obscure

(verb) make less visible or unclear. Synonyms: befog, becloud, obnubilate, haze over, fog, cloud, mist. Examples: "The stars are obscured by the clouds." "The big elm tree obscures our view of the valley."

(verb) make unclear, indistinct, or blurred. Synonyms: confuse, blur, obnubilate. Examples: "Her remarks confused the debate." "Their words obnubilate their intentions."

(verb) make obscure or unclear. Synonyms: bedim, overcloud. Example: "The distinction was obscured."

(verb) reduce a vowel to a neutral one, such as a schwa.

(verb) make undecipherable or imperceptible by obscuring or concealing. Synonyms: blot out, obliterate, veil, hide. Examples: "A hidden message." "A veiled threat."

(adj) not clearly understood or expressed. Synonyms: vague. Examples: "An obscure turn of phrase." "An impulse to go off and fight certain obscure battles of his own spirit"-anatole broyard." "Their descriptions of human behavior become vague, dull, and unclear"- p.a.sorokin." "Vague...forms of speech...have so long passed for mysteries of science"- john locke."

(adj) marked by difficulty of style or expression. Synonyms: dark. Examples: "Much that was dark is now quite clear to me." "Those who do not appreciate kafka's work say his style is obscure."

(adj) difficult to find. Synonyms: hidden. Examples: "Hidden valleys." "A hidden cave." "An obscure retreat."

(adj) not famous or acclaimed. Synonyms: unknown, unsung. Examples: "An obscure family." "Unsung heroes of the war."

(adj) not drawing attention. Synonyms: unnoticeable. Examples: "An unnoticeable cigarette burn on the carpet." "An obscure flaw."

(adj) remote and separate physically or socially. Synonyms: apart(predicate), isolated. Examples: "Existed over the centuries as a world apart." "Preserved because they inhabited a place apart"- w.h.hudson." "Tiny isolated villages remote from centers of civilization." "An obscure village."