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

Her name was obscured in the city records, but the Bee was able to determine her identity through a search of property records. — Sacbee.com, 7 July 2026

Even once the storms abated, a low-slung quilt of fog obscured the Navy Pier fireworks show later that evening. — Hannah Edgar, Chicago Tribune, 5 July 2026

Crews have been seen unloading equipment from trucks this week — much of it covered or obscured — and barricades have been placed near the perimeter of the arena. — Meriam Bouarrouj, NBC news, 4 July 2026

Photo by Finn Gomez/Getty Images Key Facts The demonstrators’ identities were obscured by white masks, sunglasses and beige caps bearing the Patriot Front logo. — Antonio Pequeño Iv, Forbes.com, 4 July 2026

Those later clouds, however, might have obscured much of the sky on that first night of Independence. — Joe Rao, Space.com, 4 July 2026

The results showed that even after weeks of biological growth and sediment buildup, which heavily obscured the test targets, the system successfully identified every single weapon. — Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 3 July 2026

The documents in question include eight emails with either the sender or recipient blacked out, a draft indictment of Epstein with the names of potential co-conspirators obscured and a 2019 email that mentions several co-conspirators whose names were redacted. — Daniel Ruetenik, CBS News, 25 June 2026

Those themes are compelling on paper, but they’re expressed through a confusing mix of abstraction and hyper-local specificity, hidden beneath biker rock riffs, and obscured through Allbrook’s wiry, wailing vocal delivery. — Cassidy Sollazzo, Pitchfork, 19 June 2026