Thesaurus

obscured

adjective

Synonyms and Antonyms of obscured

being without light or without much light

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

Synonyms of obscured

black, dark, darkened, darkish, darkling, darksome, dim, dimmed, dusk, dusky, gloomy, lightless, murky, obscure, pitch-black, pitch-dark, pitchy, rayless, somber (or sombre), unlit

Words Related to obscured

crepuscular, twilit

moonless, starless, sunless

cloudy, dull, dulled, lackluster

shadowlike, shadowy, shady

gray (also grey), leaden, pale

beclouded, befogged, clouded, foggy, misty, smoggy, soupy

Near Antonyms of obscured

ablaze, agleam, aglitter, alight, beaming, beamy, effulgent, glaring, glowing, incandescent, lambent, radiant, relucent, resplendent, shining, sparkling

glossy, lustrous, shiny

floodlit (also floodlighted), highlighted, spotlighted (or spotlit)

moonlit, moony, starlit, sunlit

Antonyms of obscured

bright, brightened, brilliant, illuminated, illumined, light, lit (or lighted), lightsome, lucent, lucid, luminous

Learn More about obscured

Nglish: Translation of obscured for Spanish speakers Britannica English: Translation of obscured for Arabic speakers

Seen and Heard

What made you want to look up obscured? Please tell us where you read or heard it (including the quote, if possible).

show

WORD OF THE DAY

salvo

play

a simultaneous discharge of guns

Words at Play

Ask the Editors

Word Games