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as in ambiguity
the quality or state of having a veiled or uncertain meaning
the 16th-century astrologer's predictions are so filled with obscurity that people can interpret them any way they want
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as in oblivion
the quality or state of being mostly or completely unknown
the singer languished in relative obscurity for years before becoming famous
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as in mysteriousness
the quality or state of being impossible to know, understand, or explain
her novels were favored by gullible critics who confuse obscurity with profundity
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Recent Examples of obscurity
Bandmates Callum, Melusine and Al are mostly toiling in obscurity until a violent act at one of their gigs goes viral.
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Lizz Schumer, PEOPLE, 23 Oct. 2025
As Hollywood has grown more outspoken in recent months about the situation in the Middle East, the challenges of convincing its distributors — the lifelines that can take movies from obscurity to national recognition — remain.
—Rebecca Keegan, NBC news, 23 Oct. 2025
Against all odds, von Spreckelsen had emerged as the unlikely winner of the competition, propelled from obscurity in Denmark to the helm of a pharaonic project in Paris.
—Anthony D'alessandro, Deadline, 20 Oct. 2025
Mendoza rose out of recruiting obscurity.
—Antonio Morales, New York Times, 9 Oct. 2025
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Lizz Schumer, PEOPLE, 23 Oct. 2025
As Hollywood has grown more outspoken in recent months about the situation in the Middle East, the challenges of convincing its distributors — the lifelines that can take movies from obscurity to national recognition — remain.
—Rebecca Keegan, NBC news, 23 Oct. 2025
Against all odds, von Spreckelsen had emerged as the unlikely winner of the competition, propelled from obscurity in Denmark to the helm of a pharaonic project in Paris.
—Anthony D'alessandro, Deadline, 20 Oct. 2025
Mendoza rose out of recruiting obscurity.
—Antonio Morales, New York Times, 9 Oct. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for obscurity
Noun
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There seemed to be little ambiguity as to the nature of their connection, as Curtis was spotted rubbing the actress' shoulders, and Aniston was later seen with her hand in his hand.—
Ryan Coleman,
Entertainment Weekly,
4 Nov. 2025
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Chamandy said that, because of the ambiguity associated with the tariffs, companies are still hesitating to change suppliers until the dust settles.—
Meghan Hall,
Sourcing Journal,
3 Nov. 2025
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Over the past five decades, Journey have been through an astounding number of lineup changes, but the band has found its way back from oblivion time and and time again.—
Andy Greene,
Rolling Stone,
7 Nov. 2025
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In the 1940s, at the Viking Press, Cowley initiated the resurrection of William Faulkner from oblivion, a project that put the writer on the syllabus in the ever-expanding postwar university, brought the rest of his work back into print, and surely helped win him the 1949 Nobel Prize in Literature.—
Michael Gorra,
The Atlantic,
4 Nov. 2025
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That intrigue and mysteriousness still rest in the canyon walls today.—
Madison Dapcevich,
Outside,
13 Sep. 2025
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My first silences were in Persian.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
6 Nov. 2025
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One skipped school day exposes the fractures of a family grieving in silence and the contradictions of love that shape her girlhood.—
Matt Grobar,
Deadline,
5 Nov. 2025
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None were authorized to speak publicly, and all requested anonymity out of concern for retaliation.—
Samantha-Jo Roth,
The Washington Examiner,
8 Nov. 2025
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Quds Force, was initiated at the end of 2024 and was active through the first half of this year, said the official who spoke on the condition of anonymity.—
Oren Liebermann,
CNN Money,
7 Nov. 2025
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“Obscurity.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/obscurity. Accessed 14 Nov. 2025.
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