OPACITY Synonyms: 76 Similar and Opposite Words

opacity

noun

ō-ˈpa-sə-tē

Definition of opacity

as in ambiguity

the quality or state of having a veiled or uncertain meaning the opacity of the abstract painter's works simply baffles many gallery visitors

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Recent Examples of opacity But such opacity does not erase the commercial logic of releasing the weights. — Jacek Krywko, Scientific American, 23 July 2026 The lack of rights owed to victims in particular has been repeatedly condemned by international commissions and inquests into clergy abuse that have found that the church’s judicial procedures retraumatize victims through their secrecy and opacity. — ABC News, 22 July 2026 Company formed in a state known for opacity Records from Delaware, a state known for offering incorporators a large degree of opacity, show the Freedom Fuel Network was registered on June 23. — Brian Slodysko, Los Angeles Times, 20 July 2026 That kind of opacity would be a problem for almost any other organization with a similar mandate. — Literary Hub, 17 July 2026 See All Example Sentences for opacity

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While Ellis’ book plays with the ambiguity of who the Trawler is, Murphy knows who is behind the killings in the show.

— Hunter Ingram, Variety, 12 Aug. 2026
If the business has not agreed on how a decision should be made, automation can move that ambiguity directly into action.

— Robert Kramer, Forbes.com, 12 Aug. 2026

Definition of ambiguity

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Scientific consensus is that this opaqueness is caused by hazy banks of clouds that are masking the atmospheres, but what kind of aerosol particles are in the clouds?

— Keith Cooper, Space.com, 4 June 2026
International humanitarian law mandates the principles of distinction, proportionality, and necessity, but the opaqueness of drone operations, particularly outside active battlefields, challenges these principles.

— Encyclopedia Britannica, Encyclopedia Britannica, 8 May 2026

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