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

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

The timing of the eclipse — and how long the moon fully obscures the sun — will vary by location. — Raf Sanchez, NBC news, 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

When the moon obscures most of the sun just before totality, leaving only a thin sliver of sunlight, the turbulence becomes visible. — Katie Hunt, CNN Money, 8 Aug. 2026

Casting Gen Z’s reactions as nihilistic obscures the values and institutional distrust connected to them and fails to appreciate their egalitarian and pragmatic ideals. — Evan Clarkson, The Conversation, 6 Aug. 2026