Engels

Uitgebreide synoniemen voor obscure in het Engels

obscure:

obscure bijvoeglijk naamwoord

  1. obscure
    inconvenient; indistinct; unclear; obscure
  2. obscure
    unclear; indistinct; obscure; vague
  3. obscure
    suspicious; suspect; obscure; shady; grimy; questionable; dubious; sinister; shifty; nasty; unreliable; slimy; problematic; uncertain
    scary
    – provoking fear terror 1
    • scary bijvoeglijk naamwoord
      • a scary movie1
  4. obscure
    out of order; faulty; indistinct; obscure; unclear
  5. obscure
    – not clearly understood or expressed 1
    obscure; vague
    – not clearly understood or expressed 1
    • obscure bijvoeglijk naamwoord
      • an obscure turn of phrase1
      • an impulse to go off and fight certain obscure battles of his own spirit1
    • vague bijvoeglijk naamwoord
      • their descriptions of human behavior become vague, dull, and unclear1
      • vague...forms of speech...have so long passed for mysteries of science1
  6. obscure
    – marked by difficulty of style or expression 1
    obscure; dark
    – marked by difficulty of style or expression 1
    • obscure bijvoeglijk naamwoord
      • those who do not appreciate Kafka's work say his style is obscure1
    • dark bijvoeglijk naamwoord
      • much that was dark is now quite clear to me1
  7. obscure
    – remote and separate physically or socially 1
    obscure; apart; isolated
    – remote and separate physically or socially 1
    • obscure bijvoeglijk naamwoord
      • an obscure village1
    • apart bijvoeglijk naamwoord
      • existed over the centuries as a world apart1
      • preserved because they inhabited a place apart1
    • isolated bijvoeglijk naamwoord
      • tiny isolated villages remote from centers of civilization1
  8. obscure
    – not drawing attention 1
    obscure; unnoticeable
    – not drawing attention 1
    • obscure bijvoeglijk naamwoord
      • an obscure flaw1
    • unnoticeable bijvoeglijk naamwoord
      • an unnoticeable cigarette burn on the carpet1
  9. obscure
    – not famous or acclaimed 1
    obscure; unknown; unsung
    – not famous or acclaimed 1
    • obscure bijvoeglijk naamwoord
      • an obscure family1
    • unknown bijvoeglijk naamwoord
    • unsung bijvoeglijk naamwoord
      • unsung heroes of the war1
  10. obscure
    – difficult to find 1
    obscure; hidden
    – difficult to find 1
    • obscure bijvoeglijk naamwoord
      • an obscure retreat1
    • hidden bijvoeglijk naamwoord
      • hidden valleys1
      • a hidden cave1

to obscure werkwoord (obscures, obscured, obscuring)

  1. to obscure
    to obscure; to cloud
    • obscure werkwoord (obscures, obscured, obscuring)
    • cloud werkwoord (clouds, clouded, clouding)
  2. to obscure
    to darken; to obscure
    • darken werkwoord (darkens, darkened, darkening)
    • obscure werkwoord (obscures, obscured, obscuring)
  3. to obscure
    – make obscure or unclear 1
    to obscure; bedim; overcloud
    – make obscure or unclear 1
    • obscure werkwoord (obscures, obscured, obscuring)
      • The distinction was obscured1
    • bedim werkwoord
    • overcloud werkwoord
  4. to obscure
    – make undecipherable or imperceptible by obscuring or concealing 1
    to obscure; to hide; to veil; to blot out; obliterate
    – make undecipherable or imperceptible by obscuring or concealing 1
    • obscure werkwoord (obscures, obscured, obscuring)
    • hide werkwoord (hides, hid, hiding)
      • a hidden message1
    • veil werkwoord (veils, veiled, veiling)
      • a veiled threat1
    • blot out werkwoord (blots out, blotted out, blotting out)
    • obliterate werkwoord
  5. to obscure
    – reduce a vowel to a neutral one, such as a schwa 1
    to obscure
    – reduce a vowel to a neutral one, such as a schwa 1
    • obscure werkwoord (obscures, obscured, obscuring)
  6. to obscure
    – make unclear, indistinct, or blurred 1
    to blur; to obscure; to confuse; obnubilate
    – make unclear, indistinct, or blurred 1
    • blur werkwoord (blurs, blurred, blurring)
    • obscure werkwoord (obscures, obscured, obscuring)
    • confuse werkwoord (confuses, confused, confusing)
      • Her remarks confused the debate1
    • obnubilate werkwoord
      • Their words obnubilate their intentions1
  7. to obscure
    – make less visible or unclear 1
    to obscure; fog; to cloud; mist; befog; haze over; becloud; obnubilate
    – make less visible or unclear 1
    • obscure werkwoord (obscures, obscured, obscuring)
      • The stars are obscured by the clouds1
      • the big elm tree obscures our view of the valley1
    • fog werkwoord
    • cloud werkwoord (clouds, clouded, clouding)
      • The stars are obscured by the clouds1
    • mist werkwoord
    • befog werkwoord
    • haze over werkwoord
    • becloud werkwoord
    • obnubilate werkwoord

Conjugations for obscure:

present
  1. obscure
  2. obscure
  3. obscures
  4. obscure
  5. obscure
  6. obscure
simple past
  1. obscured
  2. obscured
  3. obscured
  4. obscured
  5. obscured
  6. obscured
present perfect
  1. have obscured
  2. have obscured
  3. has obscured
  4. have obscured
  5. have obscured
  6. have obscured
past continuous
  1. was obscuring
  2. were obscuring
  3. was obscuring
  4. were obscuring
  5. were obscuring
  6. were obscuring
future
  1. shall obscure
  2. will obscure
  3. will obscure
  4. shall obscure
  5. will obscure
  6. will obscure
continuous present
  1. am obscuring
  2. are obscuring
  3. is obscuring
  4. are obscuring
  5. are obscuring
  6. are obscuring
subjunctive
  1. be obscured
  2. be obscured
  3. be obscured
  4. be obscured
  5. be obscured
  6. be obscured
diverse
  1. obscure!
  2. let's obscure!
  3. obscured
  4. obscuring
1. I, 2. you, 3. he/she/it, 4. we, 5. you, 6. they

Verwante woorden van "obscure":

  • obscureness, obscuring, obscurement, obscurer, obscurest, obscurely

Alternatieve synoniemen voor "obscure":


Verwante definities voor "obscure":

  1. not clearly understood or expressed1
    • an obscure turn of phrase1
    • an impulse to go off and fight certain obscure battles of his own spirit1
  2. marked by difficulty of style or expression1
    • those who do not appreciate Kafka's work say his style is obscure1
  3. remote and separate physically or socially1
    • an obscure village1
  4. not drawing attention1
    • an obscure flaw1
  5. not famous or acclaimed1
    • an obscure family1
  6. difficult to find1
    • an obscure retreat1
  7. make obscure or unclear1
    • The distinction was obscured1
  8. make undecipherable or imperceptible by obscuring or concealing1
  9. reduce a vowel to a neutral one, such as a schwa1
  10. make unclear, indistinct, or blurred1
  11. make less visible or unclear1
    • The stars are obscured by the clouds1
    • the big elm tree obscures our view of the valley1