Synonyms of opaqueness

opaqueness

noun

as in ambiguity

the quality or state of having a veiled or uncertain meaning

the opaqueness of the narrative will not bother readers more interested in complex characters than in a gripping yarn

Synonyms & Similar Words

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

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

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

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of opaqueness

This opaqueness from earlier in the season pays off in the form of John recounting the brutal methods the Manhunter used to decimate this planet, involving a fear gas that made people kill one another and jump to their deaths. — Siddhant Adlakha, Vulture, 28 Sep. 2026

Scientific consensus is that this opaqueness is caused by hazy banks of clouds that are masking the atmospheres, but what kind of aerosol particles are in the clouds? — Keith Cooper, Space.com, 4 June 2026

International humanitarian law mandates the principles of distinction, proportionality, and necessity, but the opaqueness of drone operations, particularly outside active battlefields, challenges these principles. — Encyclopedia Britannica, 8 May 2026

But gun control groups and other critics say the opaqueness of the decisions — and the inclusion of Hoffman on the list — leave the potential for loopholes and future harm. — Jaclyn Diaz, NPR, 11 Mar. 2026

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

These investments are inherently complex, involving limited liquidity, higher fees, and valuation opaqueness. — Dave Smith, Fortune, 24 Aug. 2025

Microsoft The opaqueness of LLMs from OpenAI and Google leaves researchers in a bind. — IEEE Spectrum, 1 Apr. 2023