obliqueness

The word “obliqueness” has 3 syllables: o-blique-ness

It's pronounced as /əˈbliːk.nəs/


What is synonym and antonym for obliqueness?

In the thesaurus, “obliqueness” has 111 synonyms and 40 antonyms.

Here are synonyms and antonyms for obliqueness along with examples of usage in sentences.


Synonyms for obliqueness

  • abruptness
  • abstruseness
  • abstrusity
  • ambiguity
  • ambiguousness
  • artifice
  • bank
  • bend
  • bevel
  • bias
  • cant
  • circuitousness
  • circuity
  • circumvention
  • cloudiness
  • come-off
  • complexity
  • complication
  • cop-out
  • cunning
  • darkness
  • declination
  • declivity
  • deepness
  • deflection
  • depth
  • descent
  • deviation
  • diagonal
  • difficulty
  • dimness
  • ditch
  • dodge
  • dodging
  • downgrade
  • elusion
  • equivocalness
  • equivocating
  • equivocation
  • eschewal
  • evading
  • evasiveness
  • excuse
  • faintness
  • fancy footwork
  • fogginess
  • fudging
  • fugiviteness
  • fugivity
  • fuzziness
  • gradient
  • haziness
  • hill
  • impenetrability
  • inclination
  • incline
  • incomprehensibility
  • incomprehensibleness
  • indefiniteness
  • indirectness
  • indistinctness
  • inscrutability
  • inscrutableness
  • jive
  • lean
  • leaning
  • lie
  • mistiness
  • murkiness
  • mysteriousness
  • mystery
  • nebulosity
  • nebulousness
  • obliquity
  • obscurity
  • obtuseness
  • opacity
  • opaqueness
  • pitch
  • pretext
  • prevarication
  • profoundness
  • quibble
  • ramp
  • reconditeness
  • rise
  • rising ground
  • routine
  • runaround
  • ruse
  • shade
  • shadow
  • shelf
  • shift
  • shirking
  • shuffling
  • shunning
  • skew
  • sophism
  • sophistry
  • stall
  • steepness
  • stonewall
  • subterfuge
  • swag
  • sway
  • tip
  • trick
  • trickery
  • uncertainty
  • vagueness

Antonyms for obliqueness

  • brightness
  • certainty
  • clarity
  • clearness
  • comprehensibility
  • definiteness
  • directness
  • distinctness
  • evenness
  • exactness
  • explicitness
  • facing
  • forthrightness
  • frankness
  • honesty
  • incision
  • incisiveness
  • intelligibility
  • legibility
  • level
  • lucidity
  • lucidness
  • meeting
  • obviousness
  • openness
  • palpability
  • perspicuity
  • perspicuousness
  • plainness
  • readability
  • readableness
  • reality
  • self-evidence
  • straightforwardness
  • surety
  • tangibility
  • tangibleness
  • truth
  • upgrade
  • visibility

Example Sentences

  • The obliqueness of his remarks left everyone uncertain about his true intentions.
  • Sarah appreciated the obliqueness of the poet's writing, finding layers of meaning beneath the surface.
  • The professor's lecture was criticized for its obliqueness, leaving students confused about the main points.
  • The diplomat's obliqueness in negotiations allowed for flexibility without compromising principles.
  • The artist's use of obliqueness in composition created a sense of mystery and intrigue in the painting.

On this page you'll find 151 synonyms, antonyms, or another words to obliqueness, such as: abruptness, abstruseness, abstrusity, ambiguity, ambiguousness, artifice, bank.

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Related Words

obliquity

  • V
  • Y
  • abruptness
  • abstruseness
  • abstrusity
  • absurdity
  • acclivity
  • ambiguity
  • ambiguousness
  • ascent
  • bank
  • bend
  • bevel
  • bias
  • cant
  • circuitousness
  • circuity
  • climb
  • cloudiness
  • complexity
  • complication
  • corner
  • craziness
  • crook
  • crotch
  • cusp
  • daftness
  • darkness
  • declination
  • decline
  • declivity
  • deepness
  • deflection
  • depth
  • descent
  • deviation
  • diagonal
  • difficulty
  • dimness
  • divergence
  • dogleg
  • dottiness
  • downgrade
  • dumb thing to do
  • dumb trick
  • edge
  • elbow
  • elevation
  • embankment
  • equivocalness
  • equivocation
  • faintness
  • fatuity
  • flare
  • flection
  • flexure
  • fogginess
  • foolishness
  • fork
  • fuzziness
  • gradient
  • haziness
  • height
  • hill
  • idiocy
  • imbecility
  • impenetrability
  • impracticality
  • imprudence
  • inadvisability
  • inanity
  • inclination
  • incline
  • inclined plane
  • incomprehensibility
  • incomprehensibleness
  • indefiniteness
  • indirectness
  • indiscretion
  • indistinctness
  • inscrutability
  • inscrutableness
  • intersection
  • irrationality
  • knee
  • lean
  • leaning
  • level
  • lunacy
  • madness
  • mistiness
  • murkiness
  • mysteriousness
  • mystery
  • nebulosity
  • nebulousness
  • nook
  • notch
  • obliqueness
  • obscurity
  • obtuseness
  • opacity
  • opaqueness
  • pitch
  • plane
  • point
  • preposterousness
  • profoundness
  • ramp
  • rashness
  • recklessness
  • reconditeness
  • rise
  • rising ground
  • senselessness
  • shade
  • shadow
  • shelf
  • silliness
  • skew
  • slant
  • steepness
  • stupidity
  • swag
  • sway
  • tangent
  • tilt
  • tip
  • triviality
  • turn
  • turning
  • twist
  • uncertainty
  • unsoundness
  • upgrade
  • vagueness
  • vice
  • witlessness

nebulosity

  • abstruseness
  • abstrusity
  • ambiguity
  • ambiguousness
  • billow
  • brume
  • circuitousness
  • circuity
  • cloudiness
  • complexity
  • complication
  • darkness
  • deepness
  • depth
  • difficulty
  • dimness
  • equivocalness
  • equivocation
  • faintness
  • film
  • fog
  • fogginess
  • frost
  • fuzziness
  • gloom
  • haze
  • haziness
  • impenetrability
  • incomprehensibility
  • incomprehensibleness
  • indefiniteness
  • indirectness
  • indistinctness
  • inscrutability
  • inscrutableness
  • mist
  • mistiness
  • murk
  • murkiness
  • mysteriousness
  • mystery
  • nebula
  • nebulousness
  • obliqueness
  • obliquity
  • obscurity
  • obtuseness
  • opacity
  • opaqueness
  • overcast
  • pea soup
  • pother
  • profoundness
  • puff
  • rack
  • reconditeness
  • scud
  • shade
  • shadow
  • sheep
  • smog
  • smoke
  • smother
  • steam
  • thunderhead
  • uncertainty
  • vagueness
  • vapor
  • veil
  • woolpack

unclarity

  • ambiguity
  • ambiguousness
  • circuitousness
  • deviousness
  • dimness
  • disjointedness
  • equivocalness
  • equivocation
  • faintness
  • fuzziness
  • impenetrability
  • incoherence
  • incomprehensibility
  • incomprehensibleness
  • indirectness
  • indistinctness
  • inscrutability
  • inscrutableness
  • muddiness
  • nebulousness
  • obliqueness
  • obliquity
  • obscureness
  • obscurity
  • opacity
  • opaqueness
  • unintelligibility
  • unintelligibleness
  • vagueness

abstruseness

  • abstrusity
  • ambiguity
  • ambiguousness
  • brainteaser
  • braintwister
  • charade
  • chiller
  • circuitousness
  • circuity
  • cliffhanger
  • closed book
  • cloudiness
  • complexity
  • complication
  • conundrum
  • crux
  • cryptogram
  • darkness
  • deepness
  • depth
  • difficulty
  • dimness
  • enigma
  • equivocalness
  • equivocation
  • faintness
  • fogginess
  • fuzziness
  • grabber
  • haziness
  • impenetrability
  • incomprehensibility
  • incomprehensibleness
  • indefiniteness
  • indirectness
  • indistinctness
  • inscrutability
  • inscrutableness
  • mindboggler
  • mistiness
  • murkiness
  • mysteriousness
  • mystery
  • mystification
  • nebulosity
  • nebulousness
  • obliqueness
  • obliquity
  • obscurity
  • obtuseness
  • occult
  • opacity
  • opaqueness
  • oracle
  • perplexity
  • poser
  • problem
  • profoundness
  • puzzle
  • puzzlement
  • puzzler
  • question
  • rebus
  • reconditeness
  • riddle
  • rune
  • secrecy
  • shade
  • shadow
  • sixty-four thousand dollar question
  • sphinx
  • stickler
  • stumper
  • subtlety
  • teaser
  • thriller
  • tough nut to crack
  • twister
  • uncertainty
  • vagueness
  • whodunit
  • why

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