ABSTRUSENESS Synonyms: 76 Similar and Opposite Words

abstruseness

noun

Definition of abstruseness

as in obtuseness

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Noun

And the web of contractors, local inspectors, developers, laborers, chipmakers and site managers adds cost, complexity, risk – and delays.

— David Goldman, CNN Money, 6 Aug. 2026
Adding to the complexity if Republicans do coalesce behind his confirmation is the fact that Democrats may not be willing to speed up the process, given their opposition to Blanche as attorney general.

— Kaia Hubbard, CBS News, 6 Aug. 2026

Definition of complexity

Noun

Millions of people in the US are also living with long Covid, a chronic condition with wide-ranging symptoms – including fatigue, difficulty breathing, neurological and digestive issues – that can persist months or years after a Covid-19 infection.

— Deidre McPhillips, CNN Money, 4 Aug. 2026
Use thoughtful questions to decide what to keep, focusing on function, future use, and replacement difficulty.

— Mary Cornetta, Better Homes & Gardens, 3 Aug. 2026

Definition of difficulty

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The baby’s injuries were consistent with a ligature strangulation, and his cause of death was complications of mechanical asphyxia, the examiner testified.

— Andi Babineau, CNN Money, 8 Aug. 2026
The couple welcomed a son, Albert, and remained together until Hickman’s death in January 2022 at age 87, from complications of Parkinson’s disease.

— Sophie Clausen, PEOPLE, 6 Aug. 2026

Definition of complication

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What The Dark Wizard does differently is grapple with Potter’s impenetrability without being able to resolve it, and consider how that indecision might change our perceptions of his life and his May 2015 death while BASE jumping in Yosemite.

— Roxana Hadadi, Vulture, 7 May 2026
Byrne is generous with his time and attention, but there’s also a Warholian air of mystery about him—a gentle impenetrability, a feeling of separateness.

— Amanda Petrusich, New Yorker, 10 Nov. 2025

Definition of impenetrability

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