obscure
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6.6
- adjective
- /əbˈskjʊr/
:
poco visible
- The artist is known for painting subjects from obscure mythology that few people recognize.
- an obscure corner
You know, like those who squint their eyes and search have obscure vision.
- You know, like those who squint their eyes and search have obscure vision.
- Don't pick your holidays based on that and don't pick an Airbnb that's in an obscure part of the city.
Examples
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Johnny came across an obscure rite in an ancient manuscript.
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The Captain led me to an iron door in an obscure corner, and to the small room beyond.
Fiction book (1997) -
And then he had to go to the most obscure place on the planet
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One minute I was a frustrated boy... ...in an obscure little town.
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Fortunately, the dialect is quite obscure.
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I chose another, suitably obscure city, hundreds of miles away, as our new locale.
Fiction book (1997) -
A nervous smile appeared and the landlord's eyes flitted between obscure points in the half-light.
Fiction book (1990) -
She found an obscure book in the library that discussed ancient civilizations.
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They went on a journey to an obscure village that is rarely visited by tourists.
Synonyms
629
2.3
Not known or named, often with no name given
148
2.7
Not easy for other people to notice
125
1.1
A thing that is not easily seen or found
66
3.2
Hidden so people do not notice it
57
2.5
Other people do not see or pay attention to it
43
7.0
Hard to find or catch, like an animal that avoids people
37
4.6
Not found or noticed by others
34
5.2
People do not notice it because someone keeps it quiet
34
7.3
Few people know about it
23
6.5
Very hard or impossible to notice
15
6.9
Not easy to see or notice
2
4.6
Hard to see or notice
1
8.0
Not able to be seen or noticed when you look
1
7.8
Hard to notice or understand at first
1
7.1
Very hard to find
Not easily seen, noticed, or understood
Hard to see or notice
Too small to be seen, heard, or noticed
Very hard to find or get
Seen by only a few people
Antonyms
How Visible
Surface Forms
Etymology
Obscure comes from the Latin word obscurus, meaning 'dark' or 'hidden', so imagine something lost in shadow and hard to see. That is why we call a small mark or object 'obscure' when it is not easily noticed.