as in darkened
being without light or without much light
an obscured area of the prison yard that was the perfect escape route
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as in concealed
to keep secret or shut off from view
the investigative reporters obscured their real motives for visiting the company by pretending the story was about something else
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as in blurred
to make dark, dim, or indistinct
when it isn't obscured by smog, the view of the city from the observatory can be spectacular
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Recent Examples of obscured
Andrew Paul, Popular Science, 4 Feb. 2026
As a result, decision-making slows down and risks become obscured.
—Daniel Fusch, USA Today, 3 Feb. 2026
The accompanying video — showing an unmasked Chalamet beside an obscured EsDeeKid, dropping bars about Marty Supreme and girlfriend Kylie Jenner — went stratospherically viral.
—Lily Ford, HollywoodReporter, 7 Jan. 2026
While the technology and safety features are top-line, why did Land Rover include such small, nearly obscured and difficult to use door handles?
—James Raia, Mercury News, 21 Dec. 2025
Still, the motivations behind the song feel somewhat obscured.
—Jayson Buford, Rolling Stone, 3 Nov. 2025
Members of Detroit’s police oversight board are calling for changes to how the department initiates minor stops after two recent police shootings that began with stops for drinking in a parking lot and an obscured license plate.
—Violet Ikonomova, Freep.com, 24 Oct. 2025
In these books, the world-building is fantastical, fable-esque, or detail-obscured.
—Literary Hub, 6 Oct. 2025
By tracing a genealogy of conjure, Stewart also seeks to reveal many obscured contributions of Black women to American history.
—Danielle Amir Jackson, The Atlantic, 4 Sep. 2025
Liz Kreutz, NBC news, 13 Feb. 2026
The result of this was that the view of the ball was often obscured when shots went up.
—Ticked Off, The Orlando Sentinel, 13 Feb. 2026
The scope of the carnage has been widely obscured by an internet blackout enforced by the regime, which has admitted that more than three thousand people were killed in the unrest.
—Cora Engelbrecht, New Yorker, 11 Feb. 2026
So their needs may be obfuscated, obscured even, from them!
—Big Think, 10 Feb. 2026
As the game progressed and a snowstorm descended on Denver in the fourth quarter, the field became obscured by a blanket of white.
—Jason Corso, Fortune, 8 Feb. 2026
The world outside Silo residents have little idea what's outside, because their video feed shows nothing but scrub, dead trees, and the corpses of deceased cleaners — everything else is obscured by the incline strategically placed around the entrance to the bunker.
—Richard Edwards, Space.com, 7 Feb. 2026
The threats to our waters are insidiously obscured from sight.
—Theodore J. Karamanski, Chicago Tribune, 6 Feb. 2026
The staircase leading to his cell tier was captured by the only camera known to have been recording that night, positioned in a way that partially obscured the approach to Epstein's tier.
—Daniel Ruetenik, CBS News, 5 Feb. 2026
Adjective
In a photo released to the public, the white truck had a (sadly obscured) California license plate, an equipment rack mounted in the bed, as well as a black Fox Racing tailgate cover.
—Andrew Paul, Popular Science, 4 Feb. 2026
As a result, decision-making slows down and risks become obscured.
—Daniel Fusch, USA Today, 3 Feb. 2026
The accompanying video — showing an unmasked Chalamet beside an obscured EsDeeKid, dropping bars about Marty Supreme and girlfriend Kylie Jenner — went stratospherically viral.
—Lily Ford, HollywoodReporter, 7 Jan. 2026
While the technology and safety features are top-line, why did Land Rover include such small, nearly obscured and difficult to use door handles?
—James Raia, Mercury News, 21 Dec. 2025
Still, the motivations behind the song feel somewhat obscured.
—Jayson Buford, Rolling Stone, 3 Nov. 2025
Members of Detroit’s police oversight board are calling for changes to how the department initiates minor stops after two recent police shootings that began with stops for drinking in a parking lot and an obscured license plate.
—Violet Ikonomova, Freep.com, 24 Oct. 2025
In these books, the world-building is fantastical, fable-esque, or detail-obscured.
—Literary Hub, 6 Oct. 2025
By tracing a genealogy of conjure, Stewart also seeks to reveal many obscured contributions of Black women to American history.
—Danielle Amir Jackson, The Atlantic, 4 Sep. 2025
Verb
Unfortunately, a lot of the homes near Guthrie's residence are far from the street and are obscured by shrubbery, Siminoff said, so collecting video data of cars on the road might be hard in this case.
—Liz Kreutz, NBC news, 13 Feb. 2026
The result of this was that the view of the ball was often obscured when shots went up.
—Ticked Off, The Orlando Sentinel, 13 Feb. 2026
The scope of the carnage has been widely obscured by an internet blackout enforced by the regime, which has admitted that more than three thousand people were killed in the unrest.
—Cora Engelbrecht, New Yorker, 11 Feb. 2026
So their needs may be obfuscated, obscured even, from them!
—Big Think, 10 Feb. 2026
As the game progressed and a snowstorm descended on Denver in the fourth quarter, the field became obscured by a blanket of white.
—Jason Corso, Fortune, 8 Feb. 2026
The world outside Silo residents have little idea what's outside, because their video feed shows nothing but scrub, dead trees, and the corpses of deceased cleaners — everything else is obscured by the incline strategically placed around the entrance to the bunker.
—Richard Edwards, Space.com, 7 Feb. 2026
The threats to our waters are insidiously obscured from sight.
—Theodore J. Karamanski, Chicago Tribune, 6 Feb. 2026
The staircase leading to his cell tier was captured by the only camera known to have been recording that night, positioned in a way that partially obscured the approach to Epstein's tier.
—Daniel Ruetenik, CBS News, 5 Feb. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for obscured
Adjective
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Japanese astronaut Kimiya Yui posted a video to X over the weekend, showing a dazzling view of auroras spreading like a tall blanket over the darkened Earth below.—
Josh Dinner,
Space.com,
15 Jan. 2026
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Over the weekend, around 16,000 people paid their respects to the designer at his funeral chamber at the Armani Teatro designed by Tadao Ando, filled with white flowers and paper lanterns on the floor in a diagonal grid formation dimly lit up the darkened venue.—
Luisa Zargani,
Footwear News,
10 Sep. 2025
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Economic growth fueled by foreign borrowing created an illusion of stability that concealed deepening structural decay.—
Alejandro Reyes,
Washington Post,
3 Feb. 2026
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Women who brought the lawsuits said the university ignored their complaints and deliberately concealed abuse that happened for decades during examinations at the UCLA student health center, the Ronald Reagan UCLA Medical Center or in Heaps’ campus office.—
Greg Norman-Diamond,
FOXNews.com,
3 Feb. 2026
Verb
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But the audit intensified criticism from council members and residents who said his approach blurred the line between official business and personal discretion.—
Zachary Bynum,
CBS News,
5 Feb. 2026
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In the production, Hayes plays Elliott, a writer grappling with creative paralysis who retreats to a remote cabin, only to find the line between imagination and reality dangerously blurred.—
Dave Quinn,
PEOPLE,
1 Feb. 2026
Adjective
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But in the murky intermediate regime, the full quantum complexity of each electron plays a role, and the problem is classically intractable.—
IEEE Spectrum,
IEEE Spectrum,
4 Feb. 2026
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There were a lot of murky secrets in the Victorian world.—
Jackson McHenry,
Vulture,
4 Feb. 2026
Verb
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Cancer had consumed her body; drugs clouded her mind.—
Allegra Goodman,
Literary Hub,
11 Feb. 2026
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Connecticut’s energy picture is clouded by its inability to get an adequate supply of natural gas, the main source of energy in the state and wider region.—
Edmund H. Mahony,
Hartford Courant,
8 Feb. 2026
Adjective
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The activist also went full glam on her flight, looking radiant in bronzy makeup, complete with dark eyeliner, fluttery eyelashes, fluffy eyebrows, luminous skin, and glossy lips.—
Christina Perrier,
InStyle,
10 Feb. 2026
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More dark, romantic beauty inspiration.—
Jesa Marie Calaor,
Allure,
10 Feb. 2026
Verb
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Another video recorded by straphangers aboard a train passing through the station shows the killer shove Dawodu, who collapses to the platform covered in blood.—
Rocco Parascandola,
New York Daily News,
13 Feb. 2026
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District officials say the decision will save $12 million and will put Broward in line with other school districts, many of which have never covered GLP-1 medications for weight loss.—
Scott Travis,
Sun Sentinel,
13 Feb. 2026
Verb
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The Olympic curling committee issued a warning after a heated fight filled with cheating allegations and audible curse words overshadowed a feisty match between Sweden and Canada.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
14 Feb. 2026
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The entire event was overshadowed by controversy that occurred early Thursday.—
Ryan Gaydos,
FOXNews.com,
13 Feb. 2026
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“Obscured.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/obscured. Accessed 15 Feb. 2026.
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