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

This is a shame, and not only because the book’s style obscures its significance as the most high-profile effort by that date to marry what were then the two most important currents of French philosophy. — Literary Hub, 21 July 2026

Studying differences at the state level further obscures the signal by combining rural California with San Francisco Bay Area counties or upstate New York with New York City. — Marc Lipsitch, STAT, 21 July 2026

Success breeds overconfidence; overconfidence hardens into presumption; and presumption eventually obscures the actual source of momentum. — Clifford Hudson, Forbes.com, 20 July 2026

The bright light from the sun obscures the stars during the daytime, however. — Adam Kovac, Scientific American, 15 July 2026

In the heart of summer, the leafy growth obscures everything. — Lo Patrick, PEOPLE, 14 July 2026

But the total tally obscures how there were basically two types of Davis residents, those living close to the project and those living elsewhere in town. — Sacbee.com, 25 June 2026

Advertisement But Democrats argue that record obscures the reality that on the most consequential votes, Fitzpatrick has remained a Republican loyalist. — Julia Terruso, Time, 23 June 2026

The study argues that such indirect language obscures a subject’s right to refuse a search and could violate their Fourth Amendment rights. — Robert Salonga, Mercury News, 17 June 2026