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

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

However, sources say the tour’s production is working at improving the areas with obscured sightlines. — Jem Aswad, Variety, 19 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

The interior worlds of these women remain obscured and their motivations go unexplored. — Alison Foreman, IndieWire, 19 Mar. 2026

In an ordinary car with an ordinary dash, all of that would live behind the cluster and relatively obscured from view, or ignored. — Adam Ismail, The Drive, 18 Feb. 2026

Verb

Weather permitting, the sun's outer atmosphere, which is normally obscured by the bright face of the sun, becomes visible during the moments of totality. — Raf Sanchez, NBC news, 12 Aug. 2026

Though, fittingly, part of the disclaimer was obscured by a tree branch when Bryant shared a photo of it on Instagram. — Tatiana Sataua, Fortune, 12 Aug. 2026

Generally, the eclipse becomes noticeably impressive once around 10% of the sun is obscured, making Alaska, Maine, Vermont, New Hampshire, Massachusetts, Rhode Island, Connecticut and parts of New York among the best places to watch. — Jamie Carter, Forbes.com, 12 Aug. 2026

In middle school, some of us would use computer class to figure out what the censors had obscured. — Manal Albarakati, semafor.com, 12 Aug. 2026

Totality — when the sun is completely obscured — is only visible within the narrow path of the moon's shadow. — Daisy Dobrijevic, Space.com, 10 Aug. 2026

But the prominence accorded to Hiroshima has unintentionally obscured the event that helped force Japan’s surrender. — James M. Scott, Time, 10 Aug. 2026

Investigators allege that the network used gas stations and other fuel businesses to launder illicit proceeds, channeling them through payment companies and investment vehicles that obscured their origins and ultimate ownership. — Robert Muggah, The Conversation, 10 Aug. 2026

As temperatures hovered around 80 degrees and few clouds obscured a bright blue sky, many people took the opportunity to enjoy a summer day last week at Montrose Beach. — Finnegan Belleau, Chicago Tribune, 9 Aug. 2026