(of meaning) not clear or plain; ambiguous, vague, or uncertain

an obscure sentence in the contract.

not clear to the understanding; hard to perceive

obscure motivations.

(of language, style, a speaker, etc.) not expressing the meaning clearly or plainly.

indistinct to the sight or any other sense; not readily seen, heard, etc.; faint.

inconspicuous or unnoticeable

the obscure beginnings of a great movement.

of little or no prominence, note, fame, or distinction

an obscure French artist.

far from public notice, worldly affairs, or important activities; remote; retired

an obscure little town.

lacking in light or illumination; dark; dim; murky

an obscure back room.

enveloped in, concealed by, or frequenting darkness.

not bright or lustrous; dull or darkish, as color or appearance.

(of a vowel) having the reduced or neutral sound usually represented by the schwa (?).

to conceal or conceal by confusing (the meaning of a statement, poem, etc.).

to make dark, dim, indistinct, etc.

to reduce or neutralize (a vowel) to the sound usually represented by a schwa (?).

obscurity.

adjective

apparent , clear , explicit , obvious , perceptible , understood , bright , visible , distinguished , famous , known

verb

illuminate , loose , reveal

adjective

abstruse , ambiguous , arcane , clear as mud , complicated , concealed , confusing , cryptic , dark , deep , dim , doubtful , enigmatic , enigmatical , esoteric , far-out , hazy , hidden , illegible , illogical , impenetrable , incomprehensible , inconceivable , incredible , indecisive , indefinite , indeterminate , indistinct , inexplicable , inscrutable , insoluble , intricate , involved , mysterious , occult , opaque , recondite , unaccountable , unbelievable , unclear , undefined , unfathomable , unintelligible , vague , blurred , caliginous , clouded , dense , dusk , dusky , faint , fuliginous , gloomy , lightless , murky , obfuscated , shady , somber , tenebrous , umbrageous , unilluminated , unlit , veiled , blind , cabalistic , close , covered , devious , distant , far , far-off , humble , inaccessible , inconspicuous , inglorious , invisible , irrelevant , lonesome , lowly , minor , nameless , odd , oracular , orphic , rare , remote , removed , reticent , retired , secluded , secret , secretive , seldom seen , sequestered , solitary , undisclosed , undistinguished , unheard-of , unhonored , unimportant , unknown , unnoted , unseen , unsung , blear , bleary , cloudy , foggy , fuzzy , misty , shadowy , undistinct , back , insular , isolated , lonely , outlying , out-of-the-way , unconspicuous , unnoticeable , unobtrusive , equivocal , inexplicit , nebulous , uncertain , ambivalent , crepuscular , darkened , mean , obfuscatory , shaded , transcendent

verb

adumbrate , becloud , bedim , befog , belie , blear , blind , block , block out , blur , camouflage , cloak , cloud , cloud the issue , con , confuse , cover , cover up , darken , dim , disguise , double-talk * , eclipse , equivocate , falsify , fog , fuzz , gloom , gray , haze , mask , misrepresent , mist , muddy , muddy the waters , murk , obfuscate , overcast , overcloud , overshadow , pettifog , screen , shade , shadow , shroud , stonewall * , throw up smoke screen , veil , wrap , dull , hide , submerge , conceal , obstruct , shut off , ambiguous , bemist , blanket , blot , blurred , caliginous , cloudy , complicate , complicated , cryptic , dark , deep , difficult , dissemble , enigmatic , equivocal , foggy , forgotten , gloomy , hazy , hidden , incomprehensible , indistinct , involve , murky , mystic , mystical , obnubilate , puzzling , remote , secluded , secretive , shadowy , shield , uncertain , unclear , undefined , unimportant , unknown , unnoticeable , vague