obscure, befog, becloud, obnubilate, haze over, fog, cloud, mist -- (make less visible or unclear; "The stars are obscured by the clouds"; "the big elm tree obscures our view of the valley")
confuse, blur, obscure, obnubilate -- (make unclear, indistinct, or blurred; "Her remarks confused the debate"; "Their words obnubilate their intentions")
obscure, bedim, overcloud -- (make obscure or unclear; "The distinction was obscured")
obscure -- (reduce a vowel to a neutral one, such as a schwa)
obscure, blot out, obliterate, veil, hide -- (make undecipherable or imperceptible by obscuring or concealing; "a hidden message"; "a veiled threat")
Overview of adj obscure
The adj obscure has 6 senses
obscure, vague -- (not clearly understood or expressed; "an obscure turn of phrase"; "an impulse to go off and fight certain obscure battles of his own spirit"-Anatole Broyard; "their descriptions of human behavior become vague, dull, and unclear"- P.A.Sorokin; "vague...forms of speech...have so long passed for mysteries of science"- John Locke)
dark, obscure -- (marked by difficulty of style or expression; "much that was dark is now quite clear to me"; "those who do not appreciate Kafka's work say his style is obscure")
hidden, obscure -- (difficult to find; "hidden valleys"; "a hidden cave"; "an obscure retreat")
obscure, unknown, unsung -- (not famous or acclaimed; "an obscure family"; "unsung heroes of the war")
obscure, unnoticeable -- (not drawing attention; "an unnoticeable cigarette burn on the carpet"; "an obscure flaw")
apart, isolated, obscure -- (remote and separate physically or socially; "existed over the centuries as a world apart"; "preserved because they inhabited a place apart"- W.H.Hudson; "tiny isolated villages remote from centers of civilization"; "an obscure village")
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