Synonyms: overcloud, obscure, bedim
Definition: make obscure or unclear
Usage: The distinction was obscured
Similar words: alter, change, modify
Definition: cause to change; make different; cause a transformation
Usage: The advent of the automobile may have altered the growth pattern of the city; The discussion has changed my thinking about the issue
Synonyms: obliterate, obscure, veil, blot out, hide
Definition: make undecipherable or imperceptible by obscuring or concealing
Usage: a hidden message; a veiled threat
Similar words: alter, change, modify
Definition: cause to change; make different; cause a transformation
Usage: The advent of the automobile may have altered the growth pattern of the city; The discussion has changed my thinking about the issue
Synonyms: obscure
Definition: reduce a vowel to a neutral one, such as a schwa
Similar words: reduce
Definition: destress and thus weaken a sound when pronouncing it
Synonyms: obnubilate, obscure, confuse, blur
Definition: make unclear, indistinct, or blurred
Usage: Her remarks confused the debate; Their words obnubilate their intentions
Similar words: alter, change, modify
Definition: cause to change; make different; cause a transformation
Usage: The advent of the automobile may have altered the growth pattern of the city; The discussion has changed my thinking about the issue
Synonyms: 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: prevent from being seen or discovered
Usage: Muslim women hide their faces; hide the money
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
Similar words: unclear
Definition: not clear to the mind
Usage: the law itself was unclear on that point; the reason for their actions is unclear to this day
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
Similar words: incomprehensible, uncomprehensible
Definition: difficult to understand
Usage: the most incomprehensible thing about the universe is that it is comprehensible- A. Einstein
Synonyms: 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
Similar words: unconnected
Definition: not joined or linked together
Synonyms: unnoticeable, obscure
Definition: not drawing attention
Usage: an unnoticeable cigarette burn on the carpet; an obscure flaw
Similar words: inconspicuous, invisible
Definition: not prominent or readily noticeable
Usage: he pushed the string through an inconspicuous hole; the invisible man
Synonyms: unsung, unknown, obscure
Definition: not famous or acclaimed
Usage: an obscure family; unsung heroes of the war
Similar words: inglorious
Definition: not bringing honor and glory
Usage: some mute inglorious Milton here may rest
Definition: difficult to find
Usage: hidden valleys; a hidden cave; an obscure retreat
Similar words: concealed
Definition: hidden on any grounds for any motive
Usage: a concealed weapon; a concealed compartment in his briefcase