opaque

[oh-peyk] / oʊˈpeɪk /

ADJECTIVE

clouded, muddy

Synonyms

STRONGEST

blurred cloudy dirty dull frosty gloomy hazy impenetrable murky thick

WEAK

dark darkened dim dusky filmy foggy fuliginous lusterless misty muddied nontranslucent nontransparent nubilous obfuscated shady smoky sooty turbid

Antonyms

STRONGEST

bright clear intelligent light luminous smart sparkling sunny thin vivacious

WEAK

crystal-clear easy lucid translucent transparent unambiguous unclouded understandable

ADJECTIVE

hard to understand

Synonyms

STRONGEST

arcane equivocal incomprehensible uncertain unclear unintelligible vague

WEAK

abstruse amphibological baffling concealed cryptic difficult enigmatic imperceptive nubilous obscure obtuse perplexing purblind tenebrous unfathomable

Antonyms

STRONGEST

certain clear comprehensible definite determined intelligible sure understandable

WEAK

crystal-clear easy lucid translucent transparent unambiguous unclouded

Example Sentences

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Individual investors have started to exit the market over the past week, driven by worries that the conflict’s resolution is becoming “more opaque,” he added.

From MarketWatch

He touched the smooth, foggy glass—still perfectly opaque.

From Literature

Where things get the most opaque with finances is with alternative investments that don’t have the same kind of reporting as stocks and bonds.

From MarketWatch

Residents are criticizing a state law that requires permits and fees for building projects near Joshua trees, saying it’s opaque, confusing and onerous for those who want to improve or even maintain their properties.

From Los Angeles Times

It Is fast-growing, opaque and intertwined with banks but lacks the scale and leverage that cashiered the economy in 2007.

From The Wall Street Journal

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