OBSCURES Synonyms: 77 Similar and Opposite Words

obscures

verb

present tense third-person singular of obscure

as in conceals

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 blurs

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 obscures This narrative, reliably recycled by politicians seeking reelection and economists insulated from everyday pressures, obscures a more complicated reality. —

Gene Ludwig, Fortune, 6 May 2026 In many locations, the brightness of artificial light sources obscures the beauty of the night sky. —

Janet Loehrke, USA Today, 6 May 2026 This language also obscures the ultimatums presented to Iran under threat of American force, making coercion sound like collaboration. —

Atom Ariola, Mercury News, 30 Apr. 2026 But such language obscures patterns of danger that are recognizable, predictable – and, importantly, preventable. —

Kathryn Spearman, The Conversation, 20 Apr. 2026 Critics say the practice, which is done by both Democrats and Republicans, makes a mockery of campaign contribution limits and obscures a candidate’s real donors. —

Kate Wolffe, Sacbee.com, 29 Mar. 2026 The looming canyon nearly obscures sunlight, and sinuous, layered stone reveals warm burgundy, grey, and violet striations smoothed by centuries of flooding. —

Madison Chapman, Outside, 25 Mar. 2026 This obscures the reality of where the true capital is being deployed. —

Alexandra Vidyuk, Forbes.com, 20 Mar. 2026 The White House offer does not address several of the Democrats' top priorities, including requiring judicial warrants to enter private properties and barring agents from wearing masks, which obscures identities. —

Arkansas Online, 19 Mar. 2026

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For the cooking areas, Rockwell’s team installed floor-to-ceiling subway tile, a giant island, and deep-green millwork from Plain English that conceals all of the essentials.

— Hannah Martin, Architectural Digest, 16 Apr. 2026
In fact, Nicky and Morgan’s middle-class respectability conceals an overwhelming existential paralysis.

— Inkoo Kang, New Yorker, 9 Apr. 2026