Synonyms of obscures

obscures

verb

present tense third-person singular of obscure

1

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

Synonyms & Similar Words

• conceals
• hides
• covers
• suppresses
• disguises
• overshadows
• masks
• belies
• enshrouds
• cloaks
• shrouds
• veils
• camouflages
• curtains
• occults
• buries
• blocks
• screens
• blots out
• blankets
• papers over
• obstructs
• smothers
• occludes
• darkens
• gilds
• whitewashes
• eclipses
• clouds
• shades
• beclouds
• varnishes
• overcasts
• covers (up)
• bedims
• glosses (over)
• befogs

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• reveals
• exposes
• discloses
• shows
• uncovers
• unmasks
• displays
• bares
• presents
• divulges
• unveils
• illuminates
• clarifies
• brings out
• proclaims
• uncloaks
• advertises
• publishes
• publicizes
• spreads
• airs
• broadcasts
• gets out

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• reveals
• exposes
• discloses
• shows
• uncovers
• unmasks
• displays
• bares
• presents
• divulges
• unveils
• illuminates
• clarifies
• brings out
• proclaims
• uncloaks
• advertises
• publishes
• publicizes
• spreads
• airs
• broadcasts
• gets out

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2

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

Synonyms & Similar Words

• blurs
• darkens
• overshadows
• blackens
• clouds
• shrouds
• dims
• conceals
• hides
• shadows
• fogs
• hazes
• beclouds
• mists
• obliterates
• overcasts
• blears
• covers
• shades
• dislimns
• eclipses
• camouflages
• masks
• adumbrates
• bedims
• befogs
• overclouds
• cloaks
• disguises
• fuzzes (up)
• blots out
• screens
• veils
• curtains

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• illuminates
• reveals
• exposes
• lights (up)
• lightens
• brightens
• uncovers
• illumines
• unveils

• illuminates
• reveals
• exposes
• lights (up)
• lightens
• brightens
• uncovers
• illumines
• unveils

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