obscured

The word “obscured” has 2 syllables: ob-scured.

It's pronounced as /əbˈskjʊərd/.


What is synonym and antonym for obscured?

In the thesaurus, “obscured” has 13 synonyms and 26 antonyms.

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


Synonyms for obscured

  • blackened
  • blurred
  • clouded
  • concealed
  • covered
  • dark
  • darkened
  • disguised
  • hid
  • murky
  • overshadowed
  • shrouded
  • suppressed

Antonyms for obscured

  • bared
  • bright
  • brightened
  • brilliant
  • disclosed
  • displayed
  • divulged
  • exposed
  • glaring
  • illuminated
  • illumined
  • light
  • lighted
  • lit
  • lucent
  • lucid
  • luminous
  • presented
  • radiant
  • resplendent
  • revealed
  • shining
  • showed
  • sparkling
  • uncovered
  • unveiled

Meanings of obscured

  • 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.

Example Sentences

  • The thick fog obscured the view of the mountains in the distance.
  • His true intentions were obscured by his vague and ambiguous statements.
  • The old photograph had become faded and obscured over time.
  • The moonlight was obscured by heavy clouds, casting the night in darkness.
  • The truth was deliberately obscured by layers of misinformation and deception.

On this page you'll find 39 synonyms, antonyms, or another words to obscured, such as: bared, blackened, blurred, bright, brightened, brilliant, clouded.

Make sure to choose synonyms and antonyms that are appropriate for the context of the sentence.

Related Words

darkened

  • black
  • blackened
  • blurred
  • clouded
  • cloudy
  • dark
  • dim
  • dimmed
  • dingy
  • dirty
  • dismal
  • drab
  • dreary
  • dull
  • faded
  • foggy
  • frosty
  • frowned
  • fuzzy
  • gloomed
  • gloomy
  • glowered
  • hazy
  • impenetrable
  • marred
  • misty
  • muddy
  • murky
  • nebulous
  • obscured
  • overcast
  • poisoned
  • raged
  • scowled
  • shadowy
  • somber
  • spoiled
  • stained
  • stared
  • stormy
  • tainted
  • thick
  • touched

obscure

  • ambiguous
  • arcane
  • belie
  • black
  • blacken
  • blind
  • block out
  • blur
  • camouflage
  • cloud
  • complicated
  • conceal
  • confuse
  • confusing
  • cover
  • cover up
  • cryptic
  • dark
  • darken
  • darkened
  • dim
  • disguise
  • distant
  • eclipse
  • enigmatic
  • enigmatical
  • esoteric
  • faint
  • hazy
  • hide
  • humble
  • inaccessible
  • irrelevant
  • mask
  • minor
  • misrepresent
  • muddy
  • murky
  • mysterious
  • mystic
  • obscured
  • odd
  • overshadow
  • rare
  • remote
  • secluded
  • secretive
  • shroud
  • suppress
  • undisclosed
  • undistinguished
  • unknown
  • vague
  • veil

occulted

  • bury
  • conceal
  • concealed
  • covered
  • disguise
  • hid
  • hide
  • hole up
  • lock up
  • obscured
  • plant
  • secrete
  • smuggle
  • stash
  • suppressed
  • tuck away

unbright

veiled

  • clad
  • cloaked
  • clothed
  • concealed
  • covered
  • disguised
  • dressed
  • enclosed
  • enveloped
  • garbed
  • hid
  • masked
  • obscured
  • robed
  • shrouded
  • wrapped

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