obscure

• Delphic
• abstruse
• adumbrate
• ambiguous
• anonymous
• arcane
• baffling
• becloud
• beclouded
• bedim
• bedimmed
• befog
• befogged
• belie
• bewildering
• black
• blacken
• blanket
• blear
• bleary
• blind
• block
• block out
• blot out
• blur
• blurred
• blurry
• bury
• cabalistic
• caliginous
• camouflage
• circuitous
• clear as mud
• cloak
• cloaked
• close
• cloud
• cloud the issue
• clouded
• cloudy
• complex
• complicated
• con
• conceal
• concealed
• confounding
• confuse
• confusing
• cover
• cover up
• covered
• crepuscular
• cryptic
• curtain
• dark
• darken
• darkened
• darkish
• darkling
• darksome
• deep
• dense
• devious
• difficult
• dim
• dimmed
• disguise
• disguised
• dislimn
• distant
• double-edged
• double-talk
• doubtful
• dull
• dulled
• dusk
• dusky
• eclipse
• eerie
• eery
• elliptic
• elliptical
• enigmatic
• enigmatical
• enshroud
• equivocal
• equivocate
• esoteric
• faceless
• faint
• falsify
• far
• far-off
• far-out
• fog
• foggy
• forgotten
• fuliginous
• fuzz
• fuzzy
• gauzy
• gild
• gloom
• gloomy
• gray
• grey
• haze
• hazy
• hidden
• hide
• hieroglyphic
• hieroglyphical
• humble
• illegible
• illogical
• impalpable
• impenetrable
• inaccessible
• inappreciable
• incomprehensible
• inconceivable
• inconspicuous
• incredible
• indecipherable
• indecisive
• indefinite
• indeterminate
• indirect
• indiscernible
• indistinct
• indistinguishable
• inexact
• inexplicable
• inexplicit
• inglorious
• inscrutable
• insignificant
• insoluble
• intangible
• intricate
• invisible
• involved
• irrelevant
• lackluster
• leaden
• lightless
• lonesome
• lowly
• mask
• masked
• minor
• misrepresent
• mist
• misty
• moonless
• muddy
• muddy the waters
• murk
• murky
• mysterious
• mystic
• mystifying
• nameless
• nebulous
• no-name
• noncommittal
• noteless
• obfuscate
• obfuscated
• obfuscatory
• obliterate
• obnubilated
• obscurant
• obscurantic
• obscured
• obstruct
• obtuse
• occlude
• occult
• odd
• opaque
• oracular
• orphic
• overcast
• overcloud
• overshadow
• pale
• paper over
• perplexing
• pettifog
• pitch-black
• pitch-dark
• pitchy
• puzzling
• questionable
• rare
• rayless
• recondite
• remote
• removed
• reticent
• retired
• roundabout
• screen
• secluded
• secret
• secretive
• seldom seen
• sequestered
• shade
• shaded
• shadow
• shadowlike
• shadowy
• shady
• shroud
• shrouded
• smoggy
• smother
• solitary
• somber
• sombre
• soupy
• sphinxlike
• starless
• stonewall
• stygian
• sunless
• suppress
• tenebrific
• tenebrous
• throw up smoke screen
• twilit
• umbrageous
• unaccountable
• unanswerable
• unbelievable
• uncanny
• uncelebrated
• uncertain
• unclear
• undefined
• undetermined
• undisclosed
• undistinguished
• unexceptional
• unfamous
• unfathomable
• unheard-of
• unhonored
• unilluminated
• unimportant
• unintelligible
• unknowable
• unknown
• unlit
• unnewsworthy
• unnoted
• unnoticeable
• unnoticed
• unpopular
• unrecognizable
• unrecognized
• unremarkable
• unremembered
• unseen
• unsung
• vague
• varnish
• veil
• veiled
• weird
• whitewash
• wrap

• ablaze
• accessible
• advertise
• agleam
• aglitter
• air
• alight
• apparent
• appreciable
• bare
• beaming
• beamy
• blatant
• bright
• brighten
• brightened
• brilliant
• bring out
• broadcast
• celebrated
• certain
• clarify
• clear
• clear up
• common
• comprehensible
• defined
• definite
• determined
• direct
• disclose
• display
• distinct
• distinguished
• divulge
• effulgent
• eminent
• estimable
• evident
• exact
• exceptional
• explain
• explicit
• expose
• exposed
• fabled
• fabulous
• famed
• familiar
• famous
• fathomable
• favorite
• firm
• floodlighted
• floodlit
• get out
• glaring
• glossy
• glowing
• great
• highlighted
• honorable
• illuminate
• illuminated
• illumine
• illumined
• illustrious
• important
• incandescent
• infamous
• influential
• intelligible
• knowable
• known
• lambent
• lay out
• leading
• legendary
• legible
• light
• lighted
• lighten
• lightsome
• lit
• loose
• lucent
• lucid
• luminous
• lustrous
• major
• moonlit
• moony
• near
• nearby
• newsworthy
• nonambiguous
• notable
• noted
• noteworthy
• notorious
• obvious
• open
• outstanding
• palpable
• patent
• pellucid
• perceptible
• plain
• popular
• preferred
• present
• prestigious
• proclaim
• prominent
• public
• publicize
• publish
• radiant
• relucent
• remarkable
• renowned
• reputable
• respectable
• resplendent
• reveal
• revealed
• self-evident
• self-explanatory
• shining
• shiny
• show
• significant
• sparkling
• spotlighted
• spotlit
• spread
• starlit
• straightforward
• strong
• sunlit
• sure
• tangible
• ultrabright
• unambiguous
• uncloak
• uncover
• understandable
• understood
• unequivocal
• unmask
• unmistakable
• unmysterious
• unveil
• visible
• well-known

• verb
  1. To render obscure; to darken; to make dim; to keep in the dark; to hide; to make less visible, intelligible, legible, glorious, beautiful, or illustrious.
  2. To hide, put out of sight etc.
  3. To conceal oneself; to hide.
• adjective
  1. Dark, faint or indistinct.
  2. Hidden, out of sight or inconspicuous.
  3. Difficult to understand.
  4. Not well-known.
  5. Unknown or uncertain; unclear.

• She enjoys reading novels that explore the lives of obscure historical figures.
• The artist's latest exhibition features abstract paintings inspired by obscure landscapes.
• The documentary sheds light on obscure cultures that are often overlooked in mainstream media.
• The ancient manuscript contains obscure symbols that have yet to be deciphered by historians.
• Despite his talent, he remains relatively obscure in the world of contemporary art.

daedal

faceless

lackluster

nameless

obfuscate

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