as in darkened
being without light or without much light
an obscured area of the prison yard that was the perfect escape route
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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
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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
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Recent Examples of obscured
Danielle Amir Jackson, The Atlantic, 4 Sep. 2025
How different this trip would have been in the pre-GPS era, when the obscured road sign at one intersection would likely have sent me off track.
—IEEE Spectrum, 19 Apr. 2018
Andrew Ravens, MSNBC Newsweek, 2 Oct. 2025
Those numbers didn't make headlines and, some experts fear, were obscured by the death toll.
—Shaun McKinnon, AZCentral.com, 30 Sep. 2025
The Didi and Gogo that Sparks and Shannon created were full of blood and bile, real people with — no matter how obscured in its details by time and circumstance — a long and winding relationship.
—Sara Holdren, Vulture, 29 Sep. 2025
The test event also demonstrated that the system can detect UAVs even if drones are partially obscured by buildings or clouds.
—Prabhat Ranjan Mishra, Interesting Engineering, 27 Sep. 2025
Because the Forest Service was doing construction work around the trailhead parking area, a mound of dirt obscured the sign to the Halfmoon trail.
—Ted Katauskas, Outside, 23 Sep. 2025
However, because capital appropriates the powers of living labor to itself, the distinctiveness of the latter is deeply obscured.
—Literary Hub, 22 Sep. 2025
Up to 86% of the sun will be obscured from Antarctica, with as much as 82% from New Zealand's South Island.
—Jamie Carter, Forbes.com, 18 Sep. 2025
Justin shares Jack with wife Hailey Baldwin Bieber, and while the couple often shares photos of their son, his face is often obscured.
—Charna Flam, PEOPLE, 12 Sep. 2025
Adjective
By tracing a genealogy of conjure, Stewart also seeks to reveal many obscured contributions of Black women to American history.
—Danielle Amir Jackson, The Atlantic, 4 Sep. 2025
How different this trip would have been in the pre-GPS era, when the obscured road sign at one intersection would likely have sent me off track.
—IEEE Spectrum, 19 Apr. 2018
Verb
The other names on the list were obscured, leading to widespread fan speculation about his future opponents.
—Andrew Ravens, MSNBC Newsweek, 2 Oct. 2025
Those numbers didn't make headlines and, some experts fear, were obscured by the death toll.
—Shaun McKinnon, AZCentral.com, 30 Sep. 2025
The Didi and Gogo that Sparks and Shannon created were full of blood and bile, real people with — no matter how obscured in its details by time and circumstance — a long and winding relationship.
—Sara Holdren, Vulture, 29 Sep. 2025
The test event also demonstrated that the system can detect UAVs even if drones are partially obscured by buildings or clouds.
—Prabhat Ranjan Mishra, Interesting Engineering, 27 Sep. 2025
Because the Forest Service was doing construction work around the trailhead parking area, a mound of dirt obscured the sign to the Halfmoon trail.
—Ted Katauskas, Outside, 23 Sep. 2025
However, because capital appropriates the powers of living labor to itself, the distinctiveness of the latter is deeply obscured.
—Literary Hub, 22 Sep. 2025
Up to 86% of the sun will be obscured from Antarctica, with as much as 82% from New Zealand's South Island.
—Jamie Carter, Forbes.com, 18 Sep. 2025
Justin shares Jack with wife Hailey Baldwin Bieber, and while the couple often shares photos of their son, his face is often obscured.
—Charna Flam, PEOPLE, 12 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for obscured
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Over the weekend, around 16,000 people paid their respects to the designer at his funeral chamber at the Armani Teatro designed by Tadao Ando, filled with white flowers and paper lanterns on the floor in a diagonal grid formation dimly lit up the darkened venue.—
Luisa Zargani,
Footwear News,
10 Sep. 2025
Verb
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The defendants concealed the cash receipts from an accountant, who prepared their taxes, which led to the fraudulent omission of more than $17 million in gross sales from tax returns filed with the IRS.—
Rosemary Feitelberg,
Footwear News,
1 Oct. 2025
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The family travelled north from Central America for weeks, crossing rivers by night and riding concealed in smugglers’ trucks.—
Jon Lee Anderson,
New Yorker,
29 Sep. 2025
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For a president whose foreign policy has often blurred into personal business, the coincidence is too rich to ignore.—
Dan Perry,
MSNBC Newsweek,
3 Oct. 2025
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When Swift’s website finally unveiled the project (with its cover art blurred at the time), the color scheme proved to be a blend of glittery orange and mint green.—
Jordana Comiter,
PEOPLE,
2 Oct. 2025
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Combs' case was particularly challenging, wading into the murky intersections of consent and coercion, celebrity, complex workplace dynamics and the myriad ways that people cope with trauma.—
Edward Segarra,
USA Today,
3 Oct. 2025
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The lack of government data leaves investors, economists and policymakers with a murkier view of the economy at a crucial moment when concerns are mounting about a weaker labor market and stickier inflation.—
John Towfighi,
CNN Money,
3 Oct. 2025
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As the mystery clouded his disappearance, however, Newton-John fell in love, marrying businessman John Easterling in 2008.—
Virginia Chamlee,
PEOPLE,
28 Sep. 2025
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Tepid population growth already clouded the economic outlook.—
Eva Roytburg,
Fortune,
24 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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The Smithsonian Institution, which includes all the Smithsonian museums, plans to go dark after Saturday if the government shutdown continues beyond then, according to its website.—
Matt Egan,
CNN Money,
7 Oct. 2025
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Polselli brings a painterly gaze to scenes of quiet dread, such as a figure gradually appearing out of thick brush as two women make their way home through dark woods.—
Declan Gallagher,
Entertainment Weekly,
7 Oct. 2025
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Millais covered her body with flowers that signify love, pain, innocence, and faithfulness.—
Olivia B. Waxman,
Time,
3 Oct. 2025
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Unable to plausibly explain to the authorities what happened — or why she’s covered in her friends’ blood — Sarah is forced back to the subterranean depths to help locate her five missing companions.—
Caitlin White,
Variety,
3 Oct. 2025
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But that announcement was quickly overshadowed by a series of cuts the paper made to senior staff, including the paper’s longtime local opinion columnist.—
Max Tani,
semafor.com,
6 Oct. 2025
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His birth overshadowed by his family’s greatest tragedy, Daniel found succor in movies and willed himself into the dreamworld of Hollywood.—
David Kamp,
New Yorker,
4 Oct. 2025
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“Obscured.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/obscured. Accessed 9 Oct. 2025.
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