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as in ambiguous
having an often intentionally veiled or uncertain meaning
somehow listeners seem to connect with the songwriter, despite his deeply personal, often opaque lyrics
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as in vague
not seen or understood clearly
an opaque remark that seemed to hint that there would be future retaliation
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as in dumb
not having or showing an ability to absorb ideas readily
people are sometimes rude to her, but fortunately she's too opaque to realize what's happening
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Recent Examples of opaque
Make your jelly manicure a bit more substantial with an opaque French tip in a corresponding color.
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Kara Jillian Brown, InStyle, 19 June 2026
Her account there is excessive and loose, a counterweight to her essays and memoirs, which can seem opaque and professorial.
—Emma Alpern, Vulture, 17 June 2026
Some scientific groups have warned that review by political appointees could make grant decisions more opaque and less predictable.
—Mirae Kim, The Conversation, 15 June 2026
In other words, embracing the idea that Congress will create and regulate rules for college athletics means putting blind faith in an opaque process within an institution that is not well-liked or trusted.
—Sen. Rand Paul Outkick, FOXNews.com, 12 June 2026
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Kara Jillian Brown, InStyle, 19 June 2026
Her account there is excessive and loose, a counterweight to her essays and memoirs, which can seem opaque and professorial.
—Emma Alpern, Vulture, 17 June 2026
Some scientific groups have warned that review by political appointees could make grant decisions more opaque and less predictable.
—Mirae Kim, The Conversation, 15 June 2026
In other words, embracing the idea that Congress will create and regulate rules for college athletics means putting blind faith in an opaque process within an institution that is not well-liked or trusted.
—Sen. Rand Paul Outkick, FOXNews.com, 12 June 2026
See All Example Sentences for opaque
Recent Examples of Synonyms for opaque
Adjective
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As the noise-rap-electro act Jane Remover shrieked and pleaded through a 90-minute marathon set at the Fonda on Thursday night, one very young couple dressed right out of a conservative‘s nightmare — gender-ambiguous, purple hair, facial piercings — tapped me on the shoulder.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
19 June 2026
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At a billion scans a month, even modest rates imply hundreds of millions of ambiguous results a year, each one demanding a clinical decision and producing a worried customer.—
Gabriel Alin Zainescu,
Forbes.com,
19 June 2026
Adjective
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Critics say Burnham’s politics are vague and fail to grapple with tough issues, such as where the money will come from to pay for his pledges.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
19 June 2026
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The truth is that the entire premise of the Cybercab rests on the promise of true autonomous operation, and that's the part that remains frustratingly vague.—
Utkarsh Sood
June 19,
New Atlas,
19 June 2026
Adjective
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And the script’s very cute but deeply dumb leading man, Alex (Nico Carney), climbs a flight of stairs toward his best friend’s bedroom door.—
Alison Foreman,
IndieWire,
19 June 2026
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And there are no ego-destroying confrontations with people who know how to do things, who tell you that your idea is dumb.—
Charlie Warzel,
The Atlantic,
19 June 2026
Adjective
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Bunnie Xo has shared a cryptic video on social media after news of her split from Jelly Roll surfaced.—
KiMi Robinson,
USA Today,
18 June 2026
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Jelly Roll is clarifying a cryptic post that's going viral amid his divorce from Bunnie Xo.—
Leigh Blickley,
Entertainment Weekly,
18 June 2026
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Single dishes tend to be more sensitive and able to pick up faint radio waves from deeper in the cosmos, but radio arrays with many dishes tend to capture much sharper images.—
Denise Chow,
NBC news,
21 June 2026
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However, this new research showed that these point sources, including pulsars, would be extremely faint, and that is good news for scientists who favor annihilating dark matter as the cause of these gamma rays.—
Robert Lea,
Space.com,
21 June 2026
Adjective
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The pyrotechnics, however, come from Amanda and Danielle, who get in one of those stupid fights that are only possible after a full day of drinking in a retro vehicle.—
Brian Moylan,
Vulture,
17 June 2026
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Yes, Ken really is this stupid.—
Joe Kinsey OutKick,
FOXNews.com,
17 June 2026
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Tourism and city officials say that marketplace channels festival foot traffic directly to Black entrepreneurs and helps keep dollars circulating in local neighborhoods long after the stages go dark.—
Gabby Sartori,
USA Today,
23 June 2026
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Jason kept the look casual in a light blue graphic T-shirt, white shorts, a baseball cap and dark sunglasses.—
Danielle Minnetian,
FOXNews.com,
23 June 2026
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Scratches, streaks, and a hazy appearance are common results of treating oven glass like any other surface, especially when stains have been baked on for some time.—
Louise Parks,
Martha Stewart,
17 June 2026
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Three signature beer varieties were poured by the craft brewery, including its Kit Kupker, an amber ale; Devil’s Paint Box, a West Coast IPA; and Honest Haze, a hazy IPA.—
Karie Angell Luc,
Chicago Tribune,
16 June 2026
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“Opaque.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/opaque. Accessed 25 Jun. 2026.
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