Synonyms for obscurity
əbˈskyʊər ɪ ti

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1. obscureness, obscurity, abstruseness, reconditeness(noun)

   the quality of being unclear or abstruse and hard to understand

   Synonyms:
   lowliness, profoundness, obscureness, abstruseness, abstrusity, profundity, humbleness, unimportance, reconditeness

   Antonyms:
   pellucidity, limpidity, clarity, lucidity, clearness, lucidness, prominence

2. obscurity(noun)

   an obscure and unimportant standing; not well known

   "he worked in obscurity for many years"

   Synonyms:
   abstruseness, reconditeness, obscureness

   Antonyms:
   clearness, clarity, pellucidity, lucidity, prominence, lucidness, limpidity

3. obscurity, obscureness(noun)

   the state of being indistinct or indefinite for lack of adequate illumination

   Synonyms:
   lowliness, unimportance, abstruseness, reconditeness, obscureness, humbleness

   Antonyms:
   limpidity, lucidness, clearness, prominence, lucidity, clarity, pellucidity

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1. obscurity

   Synonyms:
   contempt, contumely, discredit, disgrace, dishonor, disrepute, humiliation, ignominy, infamy, oblivion, shame

   Antonyms:
   celebrity, credit, distinction, eminence, fame, glory, honor, laurels, notoriety, renown, reputation, repute

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1. obscurity(n.)

   Synonyms:
   darkness, dimness, gloom, gloominess, shade, obscuration, cloud, obfuscation

2. obscurity(n.)

   Synonyms:
   seclusion, retirement, privacy

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1. obscurity(n)

   Synonyms:
   ambiguity, vagueness, privacy, seclusion, retirement, darkness, obfuscation, obscuration

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1. List of paraphrases for "obscurity":

   opacity, darkness, ambiguity, dark, mystery

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How to use obscurity in a sentence?

1. Jimoh Oluwatobi segun:

   To die of obscurity is a great obloquy to an intellectual being.

2. Joseph Addison:

   It is folly for an eminent person to think of escaping censure, and a weakness to be affected by it. All the illustrious persons of antiquity, and indeed of every age, have passed through this fiery persecution. There is no defense against reproach but obscurity; it is a kind of concomitant to greatness, as satires and invectives were an essential part of a Roman triumph.

3. Mehmet Murat ildan:

   Fame is a devil; obscurity is an Angel! Stay away from me, Devil; Come near to me, Angel!

4. Ohio Gov. John Kasich:

   Be for me, i've run an unwaveringly positive campaign since I got in this, and sometimes I've operated in total obscurity. It's OK -- we're rising now.

5. Alexander Hamilton, The Farmer Refuted, February 23, 1775:

   The changes in the human condition are uncertain and frequent. Many, on whom fortune has bestowed her favours, may trace their family to a more unprosperous station; and many who are now in obscurity, may look back upon the affluence and exalted rank of their ancestors.

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