obscuring
Hiding from sight
Obscuring is the act of making something harder to see, understand, or notice.
Clouds obscuring the sun block it from view.
Complex jargon can be obscuring the real meaning of a statement.
The word often implies that something important is being hidden, whether deliberately or not: The details were lost in obscuring layers of bureaucracy.
Secret, undetected movement
- cloakingAct of hiding something
- maskingConcealing by covering
- invisibilityState of being unseen
- camoConcealment pattern, briefly
mimicry · blending · concealment · hidden · covert · incognito · smokescreen · deception
Lack of sharpness
- fogLow-lying cloud cover
- hazeMurky atmospheric suspension
- mistFine airborne moisture
- cloudAtmospheric water vapor mass
dim · shadow · shroud · eclipse · overcast · film · smudge · smear
Conceal or pelt
- cloakSleeveless outer wrap
- coverProtect by overlaying
- maskFace-worn concealment
- disguiseIdentity-concealing alteration
shroud · veil · screen · shield · bury · secrete · curtain · encase
Disordered, bewildered state
- obfuscateMake unclear intentionally
- befogTo confuse or obscure
- cloudAtmospheric water vapor mass
- complicateMake more difficult
confound · perplex · bewilder · mystify · jumble · tangle · scramble · distort
Unclear, ill-defined
- unclearNot easily understood
- nebulousUnclear and formless
- opaqueImpassable to light
- indistinctUnclear, hard to perceive
imprecise · indefinite · equivocal · cryptic · abstruse · inscrutable · elusive · hazy
stealth
Secret, undetected movement
- cloakingAct of hiding something
- maskingConcealing by covering
- invisibilityState of being unseen
camo · mimicry · blending · concealment · hidden · covert · incognito · smokescreen · deception · shadowing
blur
Lack of sharpness
cloud · dim · shadow · shroud · eclipse · overcast · film · smudge · smear · screen
hide
Conceal or pelt
disguise · shroud · veil · screen · shield · bury · secrete · curtain · encase · enshroud
muddle
Disordered, bewildered state
complicate · confound · perplex · bewilder · mystify · jumble · tangle · scramble · distort · garble
vague
Unclear, ill-defined
indistinct · imprecise · indefinite · equivocal · cryptic · abstruse · inscrutable · elusive · hazy · fuzzy
- concealmentconceal, hiding, concealing, concealed, hide
- visibility changesappearing, disappearing, fading, emerging, vanishing
- cloudingfogging, hazing, misting, blurring, veiling
- covering upwrapping, draping, cloaking, veiling, shrouding
- downplayingminimizing, downplay, trivializing, belittling, soft-pedal
- evasionevasion, avoiding, avoids, evade, dodging
obscuringrevealing
Making known what's hidden
exposing · uncovering · clearing · illuminating · showing
obscuringclarifying
Making something understandable
elucidating · explaining · illuminating · defining · explicating
obscuringrevealing
Making known what's hidden
disclosing · exposing · divulging · uncovering · broadcasting