obscureness

noun

Definition of obscurenessnext
as in ambiguity

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  1. ambiguity
  2. opacity
  3. murkiness
  4. obscurity
Noun
  • Leadership teams that are ready for change treat ambiguity as part of the job.
    — Tracy Lawrence, Forbes.com, 2 July 2026
  • The report released last year from the Office of Performance Evaluations found the money’s use wasn’t addressed in state law, which led to inconsistencies and ambiguity on what it can be used for.
    — Becca Savransky, Idaho Statesman, 1 July 2026
Definition of ambiguity
Noun
  • That opacity is another part of the appeal, corporate political consultants said.
    — Luke Fountain, CNBC, 3 July 2026
  • The Federal Reserve is reversing a generation-long trend toward transparency, shifting back to strategic opacity under new Chair Kevin Warsh.
    — Peter Cohan, Forbes.com, 23 June 2026
Definition of opacity
Noun
  • As Raul grapples with telling the story of Elsa’s life, he’s confronted by the murkiness of borrowing from real people for the purposes of fiction.
    — Baz Bamigboye, Deadline, 19 May 2026
  • After Daniel Jones tore his ACL late last season, the quarterback position has some murkiness for the Colts entering 2026.
    — Nick Harris, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 14 May 2026
Definition of murkiness
Noun
  • The short version is that after defeating the Kilrathi at the climax of Wing Commander 3, Mark Hamill’s Christopher Blair retires to a backwater world to live out a life in peace and obscurity.
    — Lee Hutchinson, ArsTechnica, 3 July 2026
  • He had been dressed as a woman among the king’s daughters in order to avoid participating in the Trojan War and ultimately his fate to die a young heroic death, as opposed to a long life of obscurity.
    — Maximilíano Durón, ARTnews.com, 2 July 2026
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“Obscureness.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/obscureness. Accessed 7 Jul. 2026.

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