obscurant

adjective

variants or obscurantic
Definition of obscurantnext
as in shadowy

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for obscurant
  1. shadowy
  2. indistinct
  3. foggy
  4. hazy
  5. misty
  6. faint
  7. indistinguishable
  8. muddy
Adjective
  • Many Dungeons & Dragons stories start in small towns far from any city located near shadowy locations filled with monsters.
    Rob Wieland, Forbes, 2 Dec. 2024
  • Critics have accused Georgian Dream — established by Bidzina Ivanishvili, a shadowy billionaire who made his fortune in Russia — of becoming increasingly authoritarian and tilted toward Moscow.
    Sophiko Megrelidze, Los Angeles Times, 30 Nov. 2024
Definition of shadowy
Adjective
  • The resulting black-and-white photograph shows some two dozen deer in a mesmerizing blur — indistinct, eerie white figures under a canopy of trees.
    Richard Sandomir, New York Times, 25 Nov. 2024
  • He is often seen in sharp focus while people and objects around him are blurred and indistinct.
    Richard Kuipers, Variety, 2 Nov. 2024
Definition of indistinct
Adjective
  • Police said the weather was foggy at the time of the crash, but the roadway was dry.
    Ron Wood, arkansasonline.com, 2 Dec. 2024
  • Rocky formations, imposing mountains and foggy vistas make for some indelible images.
    Manuel Betancourt, Variety, 27 Nov. 2024
Definition of foggy
Adjective
  • Growing support from the Hill While the full details of these policy proposals remain hazy, a growing number of lawmakers have signaled early support for the effort.
    Luke Garrett, NPR, 5 Dec. 2024
  • Consider Chatterton’s Fields of This, an exemplary case study, as the hazy slacker rock the Oxnard, California, duo of guitarist-keyboardist Brock Pierce and multi-instrumentalist Logan Scrivner dream up is brash yet diffident.
    Madison Bloom, Pitchfork, 4 Dec. 2024
Definition of hazy
Adjective
  • The sound of the vast rotors rippled through the air tossing up the lagoon’s waters in a misty haze.
    Richard Winton, Los Angeles Times, 10 Dec. 2024
  • With an awed expression and misty eyes, Swift marveled at the waves of aural affection, taking out her ear monitors to fully experience the overwhelming sound.
    Melissa Ruggieri, USA TODAY, 9 Dec. 2024
Definition of misty
Adjective
  • Scot Warwick’s final communication with his wife was a faint squeeze of her hand.
    J. David McSwane, ProPublica, 7 Dec. 2024
  • The eclipse effect will open up sustained views of the sun's faint surrounding corona, allowing for the second craft to use a suite of onboard sensors to collect data and photograph the inner region of the corona, according to the ESA.
    Eric Lagatta, USA TODAY, 5 Dec. 2024
Definition of faint
Adjective
  • Technology these days can make the voice of a scammer virtually indistinguishable from that of a loved one.
    Cicely Jones, Forbes, 17 Sep. 2024
  • The soundbar comes in the same black or white matte finish as other Sonos speakers and, at a glance, is indistinguishable from the Arc.
    PCMAG, PCMAG, 12 Nov. 2024
Definition of indistinguishable
Adjective
  • At the Battle of Waterloo in 1815, heavy rains—likely influenced by the volcanic disruptions—turned the battlefield into a muddy quagmire, delaying Napoleon's attacks and aiding the Allied forces' eventual victory.
    Scott Travers, Forbes, 8 Dec. 2024
  • But in the Northeast and Midwest, that research points to a less concrete loss, of ice fishing and pond skating and dogsledding, and other parts of life that just aren’t as possible in a sopping wet, muddy winter.
    Zoë Schlanger, The Atlantic, 5 Dec. 2024
Definition of muddy
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