obscurable
Able to cover
Obscurable describes something capable of being hidden, concealed, or made unclear.
The word applies to anything that can be blocked from view or understanding: The moon is obscurable by clouds, Some details in the report were easily obscurable.
It's the adjective form of obscure, used when emphasizing potential rather than current state.
Concealment through visual blending
- hiddenKept out of sight
- disguiseIdentity-concealing alteration
- maskFace-worn concealment
- coverProtect by overlaying
screen · veil · cloak · shroud · secrete · bury · stash · cache
Light blocked by object
- eclipseCelestial body blocks another
- penumbraRegion of partial illumination
- umbraComplete shadow region
- silhouetteFilled-in outline shape
shade · dimness · gloom · twilight · dusk · blackout · murkiness · overcast
Something hard to fathom
- crypticObscure in meaning
- arcaneUnderstood by few
- inscrutableImpossible to understand
- occultConcealed from view
esoteric · opaque · ambiguous · unclear · indecipherable · unknowable · impenetrable · unfathomable
camouflage
Concealment through visual blending
cover · screen · veil · cloak · shroud · secrete · bury · stash · cache · enshroud
shadow
Light blocked by object
- eclipseCelestial body blocks another
- penumbraRegion of partial illumination
- umbraComplete shadow region
silhouette · shade · dimness · gloom · twilight · dusk · blackout · murkiness · overcast · cloudiness
enigma
Something hard to fathom
- crypticObscure in meaning
- arcaneUnderstood by few
- inscrutableImpossible to understand
occult · esoteric · opaque · ambiguous · unclear · indecipherable · unknowable · impenetrable · unfathomable · abstruse
haze
Murky atmospheric suspension
blur · cloud · frosting · translucence · smudge · gauze · fogging · overlay · diffusion · tinting
obscurableunconcealable
Unable to be concealed
unhideable · indelible · irrepressible · manifest · unavoidable
obscurableunconcealable
Unable to be concealed
unhideable · indelible · permanent · fixed · immutable
obscure, obscured, obscurity, obscuring, obscurely, obscureness, obscures, obscurities, obscurer