Below are possible answers for the crossword clue Obscure.
8 letter answer(s) to obscure
ABSTRUSE
difficult to penetrate; incomprehensible to one of ordinary understanding or knowledge; "the professor's lectures were so abstruse that students tended to avoid them"; "a deep metaphysical theory"; "some recondite problem in historiography"
ESOTERIC
confined to and understandable by only an enlightened inner circle; "a compilation of esoteric philosophical theories"
9 letter answer(s) to obscure
AMBIGUOUS
having more than one possible meaning; "ambiguous words"; "frustrated by ambiguous instructions, the parents were unable to assemble the toy"
having no intrinsic or objective meaning; not organized in conventional patterns; "an ambiguous situation with no frame of reference"; "ambiguous inkblots"
open to two or more interpretations; or of uncertain nature or significance; or (often) intended to mislead; "an equivocal statement"; "the polling had a complex and equivocal (or ambiguous) message for potential female candidates"; "the officer's equivocal behavior increased the victim's uneasiness"; "popularity is an equivocal crown"; "an equivocal response to an embarrassing question"
5 letter answer(s) to obscure
BEDIM
make darker and difficult to perceive by sight
make obscure or unclear; "The distinction was obscured"
BEFOG
make less visible or unclear; "The stars are obscured by the clouds"; "the big elm tree obscures our view of the valley"
CLOUD
a cause of worry or gloom or trouble; "the only cloud on the horizon was the possibility of dissent by the French"
a group of many things in the air or on the ground; "a swarm of insects obscured the light"; "clouds of blossoms"; "it discharged a cloud of spores"
a visible mass of water or ice particles suspended at a considerable altitude
any collection of particles (e.g., smoke or dust) or gases that is visible
billow up in the form of a cloud; "The smoke clouded above the houses"
colour with streaks or blotches of different shades
make gloomy or depressed; "Their faces were clouded with sadness"
make less clear; "the stroke clouded memories of her youth"
make less visible or unclear; "The stars are obscured by the clouds"; "the big elm tree obscures our view of the valley"
make milky or dull; "The chemical clouded the liquid to which it was added"
make overcast or cloudy; "Fall weathe
7 letter answer(s) to obscure
BLOTOUT
ECLIPSE
be greater in significance than; "the tragedy overshadowed the couple's happiness"
cause an eclipse of (a celestial body) by intervention; "The Sun eclipses the moon today"; "Planets and stars often are occulted by other celestial bodies"
one celestial body obscures another
Overshadowed, outdone
4 letter answer(s) to obscure
DARK
(used of color) having a dark hue; "dark green"; "dark glasses"; "dark colors like wine red or navy blue"
absence of light or illumination
absence of moral or spiritual values; "the powers of darkness"
an unenlightened state; "he was in the dark concerning their intentions"; "his lectures dispelled the darkness"
an unilluminated area; "he moved off into the darkness"
brunet (used of hair or skin or eyes); "dark eyes"
causing dejection; "a blue day"; "the dark days of the war"; "a week of rainy depressing weather"; "a disconsolate winter landscape"; "the first dismal dispiriting days of November"; "a dark gloomy day"; "grim rainy weather"
devoid of or deficient in light or brightness; shadowed or black; "sitting in a dark corner"; "a dark day"; "dark shadows"; "dark as the inside of a black cat"
having skin rich in melanin pigments; "National Association for the Advancement of Colored People"; "dark-skinned
HIDE
be or go into hiding; keep out of sight, as for protection and safety; "Probably his horse would be close to where he was hiding"; "She is hiding out in a cabin in Montana"
body covering of a living animal
cover as if with a shroud; "The origins of this civilization are shrouded in mystery"
make undecipherable or imperceptible by obscuring or concealing; "a hidden message"; "a veiled threat"
prevent from being seen or discovered; "Muslim women hide their faces"; "hide the money"
the dressed skin of an animal (especially a large animal)
VEIL
a garment that covers the head and face
a membranous covering attached to the immature fruiting body of certain mushrooms
a vestment worn by a priest at High Mass in the Roman Catholic Church; a silk shawl
make undecipherable or imperceptible by obscuring or concealing; "a hidden message"; "a veiled threat"
the inner membrane of embryos in higher vertebrates (especially when covering the head at birth)
to obscure, or conceal with or as if with a veil; "women in Afghanistan veil their faces"
6 letter answer(s) to obscure
DARKEN
become dark or darker; "The sky darkened"
make dark or darker; "darken a room"
tarnish or stain; "a scandal that darkened the family's good name"
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