as in ambiguity
the quality or state of having a veiled or uncertain meaning
the opacity of the abstract painter's works simply baffles many gallery visitors
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Recent Examples of opacity
Financial regulations must be strengthened to reduce opacity in chip funding and exposure to public assets, limiting potential fallout.
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Rakesh Kumar, Fortune, 30 May 2026
Some have been more vocal than others, publicly chastising him for his opacity ahead of what is expected to be a competitive general election race.
—Connor Greene, Time, 29 May 2026
Those arrangements create much pricier options for ultrawealthy fans, take the burden of selling some seats off the rights holder and create more opacity in the market, blurring the line between what inventory is unsold by a group like FIFA and what’s unsold via a hospitality partner.
—Sara Germano, Sportico.com, 28 May 2026
The art market thrives on opacity and information asymmetry.
—Brian Boucher, ARTnews.com, 27 May 2026
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Rakesh Kumar, Fortune, 30 May 2026
Some have been more vocal than others, publicly chastising him for his opacity ahead of what is expected to be a competitive general election race.
—Connor Greene, Time, 29 May 2026
Those arrangements create much pricier options for ultrawealthy fans, take the burden of selling some seats off the rights holder and create more opacity in the market, blurring the line between what inventory is unsold by a group like FIFA and what’s unsold via a hospitality partner.
—Sara Germano, Sportico.com, 28 May 2026
The art market thrives on opacity and information asymmetry.
—Brian Boucher, ARTnews.com, 27 May 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for opacity
Noun
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Clarity builds trust; ambiguity erodes it.—
Johnny C. Taylor Jr,
USA Today,
18 June 2026
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Low Urgency Now Versus Accumulative Problems Later Still, the ambiguity creates challenges for systems increasingly asked to justify every investment through near-term financial return.—
Jeffrey Wessler,
Forbes.com,
18 June 2026
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That intrigue and mysteriousness still rest in the canyon walls today.—
Madison Dapcevich,
Outside,
13 Sep. 2025
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Scientific consensus is that this opaqueness is caused by hazy banks of clouds that are masking the atmospheres, but what kind of aerosol particles are in the clouds?—
Keith Cooper,
Space.com,
4 June 2026
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International humanitarian law mandates the principles of distinction, proportionality, and necessity, but the opaqueness of drone operations, particularly outside active battlefields, challenges these principles.—
Encyclopedia Britannica,
Encyclopedia Britannica,
8 May 2026
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“Opacity.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/opacity. Accessed 20 Jun. 2026.
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