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
  • Whereas New York delivered practicality, London tapped into its punk roots and Milan served directional trends made for the runway, Paris offered leaned heavily on avant-garde silhouettes, textures and shadowy contrasts.
    — Angela Velasquez, Sourcing Journal, 12 Mar. 2025
  • The Oversight Project suggested that Biden might not have signed these documents, alluding to a shadowy presence behind the former president.
    — William Lambers, Newsweek, 10 Mar. 2025
Definition of shadowy
Adjective
  • The play is now set in a purposely indistinct time period.
    — Christopher Arnott, Hartford Courant, 2 Mar. 2025
  • Often, the ad is for an indistinct mobile game featuring a woman with a freezing baby who must choose between spending her fifty gold coins on either building a working fireplace or repairing a broken window that’s letting in an icy breeze.
    — Mathew Rodriguez, Them, 11 Feb. 2025
Definition of indistinct
Adjective
  • The collision triggered a major rescue operation by lifeboats, coast guard aircraft and commercial vessels in the foggy North Sea.
    — CBS News, CBS News, 11 Mar. 2025
  • The advisory is in effect until 9 a.m. Driving in foggy conditions A dense fog advisory is issued by your local National Weather Service office when widespread dense fog develops.
    — CA Weather Bot, Sacramento Bee, 27 Feb. 2025
Definition of foggy
Adjective
  • Thin lines and hazy glowing colors make the towering, randomized geometric structures look like something from a French comic book.
    — PCMAG, PCMAG, 16 Mar. 2025
  • Recall what the natural 2024 total solar eclipse looked like: a hazy white halo around a dark circle.
    — Monisha Ravisetti, Space.com, 12 Mar. 2025
Definition of hazy
Adjective
  • Tall palm trees and bamboo and beyond them high misty mountains covered with vegetation of a deep monsoon green.
    — Amitava Kumar, The New Yorker, 8 Mar. 2025
  • Whether in the misty forests of Costa Rica, the savannas of Kenya, or the rugged Highlands of Scotland, this new model of travel offers more than a vacation.
    — Ashlee Marie Preston, Forbes, 9 Jan. 2025
Definition of misty
Adjective
  • My duties typically involved being sent to the nearby New York Public Library to hunt down some faint memory scratching at Carter’s brain.
    — Seth Abramovitch, The Hollywood Reporter, 20 Mar. 2025
  • Most of the files are scans of documents, and some are blurred or have become faint or difficult to read in the decades since Kennedy's assassination.
    — Joel Shannon, USA TODAY, 19 Mar. 2025
Definition of faint
Adjective
  • This was a record-breaking 100 minutes of the world according to Trump — an address largely indistinguishable from a campaign-style speech.
    — Marc Caputo, Axios, 5 Mar. 2025
  • Another year, another Oscars, 97th in a series, presented live from the Dolby Theatre, on the former site of the Hollywood Hotel, structurally indistinguishable from Oscars that were — pandemic variations notwithstanding — and Oscars that will be.
    — Robert Lloyd, Los Angeles Times, 3 Mar. 2025
Definition of indistinguishable
Adjective
  • Palestinian families who had returned to live among the ruins of the devastated neighborhood during the ceasefire once again fled, piling mattresses and belongings on donkey carts and escaping on muddy roads.
    — Daniel Estrin, NPR, 20 Mar. 2025
  • Tidy up all those tight spaces—tub seals, sink drains, car vents—or spiff up a pair of muddy sneakers.
    — Ella Field, Better Homes & Gardens, 18 Mar. 2025
Definition of muddy
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“Obscurant.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/obscurant. Accessed 26 Mar. 2025.

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