obscure
adjective
(of meaning) not clear or plain; ambiguous, vague, or uncertain.
obscured
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past participleof obscure.past participle
A verb form used in perfect and passive verb constructions and that can also function as a modifier.
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past tense formof obscure.past tense
Used to describe completed actions or previous habitual actions.
obscureadjective(of meaning) not clear or plain; ambiguous, vague, or uncertain.
Example Sentences
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He wore a dark hoodie cinched around his face and a rubber mask that obscured everything but his eyes.
From Slate ● Sep. 17, 2026
The result is that the entire property is obscured from public view to a degree without precedent in recent history, according to Charles Birnbaum, a former National Park Service official.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 20, 2026
“Due to Defendants’ wrongful actions, Demon Hunter’s established identity is becoming increasingly obscured within recorded music, live touring and merchandise-related channels due to overlapping use by the KPop Demon Hunters brand,” the lawsuit states.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 20, 2026
"Everything was foggy, you couldn't open the window and it stank," she said, showing a picture on her phone of an orange glow partially obscured by thick smoke clouds that had turned the air black.
From Barron's ● Aug. 17, 2026
In this, 14 and 17, the vanishing point, incomprehensible in Aristotelian terms, is mysteriously obscured, showing how sensitive artists were to the clash between mathematics and philosophy.
From "The Invention of Science" by David Wootton
