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

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

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

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
• shadows
• hides
• fogs
• beclouds
• hazes
• obliterates
• mists
• covers
• overcasts
• shades
• eclipses
• masks
• fuzzes (up)
• befogs
• blears
• adumbrates
• camouflages
• bedims
• overclouds
• dislimns
• cloaks
• disguises
• blots out
• curtains
• veils
• screens

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

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

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of obscures

Both sides have been accused of serious violations, but Hudson told Fox News Digital that treating their records as interchangeable obscures an important distinction. — Efrat Lachter, FOXNews.com, 28 Sep. 2026

There’s a certain philosophy to dressing the body in Japan where the clothing obscures the body. — Los Angeles Times, 11 Sep. 2026

Entertainment bots come with different engineering challenges, like whether a costume obscures vision or causes overheating. — J.d. Capelouto, semafor.com, 9 Sep. 2026

OpenAI’s use of a new technique that obscures AI agents’ chain of thought is alarming the research community. — Benjamin Guggenheim, Washington Post, 2 Sep. 2026

Like a fog that obscures the landscape but cannot alter it, the material senses appear to hide from us our true, spiritual identity. — The Christian Science Monitor, Christian Science Monitor, 31 Aug. 2026

Eclipses always travel in pairs as the sun, moon and Earth align so precisely that one obscures the other. — Marcia Dunn, The Orlando Sentinel, 22 Aug. 2026

Rather than blocking the sun entirely, the moon obscures only a portion of it, leaving behind the eclipse's signature crescent shape. — Mary Walrath-Holdridge, USA Today, 12 Aug. 2026

This obscures the blinding light of the sun, allowing viewers to glimpse our star's outer atmosphere, or corona. — Brett Tingley, Space.com, 12 Aug. 2026