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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
Powell, skillful at opaque Fed-speak, nonetheless signaled a simulative change is likely.
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Arthur I. Cyr, Chicago Tribune, 26 Aug. 2025
Local human rights lawyers and activists have sued Eswatini’s government for making an opaque pact with the US government to accept third-country deportees, claim the move was unconstitutional.
—Yinka Adegoke, semafor.com, 25 Aug. 2025
Due to the opaque nature of ad tech like Google's, advertisers started depending on ad agencies to set brand safety standards to help protect their ad placements (the ad tech was ruled anti-competitive, and the Department of Justice is currently figuring out how to remedy market harms).
—Ashley Belanger, ArsTechnica, 22 Aug. 2025
The slightly opaque form reflects light across your space.
—Kate McGregor, Architectural Digest, 20 Aug. 2025
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Arthur I. Cyr, Chicago Tribune, 26 Aug. 2025
Local human rights lawyers and activists have sued Eswatini’s government for making an opaque pact with the US government to accept third-country deportees, claim the move was unconstitutional.
—Yinka Adegoke, semafor.com, 25 Aug. 2025
Due to the opaque nature of ad tech like Google's, advertisers started depending on ad agencies to set brand safety standards to help protect their ad placements (the ad tech was ruled anti-competitive, and the Department of Justice is currently figuring out how to remedy market harms).
—Ashley Belanger, ArsTechnica, 22 Aug. 2025
The slightly opaque form reflects light across your space.
—Kate McGregor, Architectural Digest, 20 Aug. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for opaque
Adjective
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The first three episodes currently streaming on Paramount+ reveal that the Tiva dynamic remains as ambiguous as ever.—
Ryan Coleman,
Entertainment Weekly,
4 Sep. 2025
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The term has become both expansive and ambiguous.—
Lauren Buitta,
Forbes.com,
3 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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This Earth sign can be quite the perfectionist, preferring order and discernment over anything remotely vague and careless.—
Valerie Mesa,
People.com,
2 Sep. 2025
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Detainees can be held indefinitely without charges, often based on vague suspicion, anonymous tips, or looks alone.—
Antonio María Delgado,
Miami Herald,
2 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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Turning Labubu, originally a storybook character, into a beloved plush wasn’t exactly dumb luck, said Mark Tanner, managing director of consumer insights newsletter China Skinny.—
Ramishah Maruf,
CNN Money,
24 Aug. 2025
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So this is a fun way to disagree and agree about the dumbest things in the world.—
Andrew Marantz,
New Yorker,
24 Aug. 2025
Adjective
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Grande’s announcement follows her recent cryptic post on her Instagram in the vein of her Brighter Days Ahead short film to accompany the deluxe version of the album.—
Lexy Perez,
HollywoodReporter,
28 Aug. 2025
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John Kuhn, a Packers legend, stoked those rumors with a cryptic post on social media.—
Evan Massey,
MSNBC Newsweek,
28 Aug. 2025
Adjective
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From thereon in, a pin popped the faint, thinly veiled wall of hope.—
Jacob Tanswell,
New York Times,
1 Sep. 2025
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Moral victories are faint praise in August, but CSU went down swinging.—
Sean Keeler,
Denver Post,
31 Aug. 2025
Adjective
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Jess: The curds themselves are crispy, but the toast is stupid.—
Jess Fleming,
Twin Cities,
22 Aug. 2025
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The delegate should be embarrassed to introduce such a stupid idea.—
Kevin Igoe,
Baltimore Sun,
11 Aug. 2025
Adjective
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Kraus also had a dark backpack on her person.—
Amaris Encinas,
USA Today,
3 Sep. 2025
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Lakshmi shared a photo and video of herself at the beach wearing a dark pink bikini while playing in the water.—
Angel Saunders,
People.com,
3 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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Corrosion on the rearview camera harness and connector can cause the display to have an intermittent rearview video image, no rearview video image, or blurry, foggy or hazy image quality, according to the recall report.—
James Powel,
USA Today,
19 Aug. 2025
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The hazy skyline of lower Manhattan was on the horizon.—
Eric Lach,
New Yorker,
18 Aug. 2025
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“Opaque.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/opaque. Accessed 7 Sep. 2025.
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