obscure

verbs

make less visible or unclear
"The stars are obscured by the clouds"; "the big elm tree obscures our view of the valley"
becloud, befog, cloud, fog, haze over, mist, obnubilate, obscure
make unclear, indistinct, or blurred
"Her remarks confused the debate"; "Their words obnubilate their intentions"
blur, confuse, obnubilate, obscure
make obscure or unclear
"The distinction was obscured"
bedim, obscure, overcloud
reduce a vowel to a neutral one, such as a schwa
obscure
domain category
the scientific study of language
linguistics
is a type of (narrower)
destress and thus weaken a sound when pronouncing it
reduce
make undecipherable or imperceptible by obscuring or concealing
"a hidden message"; "a veiled threat"
blot out, hide, obliterate, obscure, veil

adjectives

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
obscure, vague
is derived from
obscurity
is derived from
obscureness
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"
dark, obscure
is derived from
obscurity
is derived from
obscureness
difficult to find
"hidden valleys"; "a hidden cave"; "an obscure retreat"
hidden, obscure
not famous or acclaimed
"an obscure family"; "unsung heroes of the war"
obscure, unknown, unsung
is derived from
obscurity
is derived from
obscureness
not drawing attention
"an unnoticeable cigarette burn on the carpet"; "an obscure flaw"
obscure, unnoticeable
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"
apart, isolated, obscure