnoticeable |
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(satellite adjective) not famous or acclaimed; "an obscure family"; "unsung heroes of the war" |
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Synonyms: unknown, unsung |
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(verb) make less visible or unclear; "The stars are obscured by the clouds" |
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Synonyms: becloud, befog, cloud, fog, haze over, mist |
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Related Words: conceal, hide, overshadow |
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(satellite adjective) not clearly understood or expressed; "an indeterminate 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 |
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Synonyms: indeterminate, vague |
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(satellite adjective) 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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Synonyms: dark |
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(satellite adjective) difficult to find; "hidden valleys"; "a hidden cave"; "an obscure retreat" |
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Synonyms: hidden |
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(verb) make unclear, indistinct, or blurred; "Her remarks confused the debate" |
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Synonyms: blur, confuse |
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Related Words: alter, change, muddy |
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(satellite adjective) 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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Synonyms: apart, isolated |
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