obscure
adjective
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not clearly understood or expressed“an obscure turn of phrase”vagueopaqueunintelligible
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marked by difficulty of style or expressiondark
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remote and separate physically or sociallyapartisolated
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not drawing attentionunnoticeable
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not famous or acclaimed“an obscure family”unsung
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difficult to findhidden
verb
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make obscure or unclear“The distinction was obscured”bedimovercloudobfuscate
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make undecipherable or imperceptible by obscuring or concealinghide
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reduce a vowel to a neutral one, such as a schwa
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make unclear, indistinct, or blurredblurconfuseobnubilate
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make less visible or unclear“The stars are obscured by the clouds”fogcloudmistobnubilatebefogbecloudhaze over