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adjective

as in ambiguous

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verb

past tense of obfuscate
as in confused
to make (something) unclear to the understanding irrelevant matters that only serve to obfuscate the fundamental issue of guilt or innocence

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Recent Examples of obfuscated
Adjective
Ramirez’s temporary leave of absence and concurrent explanation take place on the heels of other more obfuscated medical leaves that have unfolded this summer. — Eleanor Jacobs, PEOPLE, 30 July 2026 The packages execute an obfuscated payload that can run during the npm install process, which occurs before a developer imports or actually uses the package in a production environment. — Dan Goodin, ArsTechnica, 1 June 2026 The initial script is heavily obfuscated to avoid detection by antivirus tools. — Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 17 Jan. 2026 Crucially, there are real-world exploits like University of California, San Diego’s (UCSD) Imprompter, which had nearly an 80% success rate in extracting personal data via obfuscated prompts. — Camellia Chan, Forbes.com, 8 Sep. 2025
Verb
In Eddington, Aster examines the absurdity of our present moment, further obfuscated by its mediation through screens. — Brianna Zigler, Entertainment Weekly, 15 July 2026 As in the plays of William Shakespeare, Stoppard’s authorial point of view was intentionally obfuscated. — Chris Jones, Chicago Tribune, 15 June 2026 From here, things get hazy because the details are missing—or at least highly obfuscated. — Stephen Clark, ArsTechnica, 15 May 2026 No wonder the numbers are obfuscated. — U T Readers, San Diego Union-Tribune, 7 Apr. 2026 Crypto transactions are recorded on a ledger that anyone can see and cannot be altered or obfuscated. — Nic Puckrin, Fortune, 2 Apr. 2026 Every moment of euphoria is obfuscated by distortion, every pop impulse is undercut by squealing dissonance. — Colin Joyce, Pitchfork, 18 Mar. 2026 At points, smoke obfuscated everyone on stage except for Reznor — who didn’t speak to the crowd except to introduce the touring band. — Jake Harris, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 4 Mar. 2026 So their needs may be obfuscated, obscured even, from them! — Big Think, 10 Feb. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for obfuscated
  1. ambiguous
  2. confused
  3. cryptic
  4. blurred
  5. obscure
  6. complicated
  7. mysterious
  8. unclear
Adjective
  • Just below, the most ambiguous passage of the work refuses legibility altogether, blending the whites and grays of the child’s shirt with the tones of her fingers and the blue fabric of the chair behind them.
    — Carmen Rosenberg-Miller, Artforum, 6 Aug. 2026
  • This is particularly true for limited series — or any series with ambiguous renewals.
    — Whitney Friedlander, Variety, 6 Aug. 2026
Definition of ambiguous
Verb
  • Adam seems confused by the request, while Ingeborg is perfectly obliging.
    — Josh Slater-Williams, IndieWire, 11 Aug. 2026
  • Court reporters — not to be confused with journalists who cover court matters — had objected to the state Supreme Court petition, but not to oppose those whose rights were being compromised by the diminished access to official court transcripts.
    — Robert Salonga, Mercury News, 10 Aug. 2026
Definition of confused
Adjective
  • Osbourne’s recent cryptic posts follow a TMZ report suggesting that DJ and keyboardist Wilson had been removed from Slipknot after 28 years with the group.
    — Latoya Gayle, PEOPLE, 4 Aug. 2026
  • Kelly Osbourne shared cryptic posts amid rumors of her split with Sid Wilson.
    — Leigh Blickley, Entertainment Weekly, 4 Aug. 2026
Definition of cryptic
Verb
  • Over the past year however, Meta’s commitment to open-weight has blurred, as the company mixed open releases with proprietary ones.
    — Beatrice Nolan, Fortune, 10 Aug. 2026
  • Having such an impact on others blurred his sense of identity, LaLonde explains.
    — Lexy Perez, HollywoodReporter, 7 Aug. 2026
Definition of blurred
Adjective
  • Beyond those circles, though, the English-language broadcaster that serves as Taiwan’s main international messaging outlet remains relatively obscure.
    — Ilan Berman, Forbes.com, 10 Aug. 2026
  • On the Japanese side of the intervention, Tokyo also refrained from selling Treasuries and instead tapped an obscure Federal Reserve tool called the Foreign and International Monetary Authorities Repo Facility.
    — Jason Ma, Fortune, 9 Aug. 2026
Definition of obscure
Verb
  • Their task is complicated by the loss of Morgan Rogers, who joined Chelsea over the summer, while Youri Tielemans joined Manchester United and Amadou Onana is sidelined with a long-term knee injury.
    — Dean Jones, New York Times, 11 Aug. 2026
  • But further advances are complicated because the area is an organized crime risk, which affects investment and insurance policies.
    — Ian Dexter Palmer, Forbes.com, 11 Aug. 2026
Definition of complicated
Adjective
  • Wei and his colleagues have proposed a new physical path to the mysterious function.
    — Joseph Howlett, Scientific American, 6 Aug. 2026
  • Now, IndieWire can exclusively share the poster for the studio’s first new film since 2019, which features an eye-catching image of the main character Prue and the film’s mysterious main antagonist, Alexandra.
    — Wilson Chapman, IndieWire, 5 Aug. 2026
Definition of mysterious
Adjective
  • What that means for Trapilo’s possible return remains unclear.
    — Dan Wiederer, New York Times, 12 Aug. 2026
  • Deputies said that there was no suspect information available and a motive was unclear as their investigation began.
    — Dean Fioresi, CBS News, 10 Aug. 2026
Definition of unclear

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