OBNUBILATED Synonyms: 119 Similar and Opposite Words

obnubilated

adjective

as in shaded

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Adjective

Dubai has built more than 557 kilometers of cycle tracks, with a goal of 1,000 kilometers by 2030, and the urban planning department is adding shaded walking routes to make exercise feasible for longer stretches of the year.

— Scott Campbell, Condé Nast Traveler, 6 Nov. 2026
Club Kid takes some surprising turns on the way to its delicately shaded ending.

— Stephanie Zacharek, Time, 6 Nov. 2026

Definition of shaded

Adjective

But what happened inside the house remains a complicated and clouded mystery.

— Joe Holden, CBS News, 16 Sep. 2026
Deravi’s team is focused on the Pieridae family of butterflies, which includes examples like the clouded sulfur (Colias philodice) and cabbage white (Pieris rapae).

— Andrew Paul, Popular Science, 26 Aug. 2026

Definition of clouded

Adjective

Because the album is rich with melody—because the compositions snake so readily from note to note, compared to Malone’s previous works—inklings of narrative start to seep from the foggy passages.

— Sasha Geffen, Pitchfork, 3 Nov. 2026
They were enclosed a couple years later, due to the area’s foggy weather.

— Tori Latham, Robb Report, 2 Nov. 2026

Definition of foggy

Adjective

Since the two organizations don’t cross-compete well, the answer remained shrouded in speculation and uncertainty.

— Derek Horner, Outdoor Life, 31 Oct. 2026
Now, despite the economic benefits — considerable tax revenue, money for schools, numerous construction jobs and a smaller number of permanent jobs — no one seems to want a computing campus in their backyard, especially one shrouded in secrecy.

— Andrea Hsu, NPR, 28 Oct. 2026

Definition of shrouded

Adjective

Too challenging to qualify as radio rock, the Los Angeles songwriter’s cloudy, lo-fi grunge is stuffed with ’90s references and opaque secrets.

— Hannah Jocelyn, Pitchfork, 5 Nov. 2026
And, though the Democrats have made astonishing breakthroughs, their near-term future is a little cloudy, too.

— Benjamin Wallace-Wells, New Yorker, 4 Nov. 2026

Definition of cloudy

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