Main entry: overcloud, obscure, bedim
Definition: make obscure or unclear
Usage: The distinction was obscured
Main entry: obliterate, obscure, veil, blot out, hide
Definition: make undecipherable or imperceptible by obscuring or concealing
Usage: a hidden message; a veiled threat
Main entry: obscure
Definition: reduce a vowel to a neutral one, such as a schwa
Main entry: obnubilate, obscure, confuse, blur
Definition: make unclear, indistinct, or blurred
Usage: Her remarks confused the debate; Their words obnubilate their intentions
Main entry: obnubilate, obscure, mist, befog, becloud, cloud, fog, haze over
Definition: make less visible or unclear
Usage: The stars are obscured by the clouds; the big elm tree obscures our view of the valley
Definition: not clearly understood or expressed
Usage: an obscure turn of phrase; an impulse to go off and fight certain obscure battles of his own spirit-Anatole Broyard; their descriptions of human behavior become vague, dull, and unclear- P.A.Sorokin; vague...forms of speech...have so long passed for mysteries of science- John Locke
Definition: marked by difficulty of style or expression
Usage: much that was dark is now quite clear to me; those who do not appreciate Kafka's work say his style is obscure
Main entry: isolated, apart, obscure
Definition: remote and separate physically or socially
Usage: existed over the centuries as a world apart; preserved because they inhabited a place apart- W.H.Hudson; tiny isolated villages remote from centers of civilization; an obscure village
Main entry: unnoticeable, obscure
Definition: not drawing attention
Usage: an unnoticeable cigarette burn on the carpet; an obscure flaw
Main entry: unsung, unknown, obscure
Definition: not famous or acclaimed
Usage: an obscure family; unsung heroes of the war
Definition: difficult to find
Usage: hidden valleys; a hidden cave; an obscure retreat