obscure

obscure is a 7-letter English word with 19 senses as adjective, intransitive verb, noun, and verb in the JumbleFix dictionary. One common meaning is: Covered over, shaded, or darkened; destitute of light; imperfectly illuminated; dusky; dim. Face value is 11 in Scrabble and 14 in Words With Friends. Use the entries below when you need a playable sense, a nearby word, or another arrangement of the same letters.

7 letters · Scrabble 11 · Words With Friends 14 · 19 senses

Definitions

1. superlative. Covered over, shaded, or darkened; destitute of light; imperfectly illuminated; dusky; dim.
2. superlative. Of or pertaining to darkness or night; inconspicuous to the sight; indistinctly seen; hidden; retired; remote from observation; unnoticed.
3. superlative. Not noticeable; humble; mean.
4. superlative. Not easily understood; not clear or legible; abstruse or blind; as, an obscure passage or inscription.
5. superlative. Not clear, full, or distinct; clouded; imperfect; as, an obscure view of remote objects.
6. adjective. 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.
7. intransitive verb. To conceal one's self; to hide; to keep dark.
8. noun. Obscurity.
9. verb. make obscure or unclear

   "The distinction was obscured"

   Synonyms: bedim, overcloud

10. verb. make undecipherable or imperceptible by obscuring or concealing

    "a hidden message"

    "a veiled threat"

    Synonyms: hide, obliterate, veil

11. verb. reduce a vowel to a neutral one, such as a schwa
12. verb. make unclear, indistinct, or blurred

    "Her remarks confused the debate"

    "Their words obnubilate their intentions"

    Synonyms: blur, confuse, obnubilate

13. verb. make less visible or unclear

    "The stars are obscured by the clouds"

    "the big elm tree obscures our view of the valley"

    Synonyms: becloud, befog, cloud, fog, mist, obnubilate

14. adjective. not clearly understood or expressed-Anatole Broyard- P.A.Sorokin- John Locke

    "an obscure turn of phrase"

    "an impulse to go off and fight certain obscure battles of his own spirit"

    Synonyms: vague

15. 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"

    Synonyms: dark

16. adjective. remote and separate physically or socially- W.H.Hudson

    "existed over the centuries as a world apart"

    "preserved because they inhabited a place apart"

    Synonyms: apart, isolated

17. adjective. not drawing attention

    "an unnoticeable cigarette burn on the carpet"

    "an obscure flaw"

    Synonyms: unnoticeable

18. adjective. not famous or acclaimed

    "an obscure family"

    "unsung heroes of the war"

    Synonyms: unknown, unsung

19. adjective. difficult to find

    "hidden valleys"

    "a hidden cave"

    Synonyms: hidden

Synonyms

bedim, overcloud, hide, obliterate, veil, blur, confuse, obnubilate, becloud, befog, cloud, fog, mist, vague, dark, apart, isolated, unnoticeable, unknown, unsung, hidden

Anagrams

Other playable words that use exactly the letters in obscure:

bescour, buceros

Common word forms

obscured, obscurer, obscures, obscurely, obscurest, obscuring, obscurement, obscureness

Words from these letters

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