Obscure - Crossword Clue

Crossword Clue Last Updated: 05/11/2025

Below are possible answers for the crossword clue Obscure.

8 letter answer(s) to obscure

ABSTRUSE
  1. difficult to penetrate; incomprehensible to one of ordinary understanding or knowledge; "the professor's lectures were so abstruse that students tended to avoid them"; "a deep metaphysical theory"; "some recondite problem in historiography"
ESOTERIC
  1. confined to and understandable by only an enlightened inner circle; "a compilation of esoteric philosophical theories"

9 letter answer(s) to obscure

AMBIGUOUS
  1. having more than one possible meaning; "ambiguous words"; "frustrated by ambiguous instructions, the parents were unable to assemble the toy"
  2. having no intrinsic or objective meaning; not organized in conventional patterns; "an ambiguous situation with no frame of reference"; "ambiguous inkblots"
  3. open to two or more interpretations; or of uncertain nature or significance; or (often) intended to mislead; "an equivocal statement"; "the polling had a complex and equivocal (or ambiguous) message for potential female candidates"; "the officer's equivocal behavior increased the victim's uneasiness"; "popularity is an equivocal crown"; "an equivocal response to an embarrassing question"

5 letter answer(s) to obscure

BEDIM
  1. make darker and difficult to perceive by sight
  2. make obscure or unclear; "The distinction was obscured"
BEFOG
  1. make less visible or unclear; "The stars are obscured by the clouds"; "the big elm tree obscures our view of the valley"
CLOUD
  1. a cause of worry or gloom or trouble; "the only cloud on the horizon was the possibility of dissent by the French"
  2. a group of many things in the air or on the ground; "a swarm of insects obscured the light"; "clouds of blossoms"; "it discharged a cloud of spores"
  3. a visible mass of water or ice particles suspended at a considerable altitude
  4. any collection of particles (e.g., smoke or dust) or gases that is visible
  5. billow up in the form of a cloud; "The smoke clouded above the houses"
  6. colour with streaks or blotches of different shades
  7. make gloomy or depressed; "Their faces were clouded with sadness"
  8. make less clear; "the stroke clouded memories of her youth"
  9. make less visible or unclear; "The stars are obscured by the clouds"; "the big elm tree obscures our view of the valley"
  10. make milky or dull; "The chemical clouded the liquid to which it was added"
  11. make overcast or cloudy; "Fall weathe

7 letter answer(s) to obscure

BLOTOUT
ECLIPSE
  1. be greater in significance than; "the tragedy overshadowed the couple's happiness"
  2. cause an eclipse of (a celestial body) by intervention; "The Sun eclipses the moon today"; "Planets and stars often are occulted by other celestial bodies"
  3. one celestial body obscures another
  4. Overshadowed, outdone

4 letter answer(s) to obscure

DARK
  1. (used of color) having a dark hue; "dark green"; "dark glasses"; "dark colors like wine red or navy blue"
  2. absence of light or illumination
  3. absence of moral or spiritual values; "the powers of darkness"
  4. an unenlightened state; "he was in the dark concerning their intentions"; "his lectures dispelled the darkness"
  5. an unilluminated area; "he moved off into the darkness"
  6. brunet (used of hair or skin or eyes); "dark eyes"
  7. causing dejection; "a blue day"; "the dark days of the war"; "a week of rainy depressing weather"; "a disconsolate winter landscape"; "the first dismal dispiriting days of November"; "a dark gloomy day"; "grim rainy weather"
  8. devoid of or deficient in light or brightness; shadowed or black; "sitting in a dark corner"; "a dark day"; "dark shadows"; "dark as the inside of a black cat"
  9. having skin rich in melanin pigments; "National Association for the Advancement of Colored People"; "dark-skinned
HIDE
  1. be or go into hiding; keep out of sight, as for protection and safety; "Probably his horse would be close to where he was hiding"; "She is hiding out in a cabin in Montana"
  2. body covering of a living animal
  3. cover as if with a shroud; "The origins of this civilization are shrouded in mystery"
  4. make undecipherable or imperceptible by obscuring or concealing; "a hidden message"; "a veiled threat"
  5. prevent from being seen or discovered; "Muslim women hide their faces"; "hide the money"
  6. the dressed skin of an animal (especially a large animal)
VEIL
  1. a garment that covers the head and face
  2. a membranous covering attached to the immature fruiting body of certain mushrooms
  3. a vestment worn by a priest at High Mass in the Roman Catholic Church; a silk shawl
  4. make undecipherable or imperceptible by obscuring or concealing; "a hidden message"; "a veiled threat"
  5. the inner membrane of embryos in higher vertebrates (especially when covering the head at birth)
  6. to obscure, or conceal with or as if with a veil; "women in Afghanistan veil their faces"

6 letter answer(s) to obscure

DARKEN
  1. become dark or darker; "The sky darkened"
  2. make dark or darker; "darken a room"
  3. tarnish or stain; "a scandal that darkened the family's good name"

Frequently asked questions about ‘Obscure’

What's the best solution for Obscure?

The most likely answer for the crossword clue Obscure is DARK. Other possible answers include ABSTRUSE, AMBIGUOUS, BEDIM, BEFOG, BLOTOUT, CLOUD, DARKEN, ECLIPSE, ESOTERIC, HIDE, VEIL.

How many solutions are there for Obscure?

We have found 12 possible answers for the crossword clue Obscure.

Which crosswords feature clues like Obscure?

Clues like Obscure often appear in daily crosswords from publications such as Metro, Evening Standard, Financial Times Polymath, Sunday People, The Observer Speedy, among others.

Other crossword clues with similar answers to 'Obscure'

ClueAnswers
Gloomy19
Confuse13
Cover13
Secret9
Deep7
Hide7
Screen7
Skin7
Fur6
Mysterious6
Shade6
Conceal5
Outdo5
Show up5
Disguise4
Harbor4
Mask4
Whitewash4
Abstruse3
Cover up3
Hard to understand3
Make less clear3
Make unclear3
Overshadow3
Stash away3
Sun block?3
Wedding wear3
Animal skin2
Blur2
Celestial phenomenon2
Darkening2
Difficult to understand2
Equivocal2
Face covering2
Keep under wraps2
Lie low2
Outshine2
Palm, say2
Pelt2
Solar phenomenon2
Tanned skin2
Understood by few2
Way out there2
Abstruse Euro-sceptic cup running over1
Acclaimed fellow's gone outside large university, uncertain1
After dusk1
Almost hit daughter coming out of one's shower?1
Alternative to white, as 1
Arcane1
Arcane - coteries1

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