as in ambiguity
the quality or state of having a veiled or uncertain meaning
the opacity of the abstract painter's works simply baffles many gallery visitors
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Recent Examples of opacity
Scrolling through the App Store or the Games App or Photos, the buttons at the top of the window subtly change their brightness and opacity.
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ArsTechnica, 15 Sep. 2025
Pay opacity frequently frustrates job seekers and may point to inequities within the company.
—Caroline Castrillon, Forbes.com, 10 Sep. 2025
Who would be behind her in any eventual bid is a matter of great opacity.
—Jack Pitt-Brooke, New York Times, 8 Sep. 2025
Downtown painters in New York City such as Willa Wasserman, Michelle Uckotter, and Agnes Walden employ a kind of strategic opacity, refusing the more commercial route of vulnerable self-portraits.
—Grace Byron, New Yorker, 8 Sep. 2025
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ArsTechnica, 15 Sep. 2025
Pay opacity frequently frustrates job seekers and may point to inequities within the company.
—Caroline Castrillon, Forbes.com, 10 Sep. 2025
Who would be behind her in any eventual bid is a matter of great opacity.
—Jack Pitt-Brooke, New York Times, 8 Sep. 2025
Downtown painters in New York City such as Willa Wasserman, Michelle Uckotter, and Agnes Walden employ a kind of strategic opacity, refusing the more commercial route of vulnerable self-portraits.
—Grace Byron, New Yorker, 8 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for opacity
Noun
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In a better world, novels of this level of sophistication, beauty, erudition, ambiguity, and play would come along more frequently and dominate the literary discourse.—
Emily Temple,
Literary Hub,
14 Oct. 2025
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Any unexplained death leaves room for competing narratives, but Scott’s death involved a particularly vexing set of ambiguities.—
The New Yorker,
New Yorker,
13 Oct. 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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Arturo Flores, the mayor of Huntington Park, California, said the opaqueness of ICE’s current masking policy adds a dangerous layer of uncertainty.—
Allison Gordon,
CNN Money,
2 Oct. 2025
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These investments are inherently complex, involving limited liquidity, higher fees, and valuation opaqueness.—
Dave Smith,
Fortune,
24 Aug. 2025
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“Opacity.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/opacity. Accessed 19 Oct. 2025.
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