Synonyms of obliquity

obliquity

noun

ō-ˈbli-kwə-tē 

as in ambiguity

the quality or state of having a veiled or uncertain meaning

her poetry is sure to satisfy those readers who readily confuse obliquity with profundity

Synonyms & Similar Words

• ambiguity
• ambiguousness
• mysteriousness
• obliqueness
• uncertainty
• opacity
• mystery
• nebulosity
• complexity
• opaqueness
• inscrutability
• nebulousness
• darkness
• murkiness
• obscurity
• equivocation
• depth
• equivocalness
• cloudiness
• vagueness
• indistinctness
• inscrutableness
• indefiniteness
• dimness
• faintness
• mistiness
• haziness
• incomprehensibility
• impenetrability
• fuzziness
• indirectness
• fogginess
• profoundness
• obtuseness
• difficulty
• abstruseness
• circuity
• complication
• deepness
• shadow
• reconditeness
• shade
• incomprehensibleness
• circuitousness
• abstrusity

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• clarity
• clearness
• brightness
• obviousness
• plainness
• certainty
• intelligibility
• distinctness
• legibility
• comprehensibility
• incision
• exactness
• surety
• perspicuity
• definiteness
• directness
• lucidity
• openness
• incisiveness
• visibility
• explicitness
• straightforwardness
• forthrightness
• self-evidence
• readability
• tangibility
• obviousness
• lucidness
• perspicuousness
• palpability
• tangibleness
• readableness

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of obliquity

The angle this line makes to the ecliptic plane, which is the plane of the solar system in which all the planets orbit, is the obliquity. —Keith Cooper, Space.com, 11 Mar. 2025

Because of these wobbles, Earth’s obliquity isn’t perfectly fixed. —Gongjie Li, Discover Magazine, 11 Jan. 2024

So how do obliquity variations affect the seasons on a planet? —Gongjie Li, Discover Magazine, 11 Jan. 2024

Earth’s tilt, which is scientifically known as obliquity, is known to vary between 22.1 and 24.5 degrees on a cycle that lasts about 41,000 years. —Caroline Delbert, Popular Mechanics, 23 Aug. 2023

Titan's obliquity, for example is 0.3 degrees, whereas Earth's is 23 degrees. —Patrick Morgan, Discover Magazine, 9 May 2011

These two measurements are useful because the Cassini State Model describes a reliable correlation between a moon's obliquity to its moment of inertia. —Patrick Morgan, Discover Magazine, 9 May 2011

The second cycle is related to gradual changes in the Earth’s inclination, or obliquity. —Joshua Rapp Learn, Discover Magazine, 30 Sep. 2022

Milkankovich obliquity frequency for the most recent sediment. —Erik Klemetti, Discover Magazine, 8 Jan. 2013