NONOBVIOUS Synonyms: 86 Similar and Opposite Words

nonobvious

adjective

Definition of nonobvious

as in ambiguous

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Recent Examples of nonobvious On the flip side, if your financial situation is complicated and nonobvious, be sure to take the time to explain it to your mortgage loan originator. — Jeff Lazerson, Oc Register, 23 Apr. 2026 This comes to resemble a branding exercise—perhaps a necessary one to sell a book these days—but the advice is good, and some of it nonobvious. — Matthew Hutson, WSJ, 6 Dec. 2021 The rise of cloud computing, open-source platforms and the API economy has contributed in both obvious and nonobvious ways to this transformation. — Romi Stein, Forbes, 1 June 2021 And to also keep nonobvious stuff on hand — like teddy bears for the kids, a rubber bone for the dog and $50 in cash, all in $1 bills. — Steve Rubenstein, SFChronicle.com, 11 June 2019

Recent Examples of Synonyms for nonobvious

Adjective

Prospective tenants are not allowed to tour the place before renting, and residents have long reported dicey roommate situations and ambiguous policies surrounding tenant rights and eviction.

— Diamy Wang August 15, Charlotte Observer, 15 Aug. 2026
The fate of Duke, diagnosed with a life-threatening ascending aortic aneurysm, is ambiguous.

— Glenn Whipp, Los Angeles Times, 14 Aug. 2026

Definition of ambiguous

Adjective

Although the bars are not related, all three arrived on the scene under purposefully mysterious circumstances.

— Henri Hollis, AJC.com, 20 Aug. 2026
Dodson update One of the mysterious developments Thursday was linebacker Dodson leaving the field after individual drills.

— Barry Jackson, Miami Herald, 20 Aug. 2026

Definition of mysterious

Adjective

The executive order does not set a deadline for the committee to submit its recommendations, leaving it unclear when a temporary board could be seated.

— CBS News, CBS News, 18 Aug. 2026
Even if debris completely burns up during reentry, the effect of so much metal and other aerospace materials being dumped into our planet’s fragile upper atmosphere is unclear.

— Jonathan O'Callaghan, Scientific American, 18 Aug. 2026

Definition of unclear

Adjective

The Supreme x Nike Air Max 2001 Air Max Air Ecstasy revives an obscure sneaker previously known as the Air Max 2000.

— Ian Servantes, Footwear News, 24 Aug. 2026
But DuSable Park has gone by its name longer than many of those landmarks, and is more obscure than any of them.

— Adam Harrington, CBS News, 24 Aug. 2026

Definition of obscure

Adjective

Yet cycling’s code of ethics is both large and indistinct; the scale of Pogačar’s dominance threatens its traditions.

— Jacob Whitehead, New York Times, 26 July 2026
There, a holiday somewhere hot and indistinct, the only clear memory compressed into the feeling of rough grains of sand studding her feet.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 13 July 2026

Definition of indistinct

Adjective

But only one character provided an enigmatic answer when asked about their past this episode, and that’s Sheriff Kane.

— Ben Travers, IndieWire, 23 Aug. 2026
As previously announced, Ulrich plays the enigmatic and manipulative cult leader, who pleads insanity and claims to be taking his commands directly from God.

— Matt Grobar, Deadline, 20 Aug. 2026

Definition of enigmatic

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