Synonym: dark, dim, faint, fuzzy, hazy, indefinite, indistinct, shadowy, unclear, vague. Antonym: clear. Similar words: obscurely, obscurity, obscene, discursive, sculpture, cure, cured, secure. Meaning: [əb'skjʊr /əb'skjʊə] v. 1. make less visible or unclear 2. make unclear, indistinct, or blurred 3. make obscure or unclear 4. make undecipherable or imperceptible by obscuring or concealing 5. make difficult to perceive by sight. adj. 1. not clearly understood or expressed 2. marked by difficulty of style or expression 3. difficult to find 4. not famous or acclaimed 5. not drawing attention 6. remote and separate physically or socially.
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151. The immense size and power of the Government of the United States ought not obscure its fundamental character.
152. Norma is very obscure; its brightest star, Gamma, is only of magnitude 4.0.
153. Borders, passports and state institutions exist, but they often obscure deeper passions and identities.
154. Both the personality and the work remain famously obscure in a way which seems almost contrived.
155. I don't get the impression that they tried to make a statement by getting more and more obscure.
156. The music, using Gamelan instruments, is a pleasure, though it can occasionally obscure the text.
157. Archer understood that he ran the risk of having his mandate withdrawn, and for some obscure reason he disliked the prospect.
158. The packaging may not produce an outline visible on a radiograph, and shadows due to constipation may obscure their silhouette.
159. The vision of the vain, silly girl she had been seemed to accuse her in some obscure way.
160. But even in such constructions the contributions of syntax can be obscure.
161. It is really surprising the number of obscure groups who will get together for a celebration.
162. The skill with which Coenwulf conserved Offa's imperium, however, can obscure some fundamental shifts of emphasis.
163. Dark passageways and blind alleys obscure the light at the end of the tunnel.
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164. The history of that volume in the following five or ten years, however, is rather obscure.
165. The reasons for this have been widely discussed yet remain relatively obscure.
166. The effect is still good, but harmonically more obscure and dissonant.
167. Because of its application to both speech and writing it has helped to obscure the difference between the two.
168. The box set has given stature to popular and obscure artists, by providing context.
169. I found this word in the dictionary meant an obscure figure of speech.
170. For reasons that remain obscure, caffeine significantly increases the analgesic effectiveness of both aspirin and aspirin substitutes such as acetaminophen.
171. My colleagues and I will vote against the Bill, and not for any obscure reason.
172. Nearly a hundred years ago there emerged from an obscure Suffolk parish an eight hundred year old manuscript book of the Gospels.
173. However, these generalizations obscure the pockets of quite marked poverty which also exist in Easton.
174. If musicians want to do jazz albums or make obscure folk records there are routes for that.
175. It was satisfying to send away and get this obscure stuff in the mail.
176. So, for what purposes may parliamentary material be admitted where a legislative text is ambiguous or obscure?
177. These simple comparisons obscure important differences among the presidential democracies that may have a bearing on democratic survival.
178. Twenty years ago, two obscure pieces of land on opposite sides of the world were grabbed by their neighbors.
179. It will highlight 1, 000 courses, some obscure, and delve into history, trivia and tradition.
180. In any event, the Labour party's suggestion of a minimum wage is in itself rather obscure and bizarre.
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