Synonyms of opacity

opacity

noun

ō-ˈpa-sə-tē 

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

Synonyms & Similar Words

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

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

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

Examples Sentences

Recent Examples of opacity

The opacity of such intelligence assessments, whether to journalists or to lawmakers, inevitably opens opportunities for political spin. —David D. Kirkpatrick, The New Yorker, 21 Oct. 2024

Perspective grids also have adjustable opacity, density, and color. —PCMAG, 9 Oct. 2024

The release of such detailed information by the Vatican was highly unusual for an institution that is known more for secrecy, opacity and turning a blind eye to even obvious church crimes. —Nicole Winfield, Los Angeles Times, 25 Sep. 2024

Such opacity raises significant questions about the accountability of these systems and the ethical handling of sensitive worker information such as the reporting of incidents of GBVH. —Nandita Shivakumar, Sourcing Journal, 20 Sep. 2024