OBSCURANTIC Synonyms: 118 Similar and Opposite Words

obscurant

adjective

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Definition of obscurant

as in shadowy

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Adjective

As a high-ranking member of the soap’s shadowy World Securities Bureau (WSB), Z quickly found himself at the center of dangerous crosshairs.

— Ryan Coleman, Entertainment Weekly, 6 July 2026
The act behind the most bewildering ambient techno of the past 15 years is not a shadowy syndicate or group of evil geniuses.

— Andrew Ryce, Pitchfork, 6 July 2026

Definition of shadowy

Adjective

In the San Gabriel Mountains, a blue wind phone stands on a foggy forest ridge near a roadside turnout in Wrightwood.

— Staff Photographer, Los Angeles Times, 6 July 2026
Subscribe now » Garrick Ramirez is a freelance writer based in foggy but delightful San Francisco.

— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 6 July 2026

Definition of foggy

Adjective

In fact, the iconic band of hazy light known as the galactic center should routinely be visible for a few more months across the United States – and the rest of the northern hemisphere – arcing across the night sky.

— Eric Lagatta, USA Today, 2 July 2026
Go for the bold, unique brews, like the Blizzard of ’67 (named after an infamous winter storm), a hazy triple IPA with orange, pineapple, and mango notes.

— Midwest Living, Midwest Living, 1 July 2026

Definition of hazy

Adjective

And that without this European environment and these European roots, the economic outlook is, at the very least, clouded.

— Mike Sheen, CNBC, 3 July 2026
Within days of the pool being refilled in early June, the water had turned green and algae-clouded amid a heat wave in Washington, DC that saw temperatures reach 100 degrees.

— Dinah Voyles Pulver, USA Today, 23 June 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

There was a pungent smell and a faint buzzing sound coming from the bedroom.

— Faith Wakefield, USA Today, 10 July 2026
Though her father has moved to Savannah in the faint hope of reviving his relationship with her and his grandchildren, Anna has wisely kept her distance from him, given his criminal past and his as-yet-unarticulated failings as a parent.

— Scott Tobias, Vulture, 10 July 2026

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