Synonyms of opacity

opacity

noun

ō-ˈpa-sə-tē 

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

Synonyms & Similar Words

• ambiguity
• ambiguousness
• mysteriousness
• opaqueness
• uncertainty
• mystery
• murkiness
• obliqueness
• complexity
• obliquity
• nebulousness
• nebulosity
• darkness
• inscrutability
• obscurity
• equivocation
• equivocalness
• depth
• haziness
• cloudiness
• vagueness
• inscrutableness
• dimness
• fuzziness
• indistinctness
• impenetrability
• indefiniteness
• mistiness
• incomprehensibility
• faintness
• fogginess
• indirectness
• shadow
• shade
• difficulty
• circuity
• obtuseness
• profoundness
• reconditeness
• deepness
• abstruseness
• complication
• incomprehensibleness
• circuitousness
• abstrusity

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• clarity
• brightness
• clearness
• intelligibility
• legibility
• obviousness
• certainty
• plainness
• comprehensibility
• distinctness
• visibility
• exactness
• incision
• lucidity
• openness
• definiteness
• surety
• directness
• explicitness
• perspicuity
• incisiveness
• readability
• forthrightness
• straightforwardness
• self-evidence
• tangibility
• lucidness
• obviousness
• perspicuousness
• palpability
• tangibleness
• readableness

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of opacity

For the runway, Levy played with a range of eye shadow shades and opacities on the lips, from sheer, pearlescent lilac to full-on, shimmering lime green. —Sophia Panych, Allure, 20 May 2025

Why Our Skin Gets Wrinkly Images of topographical skin wrinkles overlaid on each other from the two different time points, 24 h apart, with opacity levels of (A) 0%, (B) 50%, (C) 100%. —Discover Magazine, 16 May 2025

For leaders, this offers a powerful mindset shift: failure isn’t the enemy—opacity is. —Alain Hunkins, Forbes.com, 21 May 2025

Tarte’s Maracuja Juicy Lip Tattoo is a perfect example of these hybrid gloss stains that are not only made to be applied and forgotten about, but also provide you with a lot of options on finish, opacity, and lip shape. —Sophia Panych, Allure, 20 May 2025