OBSCURANT Synonyms: 118 Similar and Opposite Words

obscurant

adjective

variants or obscurantic

Definition of obscurant

as in shadowy

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Adjective

The story follows a proud Scot and Laird of Castle Drummoch (Branagh) who defies a shadowy American billionaire (Peter Sarsgaard) hellbent on buying up the glens.

— Alex Ritman, Variety, 15 Oct. 2026
Cinematographer Armand Thirard’s subtle and shadowy lighting intensifies Diabolique’s haunting suspense and sense of claustrophobia, which later inspired Hitchcock’s Psycho.

— Air Mail, Air Mail, 10 Oct. 2026

Definition of shadowy

Adjective

And then the sun slips above the horizon, and in an instant the shadows turn from indistinct gray blurs to sharp black lines.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 21 Oct. 2026
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

Definition of indistinct

Adjective

Don’t make big promises while your head is foggy this morning.

— Valerie Mesa, PEOPLE, 9 Oct. 2026
Inside a Cantonese restaurant with a view of the foggy San Francisco night, a place picked by my oh-so sophisticated local cousin Noreen, plates piled with orange chicken and honey walnut shrimp paraded past me on the lazy Susan in the center.

— Daniel Hernandez, Los Angeles Times, 7 Oct. 2026

Definition of foggy

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

At Emporio Armani, models walked the runway in gossamer-thin tanks and misty trousers that toed the line between lavender and blue.

— Ariel Wodarcyk, InStyle, 22 June 2026
Base yourself in Cerro Verde or Lago de Coatepeque for crater views and misty mornings above the clouds, then climb Santa Ana Volcano.

— Angelika Pokovba, Travel + Leisure, 26 May 2026

Definition of misty

Adjective

But take a walk inside and the ground is laden with faint slabs of rock, gravestones from a centuries-old Indigenous family cemetery that had been obscured by the passage of time and neglect.

— Jason Motlagh, Rolling Stone, 22 Oct. 2026
However, the light cast by the waxing moon — just four days from being full — will likely reduce the number of visible meteors by hiding fainter Orionids from sight.

— Anthony Wood, Space.com, 21 Oct. 2026

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