Opaquer is the comparative form of opaque—more opaque.
Something opaquer than another lets less light through, or is harder to understand: The second coat of paint was opaquer than the first.
His explanations grew opaquer as he tried to cover his tracks.
1. obscured — murky, Dark and unclear; hazy (Unclear, indistinct); foggy (Obscured by vapor); cloudy (Obscured by atmosphere); misty · veiled · shrouded · dimmed · blurred · shadowy · smoggy · nebulous · overcast · gloomy
2. dense — thicker, Of greater girth; denser (More closely packed); heavier (Having more mass); muddier (More clouded with sediment); milkier · cloudier
3. unclear — vaguer, Less precisely defined; murkier (More obscure, dimmer); denser (More closely packed)
Opposites
light transmissionopaquer ≠ clearer More easily understood; glassier · plainer · thinner
Phrases
opaque glass (Translucent but not transparent); opaque tights (Leg coverings blocking visibility)
Family
opaque, opaqueness, opaquely
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