Synonyms of obscurity

obscurity

noun

1

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

Synonyms & Similar Words

• ambiguity
• ambiguousness
• mysteriousness
• mystery
• murkiness
• darkness
• uncertainty
• opaqueness
• nebulousness
• inscrutability
• obliqueness
• complexity
• opacity
• nebulosity
• obliquity
• indistinctness
• dimness
• vagueness
• equivocation
• impenetrability
• incomprehensibility
• haziness
• depth
• mistiness
• equivocalness
• indefiniteness
• cloudiness
• faintness
• inscrutableness
• fogginess
• fuzziness
• obtuseness
• profoundness
• abstruseness
• shadow
• difficulty
• indirectness
• complication
• deepness
• circuity
• reconditeness
• shade
• incomprehensibleness
• circuitousness
• abstrusity

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• clarity
• plainness
• obviousness
• brightness
• clearness
• certainty
• intelligibility
• comprehensibility
• legibility
• distinctness
• lucidity
• perspicuity
• exactness
• visibility
• incisiveness
• definiteness
• openness
• surety
• explicitness
• directness
• incision
• straightforwardness
• tangibility
• readability
• forthrightness
• palpability
• self-evidence
• lucidness
• obviousness
• perspicuousness
• readableness
• tangibleness

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• clarity
• plainness
• obviousness
• brightness
• clearness
• certainty
• intelligibility
• comprehensibility
• legibility
• distinctness
• lucidity
• perspicuity
• exactness
• visibility
• incisiveness
• definiteness
• openness
• surety
• explicitness
• directness
• incision
• straightforwardness
• tangibility
• readability
• forthrightness
• palpability
• self-evidence
• lucidness
• obviousness
• perspicuousness
• readableness
• tangibleness

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2

as in oblivion

the quality or state of being mostly or completely unknown

the singer languished in relative obscurity for years before becoming famous

Synonyms & Similar Words

• oblivion
• silence
• anonymity
• namelessness
• nowhere
• facelessness
• insignificance
• invisibility
• nowheresville
• inconspicuousness
• unpopularity
• invisibleness

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• fame
• notoriety
• renown
• reputation
• name
• celebrity
• popularity
• importance
• significance
• prominence
• character
• report
• repute
• favor
• glory
• greatness
• mark
• eminence
• note
• position
• distinction
• rep
• preeminence
• honor
• prestige
• stature
• recognition
• standing
• rank
• note
• praise
• acclaim
• superstardom
• cachet
• acknowledgment
• illustriousness
• megastardom
• acknowledgement
• adoration
• kudos
• idolization

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• fame
• notoriety
• renown
• reputation
• name
• celebrity
• popularity
• importance
• significance
• prominence
• character
• report
• repute
• favor
• glory
• greatness
• mark
• eminence
• note
• position
• distinction
• rep
• preeminence
• honor
• prestige
• stature
• recognition
• standing
• rank
• note
• praise
• acclaim
• superstardom
• cachet
• acknowledgment
• illustriousness
• megastardom
• acknowledgement
• adoration
• kudos
• idolization

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3

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

Synonyms & Similar Words

• mysteriousness
• ambiguity
• impenetrability
• uncanniness
• inscrutability
• darkness
• profundity
• murkiness
• vagueness
• unintelligibility
• incomprehensibility
• numinousness
• inexplicability
• deepness
• abstruseness
• equivocality
• inscrutableness
• esotericism
• unknowability
• shadowiness
• equivocalness
• hermetism
• unanswerability
• unintelligibleness
• inexplicableness
• abstrusity
• reconditeness

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• intelligibility
• understandability
• plainness
• transparency
• clarity
• obviousness
• straightforwardness
• self-evidence

• intelligibility
• understandability
• plainness
• transparency
• clarity
• obviousness
• straightforwardness
• self-evidence

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