obscurely

Not at all clearly

Obscurely means in a way that is not well-known, not easily seen, or not clearly expressed.

A writer may be obscurely influenced by authors they've never consciously studied.

Someone can live obscurely in a small town, unnoticed by the wider world.

A point made obscurely fails to communicate clearly.

unclear

vaguely

In unclear fashion

fuzzily · murkily · dimly · foggily · blurrily · imprecisely · indefinitely · ambiguously · confusingly · unintelligibly

cryptic

enigmatically

In puzzling manner

inscrutably · abstrusely · sibylline · oracularly · sphinxlike · hermetically · coded · ciphered · puzzlingly · secretively

hidden

covertly

Done without detection

furtively · privately · clandestinely · inconspicuously · unnoticeably · invisibly · anonymously · incognito · unobtrusively · backstage

unknown

anonymously

Without disclosing identity

ingloriously · unmemorably · forgettably · insignificantly · unrecognizably · humbly · quietly · unpretentiously · unnoted · unsung

Opposites
clarity of expression or communication

obscurelyclearly

Without ambiguity

plainly · lucidly · transparently · intelligibly · explicitly

visibility or noticeability

obscurelyvisibly

Perceptibly by sight

noticeably · conspicuously · obviously · prominently · apparently

fame or recognition

obscurelyfamously

In a celebrated manner

prominently · notably · illustriously · eminently · recognizably

Phrases
Family

obscure, obscured, obscureness, obscures, obscurer

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