obscure

Synonyms

ambiguous, arcane, cryptic, dark, deep, elliptical (or elliptic), enigmatic (also enigmatical), equivocal, inscrutable, murky, mysterious, mystic, nebulous, occult, opaque;

Antonyms

accessible, clear, nonambiguous, obvious, plain, unambiguous, unequivocal;

Near Antonyms

comprehensible, fathomable, intelligible, knowable, legible, pellucid, understandable;

bright, distinct, evident, self-evident, self-explanatory;

certain, firm, strong, sure;

defined, determined;

direct, straightforward;

definite, exact, explicit;

Related Words

abstruse, esoteric, recondite;

cloaked, concealed, disguised, masked, shrouded;

cloudy, dim, faint, foggy, fuzzy, hazy, indistinct, indistinguishable, misty, muddy, shaded, shadowlike, shadowy, sphinxlike;

indefinite, inexact, inexplicit, noncommittal, questionable, unclear, uncertain, undefined, undetermined, vague;

impenetrable, incomprehensible, indecipherable, inexplicable;

eerie (also eery), uncanny, weird;

baffling, bewildering, confounding, confusing, mystifying, perplexing, puzzling, unfathomable;

circuitous, indirect, roundabout;

Synonyms

belie, blanket, blot out, cloak, conceal, cover, curtain, disguise, enshroud, hide, mask, occult, paper over, screen, shroud, suppress, veil;

Antonyms

bare, disclose, display, divulge, expose, reveal, show, uncloak, uncover, unmask, unveil;

Near Antonyms

bring out, present;

clarify, illuminate;

advertise, air, broadcast, get out, proclaim, publicize, publish, spread;

Related Words

bury, camouflage, cover (up), smother;

gild, gloss (over), varnish, whitewash;

becloud, bedim, befog, block, cloud, darken, eclipse, obstruct, occlude, overcast, overshadow, shade;