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

The moonphase displayed is not created by partially obscuring an image of the Moon, but by the continuous movement of the two, illustrating the time elapsed between one new moon and the next full moon. — Carol Besler, Robb Report, 15 Sep. 2026

But now, new research has found asteroids and comets that have bombarded Mercury have created debris obscuring just how much Mercury has shrunk. — Eric Lagatta, USA Today, 11 Sep. 2026

Orwell was exploring the roles that euphemism, tangled syntax, and dying metaphors can play in obscuring the true intentions of a totalitarian state. — Louisa Thomas, New Yorker, 6 Sep. 2026

Forward vision is excellent because there’s no roof, A-pillars, or much of anything obscuring your view (the only model above the Signature Edition, called the Grand Touring, does include a roof of sorts). — William Roberson, Forbes.com, 29 Aug. 2026

The glass is reeded and translucent, obscuring the line cooks behind it. — Alexis Benveniste, Architectural Digest, 27 Aug. 2026

For astronomers, these satellites would become a nightmare for observations, crowding out and obscuring fainter objects or even challenging the Milky Way’s prominence with their glare. — Arielle Frommer, Scientific American, 20 Aug. 2026

But blaming the technology risks obscuring the fact that humans write the code, select the data on which AI systems are trained, approve their use, and decide where and how they are deployed. — Shaun Harper, AJC.com, 18 Aug. 2026

But there were too many multiple traumas and trauma swappings that wound up obscuring the issues. — Beatrice Verhoeven, HollywoodReporter, 15 Aug. 2026