Antonyms for obscuring
Grammar : Verb |
Spell : uhb-skyoor |
Phonetic Transcription : əbˈskyʊər |
Definition of obscuring
Origin :- c.1400, "dark," figuratively "morally unenlightened; gloomy," from Old French obscur, oscur "dark, clouded, gloomy; dim, not clear" (12c.) and directly from Latin obscurus "dark, dusky, shady," figuratively "unknown; unintelligible; hard to discern; from insignificant ancestors," from ob "over" (see ob-) + -scurus "covered," from PIE *(s)keu- "to cover, conceal" (see sky). Related: Obscurely.
- verb conceal, hide
- And slowly the grey mist on the hills was obscuring the sun.
- Extract from : « The Hound From The North » by Ridgwell Cullum
- Such use of language serves for nothing but the obscuring of thought.
- Extract from : « Socialism » by John Spargo
- What was the speck in his neighbor's vision to the obscuring beam in his own eye?
- Extract from : « Jesus the Christ » by James Edward Talmage
- From them arose a thick pall of smoke, obscuring the German positions.
- Extract from : « Fighting in France » by Ross Kay
- Stone dust was obscuring the figure now, glittering in the sunlight.
- Extract from : « The Worshippers » by Damon Francis Knight
- It is possible that the whole science of life consists in obscuring the truth.
- Extract from : « The Child of Pleasure » by Gabriele D'Annunzio
- Wreaths of mist, like smoke trails, hung below him, obscuring the sea.
- Extract from : « The Call of the Blood » by Robert Smythe Hichens
- There seemed to be a haze over the sky, obscuring the stars.
- Extract from : « The Moving Picture Boys on the Coast » by Victor Appleton
- He could not stand the obscuring of the sun of the girl's pretty eyes.
- Extract from : « The Heart of Unaga » by Ridgwell Cullum
- A cloud of steam then rose up, obscuring it completely from my sight.
- Extract from : « The Fire People » by Ray Cummings
Synonyms for obscuring
- adumbrate
- becloud
- bedim
- befog
- belie
- blear
- blind
- block
- block out
- blur
- camouflage
- cloak
- cloud
- cloud the issue
- con
- confuse
- cover
- cover up
- darken
- dim
- disguise
- double-talk
- eclipse
- equivocate
- falsify
- fog
- fuzz
- gloom
- gray
- haze
- mask
- misrepresent
- mist
- muddy
- muddy the waters
- murk
- obfuscate
- overcast
- overcloud
- overshadow
- pettifog
- screen
- shade
- shadow
- shroud
- stonewall
- throw up smoke screen
- veil
- wrap
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