Synonyms of obscuring

obscuring

verb

present participle of obscure

1

as in concealing

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

• concealing
• hiding
• covering
• disguising
• suppressing
• masking
• shrouding
• cloaking
• enshrouding
• veiling
• occulting
• overshadowing
• curtaining
• blocking
• blanketing
• belying
• camouflaging
• burying
• screening
• blotting out
• papering over
• obstructing
• smothering
• covering (up)
• darkening
• clouding
• shading
• occluding
• whitewashing
• eclipsing
• varnishing
• gilding
• beclouding
• overcasting
• glossing (over)
• befogging
• bedimming

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• showing
• revealing
• exposing
• disclosing
• displaying
• uncovering
• divulging
• baring
• presenting
• unmasking
• clarifying
• bringing out
• unveiling
• illuminating
• uncloaking
• spreading
• proclaiming
• publicizing
• advertising
• publishing
• broadcasting
• airing
• getting out

2

as in blurring

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

• blurring
• darkening
• clouding
• blackening
• overshadowing
• shrouding
• concealing
• dimming
• fogging
• shadowing
• hiding
• beclouding
• overcasting
• shading
• misting
• covering
• masking
• hazing
• obliterating
• eclipsing
• blearing
• dislimning
• disguising
• camouflaging
• overclouding
• befogging
• bedimming
• cloaking
• fuzzing (up)
• adumbrating
• veiling
• curtaining
• screening
• blotting out

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• illuminating
• revealing
• brightening
• lighting (up)
• exposing
• lightening
• uncovering
• illumining
• unveiling

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of obscuring

But Hegseth’s push for $67 billion more in emergency Iran spending — while the Pentagon directs $75 billion from last year’s tax cuts law to other military spending — may be obscuring a war cost that is far greater. — Max Tani, semafor.com, 22 July 2026

Merlin is draped in a long, light-colored cloak with a white hood over his head, obscuring his face. — Literary Hub, 22 July 2026

Alarmingly, many companies are scaling back DEI reporting, obscuring the issue. — Kara Dennison, Forbes.com, 20 July 2026

Olyphant makes a captivating father figure, his outlaw-philosopher charm obscuring the inevitable flaws of a man who raised his daughter to be a criminal. — Judy Berman, Time, 15 July 2026

But as health officials struggle to identify the source of a growing outbreak, some experts believe the focus on food may be obscuring the bigger picture. — Mary Walrath-Holdridge, USA Today, 11 July 2026

Also, there are important players coming back from significant injuries, obscuring the picture. — David Aldridge, New York Times, 2 July 2026

The lens has a Ri-Pel coating that allows for water and sweat to bead up and slide off the surface, rather than obscuring vision. — New Atlas, 24 June 2026

No doors or windows are visible, but walls cut into the space at odd angles, obscuring its size. — Gabriel Winslow-Yost, The New York Review of Books, 23 June 2026