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as in ambiguous
having an often intentionally veiled or uncertain meaning
somehow listeners seem to connect with the songwriter, despite his deeply personal, often opaque lyrics
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as in vague
not seen or understood clearly
an opaque remark that seemed to hint that there would be future retaliation
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as in stupid
not having or showing an ability to absorb ideas readily
people are sometimes rude to her, but fortunately she's too opaque to realize what's happening
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Recent Examples of opaque
Cover and continue to cook until the shrimp are opaque white and curled, 5 minutes.
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Elizabeth Fogarty, Better Homes & Gardens, 26 Mar. 2025
Pre-war buildings often have windows punched into brick walls, with solid and opaque structure between windows.
—Joshua Stein, Forbes, 25 Mar. 2025
In the competitive and sometimes deliberately opaque world of teenage recruitment, Nottingham Forest and Celtic are said to be at the head of a lengthening queue for O’Sullivan’s signature.
—Michael Walker, The Athletic, 20 Mar. 2025
Hang opaque curtains or blinds to prevent light from infiltrating and impacting sleep.8
Limit screen use: Limit screens in the bedroom.
—Elizabeth Barnes, Verywell Health, 19 Mar. 2025
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Elizabeth Fogarty, Better Homes & Gardens, 26 Mar. 2025
Pre-war buildings often have windows punched into brick walls, with solid and opaque structure between windows.
—Joshua Stein, Forbes, 25 Mar. 2025
In the competitive and sometimes deliberately opaque world of teenage recruitment, Nottingham Forest and Celtic are said to be at the head of a lengthening queue for O’Sullivan’s signature.
—Michael Walker, The Athletic, 20 Mar. 2025
Hang opaque curtains or blinds to prevent light from infiltrating and impacting sleep.8
Limit screen use: Limit screens in the bedroom.
—Elizabeth Barnes, Verywell Health, 19 Mar. 2025
See All Example Sentences for opaque
Recent Examples of Synonyms for opaque
Adjective
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Religion is the topic most likely to cause offense in India today, though the code is ambiguous on this point too.—
Naman Ramachandran,
Variety,
3 Apr. 2025
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One thing that is not ambiguous is that the spirit is drawing Mia into its world a little at a time.—
Katie Rife,
Vulture,
31 Mar. 2025
Adjective
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Maddox does not make vague threats toward people who run afoul of him.—
Hannah Giorgis,
The Atlantic,
4 Apr. 2025
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The administration has been more vague, however, on programs such as classes that teach Black history.—
Lexi Lonas Cochran,
The Hill,
3 Apr. 2025
Adjective
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Amelia soon decides that stupid boys (and humans in general) aren't worth keeping around.—
Nick Romano,
EW.com,
3 Apr. 2025
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Sharing war plans outside U.S. government systems is the kind of offense that is almost too stupid to commit.—
Daniel DePetris,
Chicago Tribune,
1 Apr. 2025
Adjective
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And this looks to have that signature Souls flavor both in terms of combat and cryptic storytelling.—
Erik Kain,
Forbes.com,
2 Apr. 2025
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The note features a cryptic math puzzle that, when solved correctly using a unique personal identifier, reveals the phone number of the person who found the wallet.—
Josh Hammer,
MSNBC Newsweek,
1 Apr. 2025
Adjective
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Fore one, telescopes have difficulty distinguishing the faint light from a planet from the much brighter light emitted by its host star.—
Victoria Corless,
Space.com,
1 Apr. 2025
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Deeper within the planet, though, the surface might be emanating a faint red, due to incandescence resulting from being baked by its star.—
Shi En Kim,
Smithsonian Magazine,
1 Apr. 2025
Adjective
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Ratajkowski has been fighting the stereotype of the dumb model from the beginning of her career.—
Daniel Jackson,
Allure,
18 July 2017
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Ninety nine percent of all NFL players are explicitly not dumb.—
Andy Benoit,
The MMQB,
10 July 2017
Adjective
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The serum is a beyond-potent combination of 15 percent vitamin C, one percent vitamin E, and 0.5 percent ferulic acid formulated to brighten skin, fade dark spots and hyperpigmentation, and target fine lines and wrinkles.—
Kara Nesvig,
Allure,
4 Apr. 2025
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Store green tea products in an airtight container in a cool, dry, dark place.—
Lindsay Curtis,
Verywell Health,
4 Apr. 2025
Adjective
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The recent Hubble image, which was shared online on March 17, also captures a nebula that casts a hazy blue-greenish shadow over part of the star cluster.—
Samantha Mathewson,
Space.com,
31 Mar. 2025
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There are so many moments of hazy slow-motion, of dramatic music, the constant shallow depth-of-field camera work.—
Erik Kain,
Forbes.com,
31 Mar. 2025
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“Opaque.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/opaque. Accessed 13 Apr. 2025.
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