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variants:
or obscurantic
Synonyms & Antonyms of obscurant
as in hazy, obfuscatory
Synonyms & Near Synonyms for obscurant
- beclouded,
- bedimmed,
- befogged,
- clouded,
- cloudy,
- dim,
- faint,
- foggy,
- fuzzy,
- hazy,
- indistinct,
- indistinguishable,
- misty,
- muddy,
- obfuscatory,
- obnubilated,
- shaded,
- shadowlike,
- shadowy,
- sphinxlike
- indefinite,
- inexact,
- inexplicit,
- noncommittal,
- questionable,
- uncertain,
- unclear,
- undefined,
- undetermined,
- vague
- ambiguous,
- arcane,
- cryptic,
- dark,
- deep,
- Delphic,
- double-edged,
- elliptical
- (or elliptic),
- enigmatic
- (also enigmatical),
- equivocal,
- fuliginous,
- inscrutable,
- murky,
- mysterious,
- mystic,
- nebulous,
- obscure,
- occult,
- opaque
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“Obscurant.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/obscurant. Accessed 26 Jun. 2022.
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The first known use of obscurant was in 1878
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