obfuscatory

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for obfuscatory
Adjective
  • That would be an almost incomprehensible outcome, given that Mendoza — after graduating from Miami’s Columbus High School — had just one scholarship offer from a major-conference school, and that came from Cal just one day before National Signing Day.
    Walter Villa, Miami Herald, 22 Oct. 2025
  • In the face of that, Keaton’s off- and sometimes on-duty style represented limitless possibilities, and a previously incomprehensible kind of freedom.
    Stephanie Zacharek, Time, 12 Oct. 2025
Adjective
  • The second flare is even more puzzling.
    Keith Cooper, Space.com, 16 Oct. 2025
  • Staffers spent the weekend trading calls and texts, trying to piece together who had been axed, who had been spared, and, most puzzling, why.
    Tom Bartlett, The Atlantic, 13 Oct. 2025
Adjective
  • Many listeners felt the quality of Lennon’s home recordings left the singer muddy and indecipherable in the mix.
    Dave Paulson, Forbes.com, 19 Aug. 2025
  • The two new model names—gpt-oss-120b and gpt-oss-20b—may be indecipherable to non-engineers, but that’s because OpenAI is setting its sights on AI builders and developers seeking to rapidly build on real-world use cases on their own systems.
    Andrew Nusca, Fortune, 6 Aug. 2025
Adjective
  • Use numbers instead of vague words.
    Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 21 Oct. 2025
  • The president had previously discussed his plans for the trucking industry in a Truth Social post, but had been vague on details.
    Meghan Hall, Sourcing Journal, 20 Oct. 2025
Adjective
  • At the beginning of the episode, Ron is still paranoid following that inexplicable run-in with the apparent Tecca enforcer.
    Ben Rosenstock, Vulture, 20 Oct. 2025
  • Then came inexplicable defeats at UCLA and against Northwestern at home.
    Scott Dochterman, New York Times, 19 Oct. 2025
Adjective
  • In a decadent Venetian hotel, androgynous Eva is drawn to the mysterious Contessa.
    Leo Barraclough, Variety, 23 Oct. 2025
  • When a mysterious prankster befalls the town of Middlesburg, 13-year-old Frances McCausland (Erin Chambers) gets blamed for the mischief.
    Catherine Santino, PEOPLE, 23 Oct. 2025
Adjective
  • The Smashing Machine is hard to love, because its nebulous form offers so little to grab onto and hold tight.
    Richard Lawson, Rolling Stone, 1 Oct. 2025
  • Upon Ichiro’s retirement, the Mariners bestowed him with the fancy but nebulous title of Special Assistant to the Chairman.
    Brad Lefton, New York Times, 1 Oct. 2025
Adjective
  • Some use protocols that are not designed to protect privacy, obscure ownership or fail to encrypt traffic properly.
    Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 23 Oct. 2025
  • The jokes about gallon jars of mayonnaise perhaps obscure the company’s true power.
    Molly Fischer, New Yorker, 20 Oct. 2025
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“Obfuscatory.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/obfuscatory. Accessed 26 Oct. 2025.

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