ISEE/SSAT Vocabulary BuilderWordsOopaque
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opaque
Meaning: not transparent; hard to understand
opaque in a sentence
How opaque is used in real sentences:
The window was opaque with frost.
The window was opaque with frost.
“Most farms lay behind opaque nest walls, so even a flashlight revealed nothing inside.”
— from the passage Gardens Beneath the Forest
Synonyms for opaque
Other words for opaque — obscure, cloudy and impenetrable — carry the same meaning.
- obscure
- cloudy
- impenetrable
Antonyms of opaque
Words that mean the opposite of opaque:
- transparent
- clear
Where it comes from
From Latin opacus 'shaded, dark'
Memory hook
OPAQUE blocks light — like an OPAQUE brick wall.