obscurely

The word “obscurely” has 3 syllables: ob-scure-ly

It's pronounced as /əbˈskjʊərli/


What is synonym and antonym for obscurely?

In the thesaurus, “obscurely” has 23 synonyms and 21 antonyms.

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


Synonyms for obscurely

  • cloudily
  • covertly
  • darkly
  • dimly
  • dingily
  • dully
  • duskily
  • gloomily
  • hazily
  • indecisively
  • indefinably
  • indefinitely
  • indistinctly
  • murkily
  • nebulously
  • secretly
  • shadily
  • shadowily
  • somberly
  • tenebrously
  • thickly
  • unobtrusively
  • vaguely

Antonyms for obscurely

  • blazingly
  • blindingly
  • bright
  • brightly
  • brilliantly
  • burningly
  • dazzlingly
  • flamingly
  • flaringly
  • flickeringly
  • fulgently
  • glaringly
  • glitteringly
  • glowingly
  • incandescently
  • lambently
  • luminously
  • lustrously
  • opalescently
  • radiantly
  • splendidly

Example Sentences

  • The ancient text was written obscurely, making it difficult for scholars to decipher its meaning.
  • He spoke obscurely about his past, leaving his colleagues curious but uncertain.
  • The message was obscurely encoded, requiring advanced decryption techniques to decipher.
  • The artist's intention was obscurely conveyed through abstract forms and colors in the painting.
  • The rumors about the company's financial situation were obscurely hinted at but never confirmed by official sources.

On this page you'll find 44 synonyms, antonyms, or another words to obscurely, such as: blazingly, blindingly, bright, brightly, brilliantly, burningly, cloudily.

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

Related Words

abjectly

  • apologetically
  • bashfully
  • cap in hand
  • civilly
  • courteously
  • deferentially
  • diffidently
  • dutifully
  • fawningly
  • fearfully
  • grovelingly
  • hat in hand
  • humbly
  • ingloriously
  • ingratiatingly
  • lowly
  • meanly
  • meekly
  • modestly
  • mousily
  • obediently
  • obscurely
  • obsequiously
  • politely
  • poorly
  • respectfully
  • self-deprecatingly
  • servilely
  • sheepishly
  • shyly
  • simply
  • slavishly
  • submissively
  • subserviently
  • suppliantly
  • sycophantically
  • timidly
  • timorously

vaguely

uncertainly

  • aimlessly
  • alternately
  • ambiguously
  • any which way
  • anyhow
  • askance
  • at intervals
  • at irregular intervals
  • bloodlessly
  • brokenly
  • by fits and starts
  • by turns
  • chaotically
  • confusedly
  • delicately
  • disconnectedly
  • discontinuously
  • disjointedly
  • distrustfully
  • distrustingly
  • doubtfully
  • doubtingly
  • drunkenly
  • dubiously
  • eccentrically
  • erratically
  • extremely
  • faintly
  • feebly
  • fitfully
  • fluctuating
  • frailly
  • frantically
  • frenziedly
  • gently
  • halfheartedly
  • haphazardly
  • hazily
  • helter-skelter
  • hesitatingly
  • illegibly
  • illogically
  • impotently
  • in snatches
  • incomprehensibly
  • inconspicuously
  • inconstantly
  • indefinitely
  • indeterminately
  • indistinctly
  • ineffectively
  • ineffectually
  • ineptly
  • infinitely
  • infrequently
  • intermittently
  • irregularly
  • irresolutely
  • jerkily
  • lamely
  • languidly
  • lazily
  • listlessly
  • nervelessly
  • not often
  • not visibly
  • now and again
  • now and then
  • obscurely
  • occasionally
  • off and on
  • out of sequence
  • out of sight
  • periodically
  • problematically
  • questionably
  • questioningly
  • randomly
  • remarkably
  • secretly
  • shakily
  • skeptically
  • slapdash
  • sloppily
  • so large
  • so much
  • softly
  • sometimes
  • spasmodically
  • spinelessly
  • spiritlessly
  • sporadically
  • such
  • suspiciously
  • tentatively
  • this much
  • unbelievingly
  • unclearly
  • uncommonly
  • undecidedly
  • undetectably
  • unevenly
  • unfaithfully
  • unintelligibly
  • unmethodically
  • unpunctually
  • unrecognizably
  • unsettingly
  • unsurely
  • unsystematically
  • unusually
  • vaguely
  • variable
  • very
  • very seldom
  • weakly
  • when the mood strikes
  • wildly
  • willy-nilly

o

  • activity
  • animation
  • application
  • ardor
  • aught
  • behind closed doors
  • birr
  • blank
  • by stealth
  • cipher
  • clandestinely
  • confidentially
  • covertly
  • dash
  • drive
  • endurance
  • enterprise
  • exertion
  • fire
  • force
  • forcefulness
  • fortitude
  • furtively
  • go
  • goose egg
  • hardihood
  • hush-hush
  • in camera
  • in confidence
  • in holes and corners
  • in secret
  • in strict confidence
  • initiative
  • insidiously
  • intensity
  • intimately
  • juice
  • life
  • liveliness
  • might
  • moxie
  • muscle
  • naught
  • nil
  • nothing
  • nought
  • obscurely
  • oh
  • void
  • zero
  • zilch
  • zip

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