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obscure
Meaning: not well known; hard to understand
obscure in a sentence
How obscure is used in real sentences:
The poet was obscure in life but famous after death.
He cited an obscure law from the 1800s.
“The choice seemed obscure because dance classes usually group steps in eights.”
— from the passage Seven Beats Together
Synonyms for obscure
Other words for obscure — unclear, abstruse, cryptic and recondite — carry the same meaning.
Antonyms of obscure
Words that mean the opposite of obscure:
- famous
- clear
- obvious
Where it comes from
From Latin obscurus 'dark, hidden'
Word parts
- ob — against, facing
obscure: ob- (over) + scur (dark)
Memory hook
OBSCURE — covered in OBS-shadow.