Synonyms of obliquity

obliquity

noun

ō-ˈbli-kwə-tē 

as in ambiguity

the quality or state of having a veiled or uncertain meaning

her poetry is sure to satisfy those readers who readily confuse obliquity with profundity

Synonyms & Similar Words

• ambiguity
• ambiguousness
• mysteriousness
• obliqueness
• uncertainty
• opacity
• mystery
• nebulosity
• complexity
• opaqueness
• inscrutability
• nebulousness
• darkness
• murkiness
• obscurity
• equivocation
• depth
• equivocalness
• cloudiness
• vagueness
• indistinctness
• inscrutableness
• indefiniteness
• dimness
• faintness
• mistiness
• haziness
• incomprehensibility
• impenetrability
• fuzziness
• indirectness
• fogginess
• profoundness
• obtuseness
• difficulty
• abstruseness
• circuity
• complication
• deepness
• shadow
• reconditeness
• shade
• incomprehensibleness
• circuitousness
• abstrusity

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• clarity
• clearness
• brightness
• obviousness
• plainness
• certainty
• intelligibility
• distinctness
• legibility
• comprehensibility
• incision
• exactness
• surety
• perspicuity
• definiteness
• directness
• lucidity
• openness
• incisiveness
• visibility
• explicitness
• straightforwardness
• forthrightness
• self-evidence
• readability
• tangibility
• obviousness
• lucidness
• perspicuousness
• palpability
• tangibleness
• readableness

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of obliquity

Because of these wobbles, Earth’s obliquity isn’t perfectly fixed. —Gongjie Li, Discover Magazine, 11 Jan. 2024

So how do obliquity variations affect the seasons on a planet? —Gongjie Li, Discover Magazine, 11 Jan. 2024

Earth’s tilt, which is scientifically known as obliquity, is known to vary between 22.1 and 24.5 degrees on a cycle that lasts about 41,000 years. —Caroline Delbert, Popular Mechanics, 23 Aug. 2023

Titan's obliquity, for example is 0.3 degrees, whereas Earth's is 23 degrees. —Patrick Morgan, Discover Magazine, 9 May 2011

These two measurements are useful because the Cassini State Model describes a reliable correlation between a moon's obliquity to its moment of inertia. —Patrick Morgan, Discover Magazine, 9 May 2011

The second cycle is related to gradual changes in the Earth’s inclination, or obliquity. —Joshua Rapp Learn, Discover Magazine, 30 Sep. 2022

Milkankovich obliquity frequency for the most recent sediment. —Erik Klemetti, Discover Magazine, 8 Jan. 2013

This might suggest that a truer study of the psyche and its place in the world could be conducted via indirection or obliquity. —Matthew Bevis, Harper’s Magazine , 16 Feb. 2022