obfuscatory

adjective

Definition of obfuscatorynext
as in incomprehensible

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for obfuscatory
  1. incomprehensible
  2. puzzling
  3. indecipherable
  4. vague
  5. inexplicable
  6. mysterious
  7. nebulous
  8. obscure
Adjective
  • Their contributions to my life are incomprehensible.
    Emma Madden, Vulture, 31 Oct. 2024
  • Trump’s speeches at rallies, especially of late, are rambling to the point of being incomprehensible.
    Richard Behar, Forbes, 31 Oct. 2024
Definition of incomprehensible
Adjective
  • These conflicting versions created a puzzling cognitive dissonance.
    Lane Sainty, The Arizona Republic, 3 Nov. 2024
  • Even just one single vote elicits the most puzzling look on the guy’s face… and a sweet, sweet smile on Sol’s.
    Nick Caruso, TVLine, 23 Oct. 2024
Definition of puzzling
Adjective
  • The actor’s naturally leonine qualities match the character’s Siamese-cat energy: moderately indecipherable, slippery, chaotic, unreliable, totally needy but coveting independence.
    Nicholas Quah, Vulture, 16 July 2024
  • What doesn’t seem to change even as the world spins forward — as visual dimensions become indecipherable, and as the lines between dream and reality blur — is the weight of loss, and the burden of human emotions and experience.
    Siddhant Adlakha, IndieWire, 25 Oct. 2024
Definition of indecipherable
Adjective
  • There are vague references to Wyler’s work in Kabul and Beirut and her concerns for Afghan women after the U.S. withdrew from the country.
    Roxana Hadadi, Vulture, 13 Nov. 2024
  • Donald Trump’s housing proposals are vague and sometimes nonsensical.
    Kim Velsey, Curbed, 11 Nov. 2024
Definition of vague
Adjective
  • As for whether their inexplicable attachment means his days as a free man are numbered remains to be seen.
    Katie Campione, Deadline, 31 Oct. 2024
  • Comments Horror thrives in abstract spaces — the unknown, the unreal, the inexplicable, the irrational.
    Declan Gallagher and Chris Bellamy, EW.com, 31 Oct. 2024
Definition of inexplicable
Adjective
  • The film, which sees Ash and his traveling companions Misty and Brock go to a mysterious island where they’re caught up in the ultrastrong legendary Pokémon Mewtwo’s revenge plot against the cruel world that created him, was a high-water mark for Pokémon.
    James Grebey, Vulture, 9 Nov. 2024
  • The deer, knowing by some mysterious means that his would-be slayer is a novice, stands still, looking with amusement at buck fever’s latest victim.
    Jack O’Connor, Outdoor Life, 6 Nov. 2024
Definition of mysterious
Adjective
  • Dreams, nightmares, and memories begin to shape the nebulous mystery enveloping the brothers and their family.
    Megan Vick, EW.com, 28 Sep. 2024
  • Gotham City’s police force: just as ethically nebulous as the Los Angeles Police Department.
    Roxana Hadadi, Vulture, 5 Aug. 2024
Definition of nebulous
Adjective
  • The episode’s host, John Mulaney, played a news junkie who was quizzed about the more obscure 2024 general-election players, such as Special Counsel Jack Smith.
    Amanda Wicks, The Atlantic, 3 Nov. 2024
  • Six years after the 2018 Supreme Court decision that led to widespread legalization of mobile sports betting, U.S. sportsbooks dangle a variety of granular and obscure potential wagers in front of customers.
    Dan Bernstein, Sportico.com, 1 Nov. 2024
Definition of obscure
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“Obfuscatory.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/obfuscatory. Accessed 21 Nov. 2024.

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