OBSCURENESS Synonyms: 21 Similar and Opposite Words

obscureness

noun

Definition of obscureness

as in ambiguity

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Noun

Others discover they’re energized by ambiguity, faster decision-making and the opportunity to build something from the beginning.

— Bill Holodnak, Forbes.com, 16 Sep. 2026
But at his Jackson Hole speech on August 28, Warsh dropped the ambiguity, walking through what UBS economists counted as 20 separate hawkish observations.

— Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 14 Sep. 2026

Definition of ambiguity

Noun

There’s an opacity around how the models are tested collectively and what the White House standards are for releasing.

— Fortune Editors, Fortune, 15 Sep. 2026
Aside from this feature, iOS 27 also includes a way to adjust the opacity of Liquid Glass, new icon designs, extra-large widgets, and new volume settings for ringtones, alarms, timers, and alerts.

— Emma Roth, The Verge, 9 Sep. 2026

Definition of opacity

Noun

The murkiness of it all clarifies by the end of the film, not just in terms of its heroes, villains and message, but Greengrass also situates this story within a recognizable cinematic and storytelling history.

— Katie Walsh, Los Angeles Times, 11 Sep. 2026
Because of the legal murkiness, Pratte urges people to talk to an attorney before foregoing registration.

— Jaclyn Diaz, NPR, 17 Aug. 2026

Definition of murkiness

Noun

SailGP is sailing’s best opportunity to emerge from obscurity.

— Andrew Rice, New York Times, 5 Sep. 2026
The historic watchmaker, which clocked nearly two centuries in the industry before fading into obscurity in the early 1990s, has officially relaunched with the help of Breitling.

— Rachel Cormack, Robb Report, 3 Sep. 2026

Definition of obscurity

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