Synonyms of obscured

obscured 1 of 2

adjective

as in darkened

being without light or without much light

an obscured area of the prison yard that was the perfect escape route

Synonyms & Similar Words

• darkened
• murky
• dark
• obscure
• dimmed
• black
• dim
• somber
• unlit
• dusky
• dusk
• gloomy
• darkling
• darkish
• lightless
• darksome
• pitch-dark
• tenebrous
• pitch-black
• pitchy
• caliginous
• stygian
• rayless
• dulled
• clouded
• tenebrific
• twilit
• crepuscular
• misty
• shadowy
• lackluster
• gray
• moonless
• cloudy
• shady
• starless
• pale
• foggy
• dull
• leaden
• befogged
• fuliginous
• smoggy
• beclouded
• shadowlike
• sunless
• soupy

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• illuminated
• light
• brilliant
• luminous
• illumined
• bright
• shining
• lit
• brightened
• lucid
• glaring
• lucent
• radiant
• sparkling
• resplendent
• incandescent
• effulgent
• alight
• lightsome
• glowing
• lambent
• beamy
• beaming
• shiny
• glossy
• lustrous
• highlighted
• aglitter
• agleam
• spotlighted
• relucent
• ablaze
• ultrabright
• sunlit
• moonlit
• moony
• starlit
• floodlit

obscured

2 of 2

verb

past tense of obscure

1

as in concealed

to keep secret or shut off from view

the investigative reporters obscured their real motives for visiting the company by pretending the story was about something else

Synonyms & Similar Words

• concealed
• hid
• covered
• suppressed
• disguised
• masked
• veiled
• cloaked
• shrouded
• enshrouded
• overshadowed
• curtained
• blanketed
• occulted
• blocked
• belied
• screened
• buried
• camouflaged
• blotted out
• covered (up)
• smothered
• obstructed
• papered over
• darkened
• occluded
• clouded
• shaded
• eclipsed
• whitewashed
• varnished
• gilded
• overcast
• glossed (over)
• beclouded
• befogged
• bedimmed

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• revealed
• exposed
• displayed
• disclosed
• uncovered
• showed
• presented
• divulged
• bared
• unveiled
• unmasked
• brought out
• illuminated
• clarified
• uncloaked
• published
• proclaimed
• publicized
• advertised
• spread
• aired
• got out
• broadcast

2

as in blurred

to make dark, dim, or indistinct

when it isn't obscured by smog, the view of the city from the observatory can be spectacular

Synonyms & Similar Words

• blurred
• darkened
• clouded
• overshadowed
• blackened
• shrouded
• dimmed
• fogged
• shadowed
• concealed
• beclouded
• misted
• overcast
• hazed
• shaded
• hid
• covered
• bleared
• eclipsed
• obliterated
• masked
• overclouded
• befogged
• bedimmed
• dislimned
• adumbrated
• fuzzed (up)
• cloaked
• camouflaged
• veiled
• disguised
• screened
• curtained
• blotted out

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• illuminated
• brightened
• lit (up)
• revealed
• exposed
• uncovered
• lightened
• illumined
• unveiled

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of obscured

Adjective

The face of one subject is somewhat obscured, turned away from the camera. — Hanif Abdurraqib, New Yorker, 17 Oct. 2026

Each of the 24 service members is seen in obscured profile, their voices modified to make identification impossible. — Jay Weissberg, Variety, 10 Sep. 2026

Across Britain, where the sun was more than 90% obscured, people flocked to hilltop parks and anywhere with an open view of the sky to see the best eclipse since 1999. — ABC News, 12 Aug. 2026

On this year’s summer solstice, a group of volunteers gathered to tend to the obscured orchard atop one of the Figueroa Street Tunnels. — Pedro Moura, Los Angeles Times, 1 July 2026

For one thing, near-infrared light can pass through thin clouds, so an obscured sky wouldn't prevent communication. — Keith Cooper, Space.com, 15 June 2026

Earl Hindman scored the role of Wilson, the Taylor's wise (and facially obscured) neighbor, on Home Improvement, appearing in 203 episodes of the series. — Randall Colburn, Entertainment Weekly, 10 June 2026

In some cases, apps disclose the behavior, often in small or obscured print. — Dan Goodin, ArsTechnica, 29 May 2026

But the specifics, the why behind each decision, the next move waiting around the corner – those remain deliberately obscured. — Nathan Canilao, Mercury News, 14 Apr. 2026

Verb

The Barnes & Noble—a wide, flat building in gray brick—was obscured by an enormous construction crane. — Nathan Heller, New Yorker, 19 Oct. 2026

What resonated most for me, though, was witnessing conversations where depth of understanding unveiled perspectives previously obscured. — Pravir Malik, Forbes.com, 16 Oct. 2026

Squalls swung in across the north bank and obscured the river. — Literary Hub, 15 Oct. 2026

While the industry’s trafficking routes are kept obscured, its advertising is done in the open. — Rhea Mogul, CNN Money, 14 Oct. 2026

But that shortfall obscured the strong performance and positive outlook of J & J's largest segment, Innovative Medicine. — Kevin Stankiewicz, CNBC, 13 Oct. 2026

Both of us gravitated toward the dot cake, vanilla cake and buttercream, entirely obscured by a psychedelic layer of rainbow sprinkles, an online phenomenon neither of us had tried. — Tanya Bush, Bon Appetit Magazine, 10 Oct. 2026

The same repositioning also obscured the screws that hold the GPU brace’s mounting bracket. — Thomas Soderstrom, PC Magazine, 10 Oct. 2026

In her translation, where papyri were tattered or a word obscured, Carson indicates this by using brackets and white space. — Amy Cannon, The Conversation, 9 Oct. 2026