Other Words for Obscure

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Obscure as a Adjective has these synonyms:

abstruse, arcane, recondite, esoteric, intricate, complex, occult, out of the ordinary, unfamiliar, far-out
Example: He is an authority on some obscure subject like Coptic calligraphy.

cover, conceal, hide, veil, shroud, cloak, mask, screen, disguise, keep from
Example: Her link with military intelligence was obscured from her family.

dark, unlit, gloomy, sombre, dismal, murky, dusky, black, Cimmerian, tenebrous, dim, faint, blurred, veiled, shadowy, subfusc, subfuscous, umbral, shady, hazy, foggy, befogged, clouded, nebulous, overcast, cloudy
Example: The traveler's lantern was barely seen in the obscure reaches of the wood.

dim, bedim, cloud, becloud, dull, shroud, shade, adumbrate, overshadow, darken, obfuscate, block, eclipse
Example: The street lamp was obscured by trees.

secret, concealed, hidden, remote, out-of-the-way, inconspicuous, unnoticeable, secluded, unnoticed
Example: The caped figure scurried down the alley and disappeared into some obscure doorway.

unclear, uncertain, ambiguous, vague, hazy, doubtful, dubious, equivocal, indefinite, indistinct, fuzzy, blurred, confused, confusing, Delphic, puzzling, enigmatic, perplexing, baffling, mystifying, mysterious, cryptic, incomprehensible, unfamiliar
Example: The sorcerer muttered some obscure words, a golden horse stood prancing before them.

unknown, unheard-of, anonymous, unnamed, insignificant, unimportant, inconsequential, humble, lowly, mean, inglorious, inconspicuous, undistinguished, unnoticed, unsung, minor, little-known
Example: Though extremely popular, the song was written by an obscure composer.

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