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{
"obscene":{
"antonyms":[
"clean",
"decent",
"G-rated",
"nonobscene",
"wholesome"
],
"definitions":{
": containing or being language regarded as taboo in polite usage":[
"obscene lyrics",
"obscene literature"
],
": disgusting to the senses : repulsive":[],
": repulsive by reason of crass disregard of moral or ethical principles":[
"an obscene misuse of power"
],
": so excessive as to be offensive":[
"obscene wealth",
"obscene waste"
]
},
"examples":[
"He was accused of making obscene phone calls.",
"He made an obscene gesture at the driver who cut him off.",
"The company's executives earn obscene salaries.",
"He spends an obscene amount of money on clothes.",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"If the judge finds the book is not obscene , the filing is dismissed. \u2014 Hannah Natanson, Washington Post , 20 May 2022",
"To crystallize the point, don\u2019t think that stocks that have fallen a great deal will return to some of their obscene valuations anytime soon, if ever. \u2014 Jim Osman, Forbes , 10 June 2022",
"Earlier this year, Indiana lawmakers dealt with a bill that would have criminalized teachers and librarians who allowed children to be exposed to certain books deemed obscene . \u2014 Chloe Mcgowan, The Indianapolis Star , 8 June 2022",
"Californians are unsettled, anxious and, in some cases, livid over homelessness, soaring gas prices, obscene housing costs, crime and all manner of affronts that undermine California\u2019s golden promise \u2014 not to mention their day-to-day lives. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 8 June 2022",
"Fifty policemen with shotguns and pistols came out, surrounded the van, dragged me out, charged me with indecent exposure of obscene objects showing birth control, and sent me to jail for 20 days. \u2014 Ryan D'agostino, Men's Health , 8 June 2022",
"Rashaan Gaulden was assessed an unsportsmanlike conduct penalty after a similar obscene gesture toward Alabama fans following an interception return for a touchdown during a game at Bryant-Denny Stadium in Tuscaloosa. \u2014 Creg Stephenson | Cstephenson@al.com, al , 6 June 2022",
"Curry hit an obscene 30-footer from the Chase Center logo to make it 79-62 with 2:13 left. \u2014 Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com , 6 June 2022",
"Last year, the state Republican Party also declined to punish an official who wrote an obscene email to a state senator, even as the party voted to no longer recognize Cheney as a Republican in that same meeting. \u2014 Daniel Strauss, The New Republic , 26 May 2022"
],
"first_known_use":{
"1593, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
},
"history_and_etymology":{
"borrowed from Middle French & Latin; Middle French, \"offensively indecent,\" borrowed from Latin obsc\u0113nus, obscaenus \"ill-omened, unpropitious, evoking disgust, loathsome, indecent, lewd,\" of uncertain origin":""
},
"pronounciation":[
"\u00e4b-\u02c8s\u0113n",
"\u0259b-"
],
"synonym_discussion":"Choose the Right Synonym for obscene coarse , vulgar , gross , obscene , ribald mean offensive to good taste or morals. coarse implies roughness, rudeness, or crudeness of spirit, behavior, or language. found the coarse humor of coworkers offensive vulgar often implies boorishness or ill-breeding. a loud vulgar belch gross implies extreme coarseness and insensitiveness. gross eating habits obscene applies to anything strongly repulsive to the sense of decency and propriety especially in sexual matters. obscene language not allowed on the air ribald applies to what is amusingly or picturesquely vulgar or irreverent or mildly indecent. entertained the campers with ribald folk songs",
"synonyms":[
"bawdy",
"blue",
"coarse",
"crude",
"dirty",
"filthy",
"foul",
"gross",
"gutter",
"impure",
"indecent",
"lascivious",
"lewd",
"locker-room",
"nasty",
"pornographic",
"porny",
"profane",
"raunchy",
"ribald",
"smutty",
"stag",
"trashy",
"unprintable",
"vulgar",
"wanton",
"X-rated"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-164912",
"type":[
"adjective",
"adverb"
]
},
"obscenity":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": something (such as an utterance or act) that is obscene":[],
": the quality or state of being obscene":[]
},
"examples":[
"The author uses obscenity to make a point about the culture.",
"the issue of whether obscenity is a fundamental part of rap music",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Well, the Ohio Supreme court in a four to three decision found that obscenity spoken by defendant. \u2014 Laura Johnston, cleveland , 8 June 2022",
"The last federal obscenity case, which ended in a not-guilty verdict, occurred in 2010. \u2014 Washington Post , 5 Feb. 2022",
"He was also charged April 22 in a different case with two felony counts and two misdemeanor counts of bail jumping and another misdemeanor count of sending computer messages containing a threat or obscenity . \u2014 Cathy Kozlowicz, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel , 2 May 2022",
"Bollywood star Shilpa Shetty has reportedly been cleared on charges of \u2018 obscenity \u2019 15 years after Richard Gere kissed her at an event in India. \u2014 K.j. Yossman, Variety , 25 Jan. 2022",
"After the sinking, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky, a professional comic before turning to politics, alluded to the defiant obscenity without actually uttering it. \u2014 Laura Kingstaff Writer, Los Angeles Times , 16 May 2022",
"The argument lies in the obscenity standard created by the U.S. Supreme Court in Miller v. California as well as the statute itself. \u2014 Winston Cho, The Hollywood Reporter , 10 Mar. 2022",
"In a letter to Khan last month, Noorul Haq Qadri, the minister for religious affairs, criticized the Aurat March as violating Islamic principles and promoting obscenity . \u2014 NBC News , 7 Mar. 2022",
"This compromise between liberty and the common good is the right way to protect children from obscenity . \u2014 Anthony Leonardi, National Review , 21 July 2021"
],
"first_known_use":{
"1589, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
},
"history_and_etymology":{
"borrowed from Middle French & Latin; Middle French obscenit\u00e9 \"indecent words or images,\" borrowed from Latin obsc\u0113nit\u0101t-, obsc\u0113nit\u0101s ( obscaenit\u0101t-, obscaenit\u0101s ) \"indecency, indecent language or behavior,\" from obsc\u0113nus, obscaenus \"ill-omened, unpropitious, evoking disgust, indecent, lewd\" + -it\u0101t-, -it\u0101s -ity \u2014 more at obscene":""
},
"pronounciation":[
"\u00e4b-\u02c8se-n\u0259-t\u0113",
"\u0259b-",
"also -\u02c8s\u0113-"
],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[
"bawdiness",
"blueness",
"coarseness",
"crudeness",
"crudity",
"dirt",
"dirtiness",
"filth",
"filthiness",
"foulness",
"grossness",
"impureness",
"impurity",
"indecency",
"lasciviousness",
"lewdness",
"nastiness",
"profanity",
"raunch",
"raunchiness",
"ribaldry",
"smut",
"smuttiness",
"vulgarity",
"wantonness"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-081834",
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"obscurantism":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": a style (as in literature or art) characterized by deliberate vagueness or abstruseness":[],
": an act or instance of obscurantism":[],
": opposition to the spread of knowledge : a policy of withholding knowledge from the general public":[]
},
"examples":[
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"More troubling still, universities can get away with obscurantism and enforced ideological conformism because of their enormous power over labor markets. \u2014 Joel Kotkin, National Review , 29 Mar. 2022",
"The history of its practice in Jerusalem presents a parade of eccentrics and fanatics, enlivened by obscurantism and riot. \u2014 Dominic Green, WSJ , 17 Dec. 2021",
"Imbued with a sense of grandeur, France harks back to the Enlightenment to speak about fighting obscurantism in the world today and proffers its secular universalism as a model for modern societies. \u2014 BostonGlobe.com , 23 Sep. 2021",
"Imbued with a sense of grandeur, France harks back to the Enlightenment to speak about fighting obscurantism in the world today and proffers its secular universalism as a model for modern societies. \u2014 New York Times , 23 Sep. 2021",
"Your homework assignment: Look up this exciting word \u2014 obscurantism . \u2014 Gary Gilson, Star Tribune , 26 Dec. 2020",
"The obscurantism isn\u2019t confined to talking heads and detached national politicians, either. \u2014 Tobias Hoonhout, National Review , 3 Sep. 2020",
"Peters seemed to others to be a genius at two things: mimicking the verbal pretentiousness and obscurantism of academic parlance and sweeping na\u00efve young women off their feet by means of an alchemy that remained mysterious to everyone else. \u2014 New York Times , 14 Feb. 2020",
"Some early reviewers of The Second Sleep, which was published in the U.K. at the start of September, gave the impression that Harris had issued a rather straightforward warning against the threat of religious obscurantism and fanaticism. \u2014 John Wilson, National Review , 5 Dec. 2019"
],
"first_known_use":{
"1834, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
},
"history_and_etymology":{
"borrowed from German Obscurantismus or French obscurantisme, from Latin obsc\u016brant-, obsc\u016brans, present participle of obsc\u016br\u0101re \"to darken, eclipse, conceal from knowledge\" + German -ismus, French -isme -ism \u2014 more at obscure entry 2":""
},
"pronounciation":[
"\u00e4b-\u02c8skyu\u0307r-\u0259n-\u02ccti-z\u0259m",
"\u02cc\u00e4b-skyu\u0307-\u02c8ran-",
"\u0259b-"
],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-135518",
"type":[
"noun",
"noun or adjective"
]
},
"obscurative":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": tending to obscure":[]
},
"examples":[],
"first_known_use":{},
"history_and_etymology":{
"Latin obscurat us (past participle of obscurare ) + English -ive":""
},
"pronounciation":[
"-b\u02c8sk-",
"\u0259bz\u02c8kyu\u0307r\u0259tiv",
"\u00e4b-"
],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-011600",
"type":[
"adjective"
]
},
"obscure":{
"antonyms":[
"belie",
"blanket",
"blot out",
"cloak",
"conceal",
"cover",
"curtain",
"disguise",
"enshroud",
"hide",
"mask",
"occult",
"paper over",
"screen",
"shroud",
"suppress",
"veil"
],
"definitions":{
": constituting the unstressed vowel \\\u0259\\ or having unstressed \\\u0259\\ as its value":[],
": dark , dim":[
"the obscure dusk of the shuttered room"
],
": not clearly seen or easily distinguished : faint":[
"obscure markings"
],
": not prominent or famous":[
"an obscure poet"
],
": obscurity":[],
": relatively unknown: such as":[],
": remote , secluded":[
"an obscure village"
],
": shrouded in or hidden by darkness":[
"standing obscure in the deepest shade"
],
": to conceal or hide by or as if by covering":[
"\u2026 snow on glaciers can obscure deep crevasses.",
"\u2014 Tom Simon"
],
": to make dark, dim, or indistinct":[
"The soot on the lampshade obscured the light."
],
": to reduce (a vowel) to the value \\\u0259\\":[]
},
"examples":[
"Adjective",
"Many people shared an obscure sense of gratification that [Dylan] Thomas had died young, as a poet should. \u2014 Adam Kirsch , New Yorker , 5 July 2004",
"But by 1830 the Boston Mission Board was desperate enough that it targeted an obscure sect of Oriental Christians, the Nestorians in faraway Iran, as a possibility for conversion. \u2014 Robert D. Kaplan , The Arabists , 1993",
"I knew they were special from their jeans and T-shirts, their knowing, ironic looks when obscure works of literature were referred to. \u2014 Julia Alvarez , How the Garcia Girls Lost Their Accents , 1991",
"Now at last Bacon could refer when he chose to his father's high position and his father's service\u2014and no man could say it was done for self-aggrandizement, as a son who is obscure bespeaks the glory of past forebears. \u2014 Catherine Drinker Bowen , Francis Bacon , 1963",
"The movie is full of obscure references that only pop culture enthusiasts will understand.",
"The origins of the language are obscure .",
"Verb",
"Throughout this book, the ground of fact becomes obscured entirely by a deep layer of speculative quicksand. \u2014 Helen Vendler , New Republic , 10 June 2002",
"But evening comes or even noon and some combination of nervous tensions obscures my memories of what whiskey costs me in the way of physical and intellectual well-being. \u2014 John Cheever , New Yorker , 13 Aug. 1990",
"\u2026 [Mr. Schuller's] \u2026 \"Early Jazz\" brought a sometimes Olympian precision to writing about an art that has often languished in the whale's belly of sociology, obscured by pretension and blubbery thinking. \u2014 Stanley Crouch , New York Times Book Review , 2 Apr. 1989",
"It was eight o'clock when we landed; we walked for a short time on the shore enjoying the transitory light, and then retired to the inn and contemplated the lovely scene of waters, woods, and mountains, obscured in darkness, yet still displaying their black outlines. \u2014 Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley , Frankenstein , 1818",
"The true history has been obscured by legends about what happened.",
"They accused the company of trying to obscure the fact that the product poses a health risk.",
"Noun",
"\u2026 who shall \u2026 through the palpable obscure find out his uncouth way \u2026 ",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective",
"The demand for coherence is the reason stories that seem obscure and implausible in themselves come to feel like common sense even to people who are neither murderous nor crazy. \u2014 Samuel Goldman, The Week , 18 May 2022",
"Back then, Son bought into the vision of an obscure and charismatic English teacher in Hangzhou. \u2014 William Pesek, Forbes , 13 May 2022",
"Once the functions on these sites are rolled out, this will be the first time that the general public will be exposed and encouraged to join a digital token market that, until now, may have been perceived as obscure and niche. \u2014 Chris Stokel-walker, Wired , 21 Jan. 2022",
"There\u2019s a few golden nuggets to be mined even from the most unreadable, obscure , and self-serving of such memoirs. \u2014 Susan B. Glasser, The New Yorker , 14 Oct. 2021",
"Johns\u2019s entire body of work, to go by this elephantine show of more than 500 works, is akin to a trove of Nabokovian love letters \u2014 obscure and thwarted, but also punning, mordant, full of life. \u2014 Washington Post , 29 Sep. 2021",
"This is to try to capture and memorialize this volatile and evanescent mode of expression, with its references both obscure and shared by millions. \u2014 Patrick Iber, The New Republic , 5 Aug. 2021",
"Until now, this definition was the subject of obscure and somewhat geeky debate. \u2014 Marina Koren, The Atlantic , 19 July 2021",
"As California\u2019s fire seasons have grown more devastating, a once- obscure term \u2014 red-flag warning \u2014 has become a frighteningly regular part of the Northern California vernacular, particularly in the late summer and early fall. \u2014 Michael Cabanatuan, San Francisco Chronicle , 3 June 2022",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
"To truly obscure your location, the best thing to do is leave your phone at home or turn it off completely, McKinney said. \u2014 Danielle Abril, Washington Post , 26 June 2022",
"To truly obscure your location, the best thing to do is leave your phone at home or turn it off completely, McKinney said. \u2014 Heather Kelly, Tatum Hunter, Danielle Abril, Anchorage Daily News , 26 June 2022",
"The phrase intellectual property was coined in post-Revolutionary France to obscure the royal origins of monopoly and deflect attention from the true subject of intellectual property claims, which is not knowledge but markets. \u2014 Alexander Zaitchik, The New Republic , 1 June 2021",
"Both those averages obscure some fairly horrifying losses. \u2014 John Timmer, Ars Technica , 20 May 2022",
"But like all averages, those numbers obscure regional differences. \u2014 Richard Mcgahey, Forbes , 23 Apr. 2022",
"But those top-line numbers obscure a muddier truth. \u2014 New York Times , 15 Feb. 2022",
"At times those parts obscure the central thread of the narrative. \u2014 Washington Post , 29 Oct. 2021",
"These assumptions obscure some awkward truths of their own. \u2014 Os Keyes, Wired , 18 Oct. 2021"
],
"first_known_use":{
"15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Verb",
"15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a":"Adjective",
"1667, in the meaning defined above":"Noun"
},
"history_and_etymology":{
"Middle English obscuren, borrowed from Anglo-French & Latin; Anglo-French obscurer, oscurir, borrowed from Latin obsc\u016br\u0101re \"to darken, eclipse, dim, conceal from knowledge, make difficult to comprehend,\" verbal derivative of obsc\u016brus \"dim, dark, imperfectly known, concealed from knowledge, incomprehensible\" \u2014 more at obscure entry 1":"Verb",
"Middle English, \"dark, unenlightened, incomprehensible,\" borrowed from Anglo-French & Latin; Anglo-French oscur, obscur \"dark, dull, enigmatic,\" borrowed from Latin obsc\u016brus \"dim, dark, appearing faintly, imperfectly known, concealed from knowledge, incomprehensible,\" of uncertain origin":"Adjective",
"derivative of obscure entry 1":"Noun"
},
"pronounciation":[
"\u0259b-",
"\u00e4b-\u02c8skyu\u0307r"
],
"synonym_discussion":"Choose the Right Synonym for obscure Adjective obscure , dark , vague , enigmatic , cryptic , ambiguous , equivocal mean not clearly understandable. obscure implies a hiding or veiling of meaning through some inadequacy of expression or withholding of full knowledge. obscure poems dark implies an imperfect or clouded revelation often with ominous or sinister suggestion. muttered dark hints of revenge vague implies a lack of clear formulation due to inadequate conception or consideration. a vague sense of obligation enigmatic stresses a puzzling, mystifying quality. enigmatic occult writings cryptic implies a purposely concealed meaning. cryptic hints of hidden treasure ambiguous applies to language capable of more than one interpretation. an ambiguous directive equivocal applies to language left open to differing interpretations with the intention of deceiving or evading. moral precepts with equivocal phrasing",
"synonyms":[
"ambiguous",
"arcane",
"cryptic",
"dark",
"deep",
"Delphic",
"double-edged",
"elliptical",
"elliptic",
"enigmatic",
"enigmatical",
"equivocal",
"fuliginous",
"inscrutable",
"murky",
"mysterious",
"mystic",
"nebulous",
"occult",
"opaque"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-170454",
"type":[
"adjective",
"adverb",
"noun",
"verb"
]
},
"obscure glass":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": a sheet glass made translucent or opaque (as by roughening one side)":[
"used obscure glass panels to enclose the patio"
]
},
"examples":[],
"first_known_use":{},
"history_and_etymology":{},
"pronounciation":[],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-190643",
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"obscured":{
"antonyms":[
"belie",
"blanket",
"blot out",
"cloak",
"conceal",
"cover",
"curtain",
"disguise",
"enshroud",
"hide",
"mask",
"occult",
"paper over",
"screen",
"shroud",
"suppress",
"veil"
],
"definitions":{
": constituting the unstressed vowel \\\u0259\\ or having unstressed \\\u0259\\ as its value":[],
": dark , dim":[
"the obscure dusk of the shuttered room"
],
": not clearly seen or easily distinguished : faint":[
"obscure markings"
],
": not prominent or famous":[
"an obscure poet"
],
": obscurity":[],
": relatively unknown: such as":[],
": remote , secluded":[
"an obscure village"
],
": shrouded in or hidden by darkness":[
"standing obscure in the deepest shade"
],
": to conceal or hide by or as if by covering":[
"\u2026 snow on glaciers can obscure deep crevasses.",
"\u2014 Tom Simon"
],
": to make dark, dim, or indistinct":[
"The soot on the lampshade obscured the light."
],
": to reduce (a vowel) to the value \\\u0259\\":[]
},
"examples":[
"Adjective",
"Many people shared an obscure sense of gratification that [Dylan] Thomas had died young, as a poet should. \u2014 Adam Kirsch , New Yorker , 5 July 2004",
"But by 1830 the Boston Mission Board was desperate enough that it targeted an obscure sect of Oriental Christians, the Nestorians in faraway Iran, as a possibility for conversion. \u2014 Robert D. Kaplan , The Arabists , 1993",
"I knew they were special from their jeans and T-shirts, their knowing, ironic looks when obscure works of literature were referred to. \u2014 Julia Alvarez , How the Garcia Girls Lost Their Accents , 1991",
"Now at last Bacon could refer when he chose to his father's high position and his father's service\u2014and no man could say it was done for self-aggrandizement, as a son who is obscure bespeaks the glory of past forebears. \u2014 Catherine Drinker Bowen , Francis Bacon , 1963",
"The movie is full of obscure references that only pop culture enthusiasts will understand.",
"The origins of the language are obscure .",
"Verb",
"Throughout this book, the ground of fact becomes obscured entirely by a deep layer of speculative quicksand. \u2014 Helen Vendler , New Republic , 10 June 2002",
"But evening comes or even noon and some combination of nervous tensions obscures my memories of what whiskey costs me in the way of physical and intellectual well-being. \u2014 John Cheever , New Yorker , 13 Aug. 1990",
"\u2026 [Mr. Schuller's] \u2026 \"Early Jazz\" brought a sometimes Olympian precision to writing about an art that has often languished in the whale's belly of sociology, obscured by pretension and blubbery thinking. \u2014 Stanley Crouch , New York Times Book Review , 2 Apr. 1989",
"It was eight o'clock when we landed; we walked for a short time on the shore enjoying the transitory light, and then retired to the inn and contemplated the lovely scene of waters, woods, and mountains, obscured in darkness, yet still displaying their black outlines. \u2014 Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley , Frankenstein , 1818",
"The true history has been obscured by legends about what happened.",
"They accused the company of trying to obscure the fact that the product poses a health risk.",
"Noun",
"\u2026 who shall \u2026 through the palpable obscure find out his uncouth way \u2026 ",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective",
"The demand for coherence is the reason stories that seem obscure and implausible in themselves come to feel like common sense even to people who are neither murderous nor crazy. \u2014 Samuel Goldman, The Week , 18 May 2022",
"Back then, Son bought into the vision of an obscure and charismatic English teacher in Hangzhou. \u2014 William Pesek, Forbes , 13 May 2022",
"Once the functions on these sites are rolled out, this will be the first time that the general public will be exposed and encouraged to join a digital token market that, until now, may have been perceived as obscure and niche. \u2014 Chris Stokel-walker, Wired , 21 Jan. 2022",
"There\u2019s a few golden nuggets to be mined even from the most unreadable, obscure , and self-serving of such memoirs. \u2014 Susan B. Glasser, The New Yorker , 14 Oct. 2021",
"Johns\u2019s entire body of work, to go by this elephantine show of more than 500 works, is akin to a trove of Nabokovian love letters \u2014 obscure and thwarted, but also punning, mordant, full of life. \u2014 Washington Post , 29 Sep. 2021",
"This is to try to capture and memorialize this volatile and evanescent mode of expression, with its references both obscure and shared by millions. \u2014 Patrick Iber, The New Republic , 5 Aug. 2021",
"Until now, this definition was the subject of obscure and somewhat geeky debate. \u2014 Marina Koren, The Atlantic , 19 July 2021",
"As California\u2019s fire seasons have grown more devastating, a once- obscure term \u2014 red-flag warning \u2014 has become a frighteningly regular part of the Northern California vernacular, particularly in the late summer and early fall. \u2014 Michael Cabanatuan, San Francisco Chronicle , 3 June 2022",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
"To truly obscure your location, the best thing to do is leave your phone at home or turn it off completely, McKinney said. \u2014 Danielle Abril, Washington Post , 26 June 2022",
"To truly obscure your location, the best thing to do is leave your phone at home or turn it off completely, McKinney said. \u2014 Heather Kelly, Tatum Hunter, Danielle Abril, Anchorage Daily News , 26 June 2022",
"The phrase intellectual property was coined in post-Revolutionary France to obscure the royal origins of monopoly and deflect attention from the true subject of intellectual property claims, which is not knowledge but markets. \u2014 Alexander Zaitchik, The New Republic , 1 June 2021",
"Both those averages obscure some fairly horrifying losses. \u2014 John Timmer, Ars Technica , 20 May 2022",
"But like all averages, those numbers obscure regional differences. \u2014 Richard Mcgahey, Forbes , 23 Apr. 2022",
"But those top-line numbers obscure a muddier truth. \u2014 New York Times , 15 Feb. 2022",
"At times those parts obscure the central thread of the narrative. \u2014 Washington Post , 29 Oct. 2021",
"These assumptions obscure some awkward truths of their own. \u2014 Os Keyes, Wired , 18 Oct. 2021"
],
"first_known_use":{
"15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Verb",
"15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a":"Adjective",
"1667, in the meaning defined above":"Noun"
},
"history_and_etymology":{
"Middle English obscuren, borrowed from Anglo-French & Latin; Anglo-French obscurer, oscurir, borrowed from Latin obsc\u016br\u0101re \"to darken, eclipse, dim, conceal from knowledge, make difficult to comprehend,\" verbal derivative of obsc\u016brus \"dim, dark, imperfectly known, concealed from knowledge, incomprehensible\" \u2014 more at obscure entry 1":"Verb",
"Middle English, \"dark, unenlightened, incomprehensible,\" borrowed from Anglo-French & Latin; Anglo-French oscur, obscur \"dark, dull, enigmatic,\" borrowed from Latin obsc\u016brus \"dim, dark, appearing faintly, imperfectly known, concealed from knowledge, incomprehensible,\" of uncertain origin":"Adjective",
"derivative of obscure entry 1":"Noun"
},
"pronounciation":[
"\u0259b-",
"\u00e4b-\u02c8skyu\u0307r"
],
"synonym_discussion":"Choose the Right Synonym for obscure Adjective obscure , dark , vague , enigmatic , cryptic , ambiguous , equivocal mean not clearly understandable. obscure implies a hiding or veiling of meaning through some inadequacy of expression or withholding of full knowledge. obscure poems dark implies an imperfect or clouded revelation often with ominous or sinister suggestion. muttered dark hints of revenge vague implies a lack of clear formulation due to inadequate conception or consideration. a vague sense of obligation enigmatic stresses a puzzling, mystifying quality. enigmatic occult writings cryptic implies a purposely concealed meaning. cryptic hints of hidden treasure ambiguous applies to language capable of more than one interpretation. an ambiguous directive equivocal applies to language left open to differing interpretations with the intention of deceiving or evading. moral precepts with equivocal phrasing",
"synonyms":[
"ambiguous",
"arcane",
"cryptic",
"dark",
"deep",
"Delphic",
"double-edged",
"elliptical",
"elliptic",
"enigmatic",
"enigmatical",
"equivocal",
"fuliginous",
"inscrutable",
"murky",
"mysterious",
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"Adjective",
"Many people shared an obscure sense of gratification that [Dylan] Thomas had died young, as a poet should. \u2014 Adam Kirsch , New Yorker , 5 July 2004",
"But by 1830 the Boston Mission Board was desperate enough that it targeted an obscure sect of Oriental Christians, the Nestorians in faraway Iran, as a possibility for conversion. \u2014 Robert D. Kaplan , The Arabists , 1993",
"I knew they were special from their jeans and T-shirts, their knowing, ironic looks when obscure works of literature were referred to. \u2014 Julia Alvarez , How the Garcia Girls Lost Their Accents , 1991",
"Now at last Bacon could refer when he chose to his father's high position and his father's service\u2014and no man could say it was done for self-aggrandizement, as a son who is obscure bespeaks the glory of past forebears. \u2014 Catherine Drinker Bowen , Francis Bacon , 1963",
"The movie is full of obscure references that only pop culture enthusiasts will understand.",
"The origins of the language are obscure .",
"Verb",
"Throughout this book, the ground of fact becomes obscured entirely by a deep layer of speculative quicksand. \u2014 Helen Vendler , New Republic , 10 June 2002",
"But evening comes or even noon and some combination of nervous tensions obscures my memories of what whiskey costs me in the way of physical and intellectual well-being. \u2014 John Cheever , New Yorker , 13 Aug. 1990",
"\u2026 [Mr. Schuller's] \u2026 \"Early Jazz\" brought a sometimes Olympian precision to writing about an art that has often languished in the whale's belly of sociology, obscured by pretension and blubbery thinking. \u2014 Stanley Crouch , New York Times Book Review , 2 Apr. 1989",
"It was eight o'clock when we landed; we walked for a short time on the shore enjoying the transitory light, and then retired to the inn and contemplated the lovely scene of waters, woods, and mountains, obscured in darkness, yet still displaying their black outlines. \u2014 Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley , Frankenstein , 1818",
"The true history has been obscured by legends about what happened.",
"They accused the company of trying to obscure the fact that the product poses a health risk.",
"Noun",
"\u2026 who shall \u2026 through the palpable obscure find out his uncouth way \u2026 ",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective",
"The demand for coherence is the reason stories that seem obscure and implausible in themselves come to feel like common sense even to people who are neither murderous nor crazy. \u2014 Samuel Goldman, The Week , 18 May 2022",
"Back then, Son bought into the vision of an obscure and charismatic English teacher in Hangzhou. \u2014 William Pesek, Forbes , 13 May 2022",
"Once the functions on these sites are rolled out, this will be the first time that the general public will be exposed and encouraged to join a digital token market that, until now, may have been perceived as obscure and niche. \u2014 Chris Stokel-walker, Wired , 21 Jan. 2022",
"There\u2019s a few golden nuggets to be mined even from the most unreadable, obscure , and self-serving of such memoirs. \u2014 Susan B. Glasser, The New Yorker , 14 Oct. 2021",
"Johns\u2019s entire body of work, to go by this elephantine show of more than 500 works, is akin to a trove of Nabokovian love letters \u2014 obscure and thwarted, but also punning, mordant, full of life. \u2014 Washington Post , 29 Sep. 2021",
"This is to try to capture and memorialize this volatile and evanescent mode of expression, with its references both obscure and shared by millions. \u2014 Patrick Iber, The New Republic , 5 Aug. 2021",
"Until now, this definition was the subject of obscure and somewhat geeky debate. \u2014 Marina Koren, The Atlantic , 19 July 2021",
"As California\u2019s fire seasons have grown more devastating, a once- obscure term \u2014 red-flag warning \u2014 has become a frighteningly regular part of the Northern California vernacular, particularly in the late summer and early fall. \u2014 Michael Cabanatuan, San Francisco Chronicle , 3 June 2022",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
"To truly obscure your location, the best thing to do is leave your phone at home or turn it off completely, McKinney said. \u2014 Danielle Abril, Washington Post , 26 June 2022",
"To truly obscure your location, the best thing to do is leave your phone at home or turn it off completely, McKinney said. \u2014 Heather Kelly, Tatum Hunter, Danielle Abril, Anchorage Daily News , 26 June 2022",
"The phrase intellectual property was coined in post-Revolutionary France to obscure the royal origins of monopoly and deflect attention from the true subject of intellectual property claims, which is not knowledge but markets. \u2014 Alexander Zaitchik, The New Republic , 1 June 2021",
"Both those averages obscure some fairly horrifying losses. \u2014 John Timmer, Ars Technica , 20 May 2022",
"But like all averages, those numbers obscure regional differences. \u2014 Richard Mcgahey, Forbes , 23 Apr. 2022",
"But those top-line numbers obscure a muddier truth. \u2014 New York Times , 15 Feb. 2022",
"At times those parts obscure the central thread of the narrative. \u2014 Washington Post , 29 Oct. 2021",
"These assumptions obscure some awkward truths of their own. \u2014 Os Keyes, Wired , 18 Oct. 2021"
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"Middle English, \"dark, unenlightened, incomprehensible,\" borrowed from Anglo-French & Latin; Anglo-French oscur, obscur \"dark, dull, enigmatic,\" borrowed from Latin obsc\u016brus \"dim, dark, appearing faintly, imperfectly known, concealed from knowledge, incomprehensible,\" of uncertain origin":"Adjective",
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"Parker leveraged his astute judgment of human nature to pluck Presley from obscurity as a truck driver and move him quickly from a traveling circus-like roadshow to the pinnacle of mainstream popularity. \u2014 Brad Auerbach, SPIN , 22 June 2022",
"The group vaulted from obscurity to national attention last week with the disclosure that Thomas had invited pro-Trump lawyer John Eastman to speak to its members in December 2020. \u2014 Rosalind S. Helderman, Washington Post , 21 June 2022",
"The group vaulted from obscurity to national attention last week with the disclosure that Thomas had invited pro-Trump lawyer John Eastman to speak to its members in December 2020. \u2014 Anchorage Daily News , 21 June 2022",
"Emerging from obscurity to become a cult classic, Andrzej \u017bu\u0142awski's Possession is one of the most fascinating, singular visions in horror filmmaking. \u2014 Katie Rife, EW.com , 17 June 2022",
"Being a head chef is hard enough, but being a 21-year-old plucked from obscurity to become a head chef for none other than Prince Charles",
"Which is strange, since no American of the 19th century -- not even Lincoln -- enjoyed a more meteoric rise from obscurity . \u2014 Allen C. Guelzo, National Review , 14 Apr. 2022",
"Chaves returned to the country in 2019 after decades abroad and rose from obscurity in just months by presenting himself as a maverick outsider, skillfully exploiting popular discontent with the Latin American political establishment. \u2014 David Bola\u00f1os, BostonGlobe.com , 4 Apr. 2022",
"Castillo, 52, a former rural school teacher, emerged from obscurity last year to unexpectedly win the presidency for the socialist Peru Libre party. \u2014 Maria Cervantes, Bloomberg.com , 29 Mar. 2022"
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
"What starts at a Planck and ends with the entire observable universe",
"These are elements of a new paranoid style among fan communities that already has many observable hallmarks. \u2014 Kaitlyn Tiffany, The Atlantic , 17 May 2022",
"The flaw in mass mail-in voting, which Democrats would make universal, is that nothing is observable except the counting. \u2014 WSJ , 26 Mar. 2021",
"The phenomenon is observable in fMRI scans; when someone is exposed to stressful stimuli, their amygdala lights up like a Christmas tree. \u2014 Arthur C. Brooks, The Atlantic , 28 Apr. 2022",
"This is understandable, as these behaviors are observable . \u2014 Nicole Heimann, Forbes , 27 Apr. 2022",
"Mobile money has grown 10-fold in 10 years Transaction value is a big marker but the growth of mobile money is observable through other metrics. \u2014 Alexander Onukwue, Quartz , 31 Mar. 2022",
"For the past century, and especially the past half-century, there\u2019s been an observable gap in economic competence between the two major parties. \u2014 Timothy Noah, The New Republic , 3 May 2022",
"In this less personal format, schools prioritize observable metrics such as the completion of assignments above facilitating personal inquiry. \u2014 WSJ , 3 May 2022"
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"Since the holiday fell on a Sunday this year, the official observance shifted to Monday. \u2014 The Indianapolis Star , 20 June 2022",
"Although Juneteenth was Sunday, like other federal holidays that fall on a weekend, the official observance is shifted to the neighboring weekday. \u2014 Editors, USA TODAY , 20 June 2022",
"Meeting a day late this week following the official observance of the Juneteenth holiday, City Council planned to distribute $444,000 in federal Community Development Block Grants to 10 local nonprofits. \u2014 Thomas Jewell, cleveland , 20 June 2022",
"The observance was organized by Grenfell United, a group of survivors and bereaved families advocating for change following the tragedy. \u2014 Stephanie Petit, PEOPLE.com , 15 June 2022",
"The first national observance of the day took place on June 14, 1877, 100 years after the original resolution. \u2014 Leada Gore | Lgore@al.com, al , 14 June 2022",
"The first national observance of the day took place on June 14, 1877, 100 years after the original resolution. \u2014 Leada Gore, Anchorage Daily News , 14 June 2022",
"The goal in reaching those spiritually wavering is not only the observance of ritual but the stirring of Jewish consciousness, the lighting of the spiritual fire, allowing those reached to chart their own direction. \u2014 Rabbi Avi Weiss, Sun Sentinel , 16 May 2022",
"But as of April 23, two weeks before the observance , 30 homes in Arizona had already burned to the ground in the 19,000-acre Tunnel Fire outside of Flagstaff. \u2014 Joan Meiners, The Arizona Republic , 4 May 2022"
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"Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective",
"The observant Walton noticed that Bird always stayed at the restaurant during the scores of postgame gatherings until the end, attempting to stealthily sprinkle $100 bills on the tables for servers. \u2014 Bryce Millercolumnist, San Diego Union-Tribune , 15 June 2022",
"His non- observant family fled their native Czechoslovakia during World War II to Singapore, and then left to India after Japan began attacking there. \u2014 Sun Sentinel , 9 June 2022",
"In the summer of 2020 Maggie Gyllenhaal cast him as a sensitive and observant pool attendant who catches the eyes of both Olivia Colman and Dakota Johnson in her awards season darling and directorial debut, The Lost Daughter, his first feature. \u2014 Alex Ritman, The Hollywood Reporter , 18 May 2022",
"Wilson was arrested on Jan. 1, 2021, at the Mrs. Potato Restaurant in Orlando, after an observant restaurant manager suspecting abuse called 911. \u2014 Chris Harris, PEOPLE.com , 9 June 2022",
"Her inner steel and her observant Catholicism (represented here by Reiter frequently handling rosary beads) have seen her through the assassinations of JFK and Bobby, and the deaths of two other children in airplane accidents. \u2014 Jim Higgins, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel , 23 May 2022",
"Oliver brings a great deal of observant naturalism to an underwritten role, but there are few sparks between her and the too-boyish Alwyn. \u2014 Inkoo Kang, Washington Post , 14 May 2022",
"His adviser, Eric Feron, remembered Bayraktar as a dedicated craftsman and an observant Muslim, with a passion for youth education. \u2014 The New Yorker , 9 May 2022",
"The three are observant Jews and take a break from the internet each week to observe the religion\u2019s day-long prohibition on technology during the sabbath. \u2014 Abram Brown, Forbes , 26 Mar. 2022"
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"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
"In an interview in late May, a soldier at a sandbagged checkpoint at the western edge of the bridge cautioned that Russian artillery spotters had the span \u2014 clear of debris at the time \u2014 under observation and opened fire whenever a car drove over. \u2014 New York Times , 7 June 2022",
"In a statement Sunday night, Van Hollen said he has been advised by doctors to remain under observation at the Washington, D.C., hospital for a few days out of an abundance of caution. \u2014 From Usa Today Network And Wire Reports, USA TODAY , 17 May 2022",
"This tree is under observation and may be listed on official invasive species lists in the near future. \u2014 oregonlive , 7 May 2022",
"The city had 7,776 people hospitalized and more than 220,000 under medical observation , China Daily reported Thursday. \u2014 Fox News , 17 Apr. 2022",
"In the summer of that year, a joint Cambridge and Oxford expedition set up cameras to keep a large portion of the loch under constant observation . \u2014 Matt Blitz, Popular Mechanics , 29 Mar. 2022",
"The bills would require patients to pick up the pills at a medical facility rather than receive them in the mail, and in South Dakota, take the pills under observation by a medical professional. \u2014 al , 17 Mar. 2022",
"Both the resistance and aerobic groups exercised under observation for 60 minutes, three times a week. \u2014 Sandee Lamotte, CNN , 3 Mar. 2022",
"The individual is asymptomatic and is now isolating and under observation at private holiday accommodations, Brown said. \u2014 Washington Post , 14 Feb. 2022",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective",
"Other pre- observation activities and further tests are set to be conducted this week. \u2014 Julia Musto, Fox News , 17 Mar. 2021"
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"I'm not criticizing that kind of clothing. I'm just making an observation about the style.",
"Her constant observations about the weather bored me.",
"These facts are based on close observation of the birds in the wild.",
"Observations made using the telescope have led to new theories.",
"Some interesting observations came from the study.",
"He recorded his observations in a notebook.",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
"In an interview in late May, a soldier at a sandbagged checkpoint at the western edge of the bridge cautioned that Russian artillery spotters had the span \u2014 clear of debris at the time \u2014 under observation and opened fire whenever a car drove over. \u2014 New York Times , 7 June 2022",
"In a statement Sunday night, Van Hollen said he has been advised by doctors to remain under observation at the Washington, D.C., hospital for a few days out of an abundance of caution. \u2014 From Usa Today Network And Wire Reports, USA TODAY , 17 May 2022",
"This tree is under observation and may be listed on official invasive species lists in the near future. \u2014 oregonlive , 7 May 2022",
"The city had 7,776 people hospitalized and more than 220,000 under medical observation , China Daily reported Thursday. \u2014 Fox News , 17 Apr. 2022",
"In the summer of that year, a joint Cambridge and Oxford expedition set up cameras to keep a large portion of the loch under constant observation . \u2014 Matt Blitz, Popular Mechanics , 29 Mar. 2022",
"The bills would require patients to pick up the pills at a medical facility rather than receive them in the mail, and in South Dakota, take the pills under observation by a medical professional. \u2014 al , 17 Mar. 2022",
"Both the resistance and aerobic groups exercised under observation for 60 minutes, three times a week. \u2014 Sandee Lamotte, CNN , 3 Mar. 2022",
"The individual is asymptomatic and is now isolating and under observation at private holiday accommodations, Brown said. \u2014 Washington Post , 14 Feb. 2022",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective",
"Other pre- observation activities and further tests are set to be conducted this week. \u2014 Julia Musto, Fox News , 17 Mar. 2021"
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"the observatory is located on a mountaintop",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Many people imagining a telescope might be thinking of one of those giant telescopes sitting in an observatory on a mountaintop somewhere. \u2014 Quanta Magazine , 18 May 2022",
"Around the same time that the Terminal Warehouse was going up, the Boston Brahmin Percival Lowell wanted to establish an astronomical observatory under the dark, clear skies of the Arizona territory. \u2014 Rivka Galchen, The New Yorker , 6 May 2022",
"The unique spherical feature, which is meant to resemble a black hole, acts as an observatory of sorts and provides guests with uninterrupted 360-degree views. \u2014 Rachel Cormack, Robb Report , 4 May 2022",
"Don't miss a visit to the nearby Bazaruto Center for Scientific Study, which was co-founded with Kisawa as an African ocean observatory . \u2014 Travel + Leisure , 12 Apr. 2022",
"Only then will an observatory that has been in development for the past 25 years at last be ready to truly go to work. \u2014 Jeffrey Kluger, Time , 18 Mar. 2022",
"Even as the network came back online the following day, smaller disruptions plagued it throughout the week, according to data from the Internet Outage Detection and Analysis (IODA), an internet connectivity observatory affiliated with Georgia Tech. \u2014 Gian M. Volpicelli, Wired , 1 Mar. 2022",
"High winds and dry, snow-free conditions will produce these ash clouds intermittently, the observatory said in a statement, adding that there is no eruption in place. \u2014 Mark Thiessen, Anchorage Daily News , 18 Nov. 2021",
"High winds and dry, snow-free conditions will produce these ash clouds intermittently, the observatory said in a statement, adding that there is no eruption in place. \u2014 Mark Thiessen, ajc , 17 Nov. 2021"
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"In her speech she observed on the changing climate."
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"\u2014 E. L. Zebroski"
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],
": to utter as a remark":[
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"observed the behavior of the children"
]
},
"examples":[
"The class will be observing the movements of fish.",
"The patient must be observed constantly.",
"Children learn by observing their parents and others.",
"The new teacher will give the lesson today and the principal will observe .",
"We observed a large flock of birds heading north.",
"He observed two children playing with marbles on the street corner.",
"She observed that every man in the room had removed his hat.",
"Few cases of the disease have been observed in humans.",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"That newness means many will have questions about the holiday's significance and how best to observe it. \u2014 Hannah Yasharoff, USA TODAY , 17 June 2022",
"The Gamecocks granted The Associated Press behind-the-scenes access to their Final Four experience, a chance to observe them away from the public spotlight. \u2014 oregonlive , 4 Apr. 2022",
"Married men can already be ordained as priests in some of the Eastern Catholic Churches, which follow the pope but observe some Orthodox practices including married clergy. \u2014 Francis X. Rocca, WSJ , 4 Feb. 2022",
"The Russian Orthodox Church, the largest Orthodox congregation, said celebrants needed to wear masks and observe social distancing at Christmas services. \u2014 Fox News , 8 Jan. 2022",
"The Russian Orthodox Church, the largest Orthodox congregation, said celebrants must wear masks and observe social distancing at services. \u2014 Jim Heintz, ajc , 7 Jan. 2022",
"Attendees are requested to wear face masks and observe social distancing recommendations. \u2014 Post-tribune Staff, chicagotribune.com , 22 Oct. 2021",
"President Biden signed legislation to observe Juneteenth as a federal holiday. \u2014 Kyle Stucker, USA TODAY , 15 June 2022",
"Residents and staff are required to wear a face mask and observe social distancing. \u2014 Layla Mcmurtrie, Detroit Free Press , 15 June 2022"
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"14th century, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1":""
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"Middle English, from Anglo-French observer , from Latin observare to guard, watch, observe, from ob- in the way, toward + servare to keep \u2014 more at conserve":""
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"conform (to)",
"follow",
"goose-step (to)",
"mind",
"obey"
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"This was because on vacations my father was a man obsessed .",
"\u2014 Bill Bryson",
"Gatsby the obsessed lover, erecting an empire and stringing it with lights to impress a girl \u2026",
"\u2014 Claudia Roth Pierpont",
"She was at once obsessed with being a good person and brutal to the people who worked for her.",
"\u2014 Rachel Abramowitz",
"But it seems we're becoming so obsessed with healthy eating, we are embarking on up to three different diets a year.",
"\u2014 Unity Blott",
"\u2014 sometimes used in combination a sports- obsessed teenager"
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"1888, in the meaning defined above":""
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},
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"He was fascinated by the actress and tracking her every move had become an obsession .",
"She has an obsession about cleanliness.",
"Her concern about cleanliness approaches the level of obsession .",
"Money has become an obsession for him.",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Bob Gottlieb\u2019s obsession with plastic purses does not go undocumented. \u2014 Mary Norris, The New Yorker , 30 June 2022",
"Experience-minded leaders can also help reintroduce customer obsession to their boards, using cross-department insights to build a competitive edge. \u2014 Sara Jurmain Richter, Forbes , 29 June 2022",
"Streaming has, over the past decade, created an ecosystem in which obsession and oddity can be measured and monetized like never before. \u2014 Spencer Kornhaber, The Atlantic , 29 June 2022",
"There are so many quirky traits that each of your characters has, like Oliver\u2019s obsession with dips. \u2014 Yvonne Villarrealstaff Writer, Los Angeles Times , 29 June 2022",
"While the show is undoubtedly carried by Atkinson\u2019s Chaplin-esque physical humor, the plot \u2014 about one man\u2019s obsession \u2014 can be found in even the greatest literary works. \u2014 K.j. Yossman, Variety , 24 June 2022",
"While Documenta Fifteen\u2019s obsession with collectivity can feel, at times, dogmatic and overly repetitive, the show also contains a great deal of magic. \u2014 Cassidy George, Vogue , 22 June 2022",
"But the Texas resolution shows how thoroughly Trump\u2019s obsession with the election has become ingrained as a core belief for his party. \u2014 Rosalind S. Helderman, Anchorage Daily News , 20 June 2022",
"But the Texas resolution shows how thoroughly Trump's obsession with the election has become ingrained as a core belief for his party. \u2014 Rosalind S. Helderman, BostonGlobe.com , 19 June 2022"
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"He was fascinated by the actress and tracking her every move had become an obsession .",
"She has an obsession about cleanliness.",
"Her concern about cleanliness approaches the level of obsession .",
"Money has become an obsession for him.",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Bob Gottlieb\u2019s obsession with plastic purses does not go undocumented. \u2014 Mary Norris, The New Yorker , 30 June 2022",
"Experience-minded leaders can also help reintroduce customer obsession to their boards, using cross-department insights to build a competitive edge. \u2014 Sara Jurmain Richter, Forbes , 29 June 2022",
"Streaming has, over the past decade, created an ecosystem in which obsession and oddity can be measured and monetized like never before. \u2014 Spencer Kornhaber, The Atlantic , 29 June 2022",
"There are so many quirky traits that each of your characters has, like Oliver\u2019s obsession with dips. \u2014 Yvonne Villarrealstaff Writer, Los Angeles Times , 29 June 2022",
"While the show is undoubtedly carried by Atkinson\u2019s Chaplin-esque physical humor, the plot \u2014 about one man\u2019s obsession \u2014 can be found in even the greatest literary works. \u2014 K.j. Yossman, Variety , 24 June 2022",
"While Documenta Fifteen\u2019s obsession with collectivity can feel, at times, dogmatic and overly repetitive, the show also contains a great deal of magic. \u2014 Cassidy George, Vogue , 22 June 2022",
"But the Texas resolution shows how thoroughly Trump\u2019s obsession with the election has become ingrained as a core belief for his party. \u2014 Rosalind S. Helderman, Anchorage Daily News , 20 June 2022",
"But the Texas resolution shows how thoroughly Trump's obsession with the election has become ingrained as a core belief for his party. \u2014 Rosalind S. Helderman, BostonGlobe.com , 19 June 2022"
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"1680, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
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},
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"Many dancers are obsessive about their weight.",
"He is an obsessive workaholic who never stops thinking about his job.",
"an obsessive interest in space travel",
"The new therapy is supposed to help people control their obsessive thoughts.",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"An obsessive documenter, Zappa recorded most rehearsals and live performances in audio and video formats. \u2014 Mauro Orru, WSJ , 30 June 2022",
"Zappa, who died in 1993 of prostate cancer at the age of 52, was an obsessive documentarian of his own work, and his vault contains a substantial amount of unreleased material. \u2014 Jem Aswad, Variety , 30 June 2022",
"Meticulously detailed endnotes supply every poem\u2019s bibliographical history and track Auden\u2019s obsessive tinkerings and revisions. \u2014 Michael Dirda, Washington Post , 29 June 2022",
"It has been shown in randomized clinical trials to ease depression, anxiety, obsessive thinking, eating and sleep disorders, substance abuse, post-traumatic stress disorder and more. \u2014 Sandee Lamotte, CNN , 23 June 2022",
"According to researchers, this medicine can also help dial down negative or obsessive thought patterns, a common symptom of generalized anxiety and obsessive-compulsive disorder. \u2014 Melissa Whippo, Glamour , 23 June 2022",
"Giacometti was well aware of his own obsessive nature. \u2014 Sarah Todd, Quartz , 15 June 2022",
"Johnson\u2019s obsessive nature is a blessing and a curse. \u2014 Luca Evans, Los Angeles Times , 2 Apr. 2022",
"An endlessly quotable and uproariously funny insight into the obsessive nature of those who work in fashion, the film also benefits from brilliant supporting performances by Emily Blunt and Stanley Tucci. \u2014 Liam Hess, Vogue , 10 Nov. 2021"
],
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"1897, in the meaning defined at sense 1a":""
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"\u0259b-",
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"first_known_use":{
"1927, in the meaning defined above":""
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},
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},
"examples":[
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Psilocybin, which the intestines convert into psilocin, a chemical with psychoactive properties, is also showing promise in combating cluster headaches, anxiety, anorexia, obsessive-compulsive disorder and various forms of substance abuse. \u2014 Sandee Lamotte, CNN , 11 June 2022",
"Smith and his brothers have dealt with obsessive-compulsive disorder , autism, bipolar disorder and schizophrenia. \u2014 Pam Kragen, San Diego Union-Tribune , 17 Apr. 2022",
"Generational trauma does increase the risk for PTSD, as well as anxiety disorders such as obsessive-compulsive disorder and social phobia, said Dr. Gayani DeSilva, a child and adolescent psychiatrist in Southern California. \u2014 NBC News , 26 Mar. 2022",
"Growing up in Fremont, Calif., Ali was a chubby, comic book-loving boy with severe allergies, obsessive-compulsive disorder and a Harry Potter-ish scar on his forehead from when he was hit by a motorcyclist. \u2014 Jean Guerrero Columnist, Los Angeles Times , 24 Jan. 2022",
"Her 15-year-old daughter, Jean, is a talented gymnast diagnosed with high-functioning autism as well as anxiety and obsessive-compulsive disorder . \u2014 Carey Goldberg, Anchorage Daily News , 8 May 2022",
"Dell lives with obsessive-compulsive disorder , and like many people in the United States, the Covid-19 pandemic has posed huge challenges for her. \u2014 Madeline Holcombe, CNN , 14 Apr. 2022",
"Fluvoxamine was proposed as a possible antiviral in 2021 due to its mechanisms of action for treating obsessive-compulsive disorder . \u2014 William A. Haseltine, Forbes , 19 May 2022",
"Some might have more inclination to fall into ruminating: people experiencing depression, generalized anxiety disorder, obsessive-compulsive disorder , those with phobias, or persons with post-traumatic stress disorder. \u2014 Alex Wagner, SPIN , 27 Apr. 2022"
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"first_known_use":{
"1941, in the meaning defined above":""
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": of a kind or style no longer current : old-fashioned":[
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},
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"Adjective",
"It may not be welcome news in her home state of Pennsylvania, but chemist Cynthia Kuper could help make steel obsolete . Experimenting with carbon nanotubes, structures a few atoms wide but 100 times stronger and much lighter than steel, Kuper calls her work an \"amusement park discovery.\" \u2014 Joanna Chung , Newsweek , 23 Sept. 2002",
"He exercised a right so rare, at this the fag-end of the century, as to be practically obsolete . The most fundamental right of all. The right to be the good guy. \u2014 Zadie Smith , White Teeth , 2000",
"I never had parents, really. My mom was gone, my dad was at work or with his girlfriends, we had baby-sitters. My parents were obsolete . \u2014 Jonathan Kozol , Voices From the Future , 1993",
"The system was made obsolete by their invention.",
"I was told my old printer is obsolete and I can't get replacement parts.",
"Verb",
"While many \u2026 do describe various small, quick-loading 35mm film cartridges, modern technology has obsoleted these. \u2014 Herbert Keppler , Popular Photography , November 1993",
"\u2026 older cpu's whose speed and efficiency never were fully tapped before they were effectively obsoleted by their manufacturers \u2026 \u2014 Edith Myers , Datamation , November 1977",
"For radio itself deliberately obsoletes today what it built yesterday. \u2014 David Sarnoff , Television , 1936",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective",
"But Apple hates the idea (shocker) because that means about a billion devices will become obsolete . \u2014 Alexandra Meeks, CNN , 13 June 2022",
"Recently, though, those forecasts have rapidly become obsolete as new data has rolled in. \u2014 Molly Smith, Fortune , 13 June 2022",
"But the model had also become obsolete , Dr. Jeffrey Brenner, the agency\u2019s CEO, told ProPublica and THE CITY. \u2014 ProPublica , 9 June 2022",
"The way that generation uses social media more generally could render years of work to spot and identify public signs of upcoming violence obsolete , social media experts warn. \u2014 Naomi Nix And Cat Zakrzewski, Anchorage Daily News , 27 May 2022",
"The way that the generation uses social media more generally could render years of work to spot and identify public signs of upcoming violence obsolete , social media experts warn. \u2014 Cat Zakrzewski, Washington Post , 26 May 2022",
"Why not reduce shipping costs by repealing the obsolete Jones Act",
"The Second World War made this mood of permissiveness obsolete . \u2014 The New Yorker , 14 Mar. 2022",
"In this magical world, magic itself has become obsolete with the onset of technology and these boys live in a very familiar suburban landscape. \u2014 Hilary Weaver, ELLE , 1 June 2022",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
"With a mission to obsolete the use of bullets, reduce social conflict, and assist the judicial system, the company\u2019s products have been observing heightened demand even during the pandemic. \u2014 Trefis Team, Forbes , 29 Oct. 2021",
"With a mission to obsolete the use of bullets, reduce social conflict, and assist the judicial system, the company\u2019s products have been observing heightened demand even during the pandemic. \u2014 Trefis Team, Forbes , 21 Sep. 2021",
"Issuing passwords is simple, low-cost and can obsolete several pages from the cyber criminal's playbook. \u2014 Rob Cheng, Forbes , 6 Apr. 2021",
"Why would SpaceX want to obsolete its own, dominant products"
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"1640, in the meaning defined above":"Verb"
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"Latin obsoletus , from past participle of obsolescere to grow old, become disused, perhaps from ob- toward + sol\u0113re to be accustomed":"Adjective and Verb"
},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02cc\u00e4b-s\u0259-\u02c8l\u0113t, \u02c8\u00e4b-s\u0259-\u02cc",
"\u02c8\u00e4b-s\u0259-\u02ccl\u0113t",
"\u02cc\u00e4b-s\u0259-\u02c8l\u0113t"
],
"synonym_discussion":"Choose the Right Synonym for obsolete Adjective old , ancient , venerable , antique , antiquated , archaic , obsolete mean having come into existence or use in the more or less distant past. old may apply to either actual or merely relative length of existence. old houses an old sweater of mine ancient applies to occurrence, existence, or use in or survival from the distant past. ancient accounts of dragons venerable stresses the impressiveness and dignity of great age. the family's venerable patriarch antique applies to what has come down from a former or ancient time. collected antique Chippendale furniture antiquated implies being discredited or outmoded or otherwise inappropriate to the present time. antiquated teaching methods archaic implies having the character or characteristics of a much earlier time. the play used archaic language to convey a sense of period obsolete may apply to something regarded as no longer acceptable or useful even though it is still in existence. a computer that makes earlier models obsolete",
"synonyms":[
"antiquated",
"archaic",
"dated",
"d\u00e9mod\u00e9",
"demoded",
"fossilized",
"kaput",
"kaputt",
"medieval",
"mediaeval",
"moribund",
"mossy",
"moth-eaten",
"neolithic",
"Noachian",
"outdated",
"outmoded",
"out-of-date",
"outworn",
"pass\u00e9",
"prehistoric",
"prehistorical",
"rusty",
"Stone Age",
"superannuated"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-102501",
"type":[
"adjective",
"adverb",
"noun",
"verb"
]
},
"obstacle":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": something that impedes progress or achievement":[
"Mosquitoes were a great obstacle to the building of the Panama Canal.",
"\u2026 elders \u2026 often facing daily medical, social, and psychological obstacles .",
"\u2014 Vicki Bloom and B. B. Green-Field"
]
},
"examples":[
"He overcame the obstacles of poverty and neglect.",
"They must overcome a number of obstacles before the restaurant can be opened.",
"Lack of experience is a major obstacle for her opponent.",
"She swerved to avoid an obstacle in the road.",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"The conclusion of the long, deliberate regulatory process is expected to be a welcome relief for families who have seen the lack of vaccination among children as a major obstacle to intergenerational gatherings. \u2014 Timothy Bella, Washington Post , 23 June 2022",
"There are also instances of possible plot elements that are teased and should have been used but weren\u2019t, like when a massive, aggressive prisoner was teased repeatedly, directly teased as an obstacle to the protagonists, and then... nothing happen. \u2014 Jeff Ewing, Forbes , 17 June 2022",
"Musk, who is Twitter's largest individual shareholder, likely could have gotten more details on bot activity at the company without publicly raising the issue as a potential obstacle to a deal, Zino reasoned. \u2014 Irina Ivanova, CBS News , 16 May 2022",
"The White House opposes settlement construction and views it as an obstacle to any eventual peace agreement with the Palestinians. \u2014 Joseph Krauss, BostonGlobe.com , 12 May 2022",
"The White House opposes settlement construction and views it as an obstacle to any eventual peace agreement with the Palestinians. \u2014 Joseph Krauss, ajc , 12 May 2022",
"Their son Telemachus, who has grown up fatherless, is facing death at the hands of the suitors who see him as an obstacle in their relentless pursuit of Penelope and the kingdom. \u2014 Manori Ravindran, Variety , 28 Apr. 2022",
"Their son Telemachus, who has grown up fatherless, is facing death at the hands of the suitors who see him as an obstacle in their relentless pursuit of Penelope and the kingdom. \u2014 Scott Roxborough, The Hollywood Reporter , 28 Apr. 2022",
"Amazon has poured resources into fighting unionization efforts, however, regarding unions as an obstacle to business flexibility and warehouse efficiency. \u2014 Sophie Mellor, Fortune , 19 Apr. 2022"
],
"first_known_use":{
"14th century, in the meaning defined above":""
},
"history_and_etymology":{
"Middle English, from Anglo-French, from Latin obstaculum , from obstare to stand in front of, from ob- in the way + stare to stand \u2014 more at ob- , stand":""
},
"pronounciation":[
"-\u02ccsti-",
"\u02c8\u00e4b-st\u0259-k\u0259l",
"\u02c8\u00e4b-sti-k\u0259l"
],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[
"balk",
"bar",
"block",
"chain",
"clog",
"cramp",
"crimp",
"deterrent",
"drag",
"embarrassment",
"encumbrance",
"fetter",
"handicap",
"hindrance",
"holdback",
"hurdle",
"impediment",
"inhibition",
"interference",
"let",
"manacle",
"obstruction",
"shackles",
"stop",
"stumbling block",
"trammel"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-175059",
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"obstetrician":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": a physician specializing in obstetrics":[]
},
"examples":[
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Two weeks later, during a checkup with her obstetrician , a new ultrasound image showed that Human Coalition had gotten it wrong. \u2014 New York Times , 23 June 2022",
"Ignaz Semmelweis, the Hungarian obstetrician who introduced hand washing into medical practice, was ostracized. \u2014 WSJ , 25 Apr. 2022",
"In an interview at his clinic in the coastal town of Moruya, Dr. Holland, an obstetrician , recalled sheltering from the fires in his office. \u2014 New York Times , 16 May 2022",
"An obstetrician gave Joice, who was 39 weeks along, the okay to see the show. \u2014 Washington Post , 9 May 2022",
"Suzanne Stammler, an Air Force obstetrician who was brought to Ramstein from her base in England. \u2014 Anna Mulrine Grobe, The Christian Science Monitor , 26 Oct. 2021",
"Another thing many women don\u2019t realize is that not every hospital has an obstetrician there 24/7. \u2014 Adriana Gallardo, ProPublica , 10 May 2022",
"After staunching the bleeding, an obstetrician wanted to perform a procedure called a dilation and curettage \u2014 commonly referred to as a D&C \u2014 to remove the tissue from the uterus. \u2014 Kaitlin Sullivan, NBC News , 6 May 2022",
"Albert Hsu, an obstetrician -gynecologist in Columbia, Mo., said the Missouri health department\u2019s wastewater monitoring has helped persuade some pregnant patients to get vaccinated. \u2014 Washington Post , 14 Apr. 2022"
],
"first_known_use":{
"1826, in the meaning defined above":""
},
"history_and_etymology":{},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02cc\u00e4b-st\u0259-\u02c8trish-\u0259n",
"\u02cc\u00e4b-st\u0259-\u02c8tri-sh\u0259n"
],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-115834",
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"obstetrics":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": a branch of medical science that deals with pregnancy, childbirth, and the postpartum period":[]
},
"examples":[
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"The two fourth-year students plan to enter the field of obstetrics and will soon choose where to spend four years of their lives in training. \u2014 Shari Rudavsky, The Indianapolis Star , 30 June 2022",
"Comprehensive training in women\u2019s and pregnant people\u2019s health care is a priority for future physicians looking to practice obstetrics and gynecology, and Bartz fears many of them will avoid states in which such training is not offered. \u2014 Scientific American , 29 June 2022",
"Pediatric and obstetrics and gynecology offices in several states contacted by NBC News shared similar experiences of desperate parents and caregivers asking for samples and being given a sparing amount. \u2014 Erik Ortiz, NBC News , 20 May 2022",
"In 2014, Johnson was vice chair of UCLA\u2019s obstetrics and gynecology department when an employee complained to him about Heaps\u2019 inappropriate comments. \u2014 Richard Winton, Los Angeles Times , 8 Feb. 2022",
"The doctors, who are affiliated with the obstetrics and gynecology department at the University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, weren't involved in the study. \u2014 Kristen Rogers, CNN , 29 Nov. 2021",
"Coates, who practiced obstetrics and gynecology in the central Vermont area in the 1970s, is now retired. \u2014 Wilson Ring, USA TODAY , 31 Mar. 2022",
"Coates, who practiced obstetrics and gynecology in the central Vermont area in the 1970s, is now retired. \u2014 CBS News , 31 Mar. 2022",
"Inspiration came to the professor of obstetrics , gynecology and reproductive sciences in the wake of the U.S. Supreme Court decision in the Gonzales v. Carhart case that year. \u2014 Devi Shastri, Journal Sentinel , 3 June 2022"
],
"first_known_use":{
"1816, in the meaning defined above":""
},
"history_and_etymology":{},
"pronounciation":[
"\u00e4b-",
"\u0259b-\u02c8ste-triks",
"\u0259b-\u02c8ste-triks, \u00e4b-"
],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-125114",
"type":[
"noun, plural in form but singular or plural in construction"
]
},
"obstinacy":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": an instance of being obstinate":[
"irritated by the senator's obstinacies"
],
": the quality or state of being difficult to remedy, relieve, or subdue":[
"the obstinacy of tuberculosis"
],
": the quality or state of being obstinate : stubbornness":[
"She held to her own opinion with great obstinacy ."
]
},
"examples":[
"the mindless obstinacy of those people who continue to insist that the earth is flat",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"The Storkels\u2019 dark romp is a tragi-comedy about the limits of free enterprise and the obstinacy of an eccentric genius. \u2014 BostonGlobe.com , 16 June 2022",
"In their view, the obstinacy of the unvaccinated minority has caused suffering for all. \u2014 Eliza Fawcett And Alex Putterman, Anchorage Daily News , 6 Sep. 2021",
"Thanks to Hungarian obstinacy , the embargo will allow for pipeline deliveries to Hungary, the Czech Republic, and Slovakia. \u2014 David Meyer, Fortune , 31 May 2022",
"The efforts of President Biden and Congressional Democrats to pass common sense gun legislation\u2014which is supported by the majority of Americans\u2014will face dogged opposition not only in the form of Republican obstinacy . \u2014 Samuel L. Perry, Time , 25 May 2022",
"Most Americans reject the obstinacy of Ms. Mu\u00f1oz\u2019s former colleagues. \u2014 Jason L. Riley, WSJ , 24 May 2022",
"In their view, the obstinacy of the unvaccinated minority has caused suffering for all. \u2014 Eliza Fawcett And Alex Putterman, Anchorage Daily News , 6 Sep. 2021",
"In their view, the obstinacy of the unvaccinated minority has caused suffering for all. \u2014 Eliza Fawcett And Alex Putterman, Anchorage Daily News , 6 Sep. 2021",
"That reality hasn\u2019t changed Washington\u2019s self-defeating obstinacy in dealing with Iran. \u2014 Jordan Michael Smith, The New Republic , 11 Mar. 2022"
],
"first_known_use":{
"14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a":""
},
"history_and_etymology":{},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8\u00e4b-st\u0259-n\u0259-s\u0113"
],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[
"bullheadedness",
"doggedness",
"hardheadedness",
"intransigence",
"mulishness",
"obduracy",
"obdurateness",
"obstinateness",
"opinionatedness",
"pertinaciousness",
"pertinacity",
"pigheadedness",
"self-opinionatedness",
"self-will",
"stubbornness",
"willfulness"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-113258",
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"obstinance":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": obstinacy":[]
},
"examples":[],
"first_known_use":{},
"history_and_etymology":{
"Medieval Latin obstinantia , from obstinant-, obstinans (present participle of obstinare ) + -ia -y":""
},
"pronounciation":[
"-n\u0259n(t)s"
],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-024258",
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"obstinate":{
"antonyms":[
"acquiescent",
"agreeable",
"amenable",
"compliant",
"complying",
"flexible",
"pliable",
"pliant",
"relenting",
"yielding"
],
"definitions":{
": not easily subdued , remedied, or removed":[
"obstinate fever"
],
": stubbornly adhering to an opinion, purpose, or course in spite of reason, arguments, or persuasion":[
"obstinate resistance to change"
]
},
"examples":[
"More than 30 cities had sued the gun industry for the costs of violence on their streets. Cuomo had brashly stepped into the legal swamp, hoping he could be the guy to force concessions from an obstinate industry. \u2014 Matt Bai , Newsweek , 5 Feb. 2001",
"With The New York Times calling Klein \"a weak nominee\" and editorializing that the administration should withdraw him, and with his opponents obstinate and apparently committed, he seemed for a moment to be in serious trouble. \u2014 John Heilemann , Wired , November 2000",
"What did they know of life",
"When my father finished telling the story, he looked at me, then looked away. A moment of silence lodged between us, an old and obstinate silence. \u2014 Bernard Cooper , Harper's , August 1992",
"his obstinate refusal to obey",
"My parents remain as obstinate as ever.",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"While many Big Tech companies have fought the right-to-repair movement, opposing dozens of state and federal bills that would force manufacturers to sell necessary repair items to customers, Apple has a reputation for being particularly obstinate . \u2014 Jacob Carpenter, Fortune , 18 Nov. 2021",
"Sadly, many Western politicians and intellectuals remain obstinate . \u2014 Alexander William Salter, National Review , 22 July 2021",
"There was nothing stopping the NCAA from working toward a compromise and avoid running afoul of this Supreme Court case; its decision to fight now looks obstinate and misguided. \u2014 Alex Shephard, The New Republic , 21 June 2021",
"Ed remains obstinate , but the other guys keep them from coming to blows. \u2014 Kristen Baldwin, EW.com , 18 Nov. 2020",
"Many less attractive traits are also recorded: Charles could be uncommunicative and dilatory, evasive and mendacious, refractory, vindictive, obstinate , even outright wicked, though self-delusive about the motives of others. \u2014 R.j.w. Evans, The New York Review of Books , 27 May 2020",
"Zelenskiy and Ukraine may be facing a similarly sensitive and obstinate government to the one the country confronted over the 2014 incident. \u2014 Washington Post , 10 Jan. 2020",
"Since the first cases here were diagnosed nearly five weeks ago, an obstinate equanimity has prevailed. \u2014 Arthur Longworth, The New York Review of Books , 12 Apr. 2020",
"And the obstinate idiosyncrasies of his music were at times judged even more harshly. \u2014 Seth Colter Walls, New York Times , 8 Apr. 2020"
],
"first_known_use":{
"14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
},
"history_and_etymology":{
"Middle English, from Anglo-French obstinat , Latin obstinatus , past participle of obstinare to be resolved, from ob- in the way + -stinare (akin to stare to stand)":""
},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8\u00e4b-st\u0259-n\u0259t"
],
"synonym_discussion":"Choose the Right Synonym for obstinate obstinate , dogged , stubborn , pertinacious , mulish mean fixed and unyielding in course or purpose. obstinate implies usually an unreasonable persistence. an obstinate proponent of conspiracy theories dogged suggests an admirable often tenacious and unwavering persistence. pursued the story with dogged perseverance stubborn implies sturdiness in resisting change which may or may not be admirable. a person too stubborn to admit error pertinacious suggests an annoying or irksome persistence. a pertinacious salesclerk refusing to take no for an answer mulish implies a thoroughly unreasonable obstinacy. a mulish determination to have his own way",
"synonyms":[
"adamant",
"adamantine",
"bullheaded",
"dogged",
"hard",
"hardened",
"hardheaded",
"hard-nosed",
"headstrong",
"immovable",
"implacable",
"inconvincible",
"inflexible",
"intransigent",
"mulish",
"obdurate",
"opinionated",
"ossified",
"pat",
"pertinacious",
"perverse",
"pigheaded",
"self-opinionated",
"self-willed",
"stiff-necked",
"stubborn",
"unbending",
"uncompromising",
"unrelenting",
"unyielding",
"willful",
"wilful"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-163537",
"type":[
"adjective",
"adverb",
"noun"
]
},
"obstinateness":{
"antonyms":[
"acquiescent",
"agreeable",
"amenable",
"compliant",
"complying",
"flexible",
"pliable",
"pliant",
"relenting",
"yielding"
],
"definitions":{
": not easily subdued , remedied, or removed":[
"obstinate fever"
],
": stubbornly adhering to an opinion, purpose, or course in spite of reason, arguments, or persuasion":[
"obstinate resistance to change"
]
},
"examples":[
"More than 30 cities had sued the gun industry for the costs of violence on their streets. Cuomo had brashly stepped into the legal swamp, hoping he could be the guy to force concessions from an obstinate industry. \u2014 Matt Bai , Newsweek , 5 Feb. 2001",
"With The New York Times calling Klein \"a weak nominee\" and editorializing that the administration should withdraw him, and with his opponents obstinate and apparently committed, he seemed for a moment to be in serious trouble. \u2014 John Heilemann , Wired , November 2000",
"What did they know of life",
"When my father finished telling the story, he looked at me, then looked away. A moment of silence lodged between us, an old and obstinate silence. \u2014 Bernard Cooper , Harper's , August 1992",
"his obstinate refusal to obey",
"My parents remain as obstinate as ever.",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"While many Big Tech companies have fought the right-to-repair movement, opposing dozens of state and federal bills that would force manufacturers to sell necessary repair items to customers, Apple has a reputation for being particularly obstinate . \u2014 Jacob Carpenter, Fortune , 18 Nov. 2021",
"Sadly, many Western politicians and intellectuals remain obstinate . \u2014 Alexander William Salter, National Review , 22 July 2021",
"There was nothing stopping the NCAA from working toward a compromise and avoid running afoul of this Supreme Court case; its decision to fight now looks obstinate and misguided. \u2014 Alex Shephard, The New Republic , 21 June 2021",
"Ed remains obstinate , but the other guys keep them from coming to blows. \u2014 Kristen Baldwin, EW.com , 18 Nov. 2020",
"Many less attractive traits are also recorded: Charles could be uncommunicative and dilatory, evasive and mendacious, refractory, vindictive, obstinate , even outright wicked, though self-delusive about the motives of others. \u2014 R.j.w. Evans, The New York Review of Books , 27 May 2020",
"Zelenskiy and Ukraine may be facing a similarly sensitive and obstinate government to the one the country confronted over the 2014 incident. \u2014 Washington Post , 10 Jan. 2020",
"Since the first cases here were diagnosed nearly five weeks ago, an obstinate equanimity has prevailed. \u2014 Arthur Longworth, The New York Review of Books , 12 Apr. 2020",
"And the obstinate idiosyncrasies of his music were at times judged even more harshly. \u2014 Seth Colter Walls, New York Times , 8 Apr. 2020"
],
"first_known_use":{
"14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
},
"history_and_etymology":{
"Middle English, from Anglo-French obstinat , Latin obstinatus , past participle of obstinare to be resolved, from ob- in the way + -stinare (akin to stare to stand)":""
},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8\u00e4b-st\u0259-n\u0259t"
],
"synonym_discussion":"Choose the Right Synonym for obstinate obstinate , dogged , stubborn , pertinacious , mulish mean fixed and unyielding in course or purpose. obstinate implies usually an unreasonable persistence. an obstinate proponent of conspiracy theories dogged suggests an admirable often tenacious and unwavering persistence. pursued the story with dogged perseverance stubborn implies sturdiness in resisting change which may or may not be admirable. a person too stubborn to admit error pertinacious suggests an annoying or irksome persistence. a pertinacious salesclerk refusing to take no for an answer mulish implies a thoroughly unreasonable obstinacy. a mulish determination to have his own way",
"synonyms":[
"adamant",
"adamantine",
"bullheaded",
"dogged",
"hard",
"hardened",
"hardheaded",
"hard-nosed",
"headstrong",
"immovable",
"implacable",
"inconvincible",
"inflexible",
"intransigent",
"mulish",
"obdurate",
"opinionated",
"ossified",
"pat",
"pertinacious",
"perverse",
"pigheaded",
"self-opinionated",
"self-willed",
"stiff-necked",
"stubborn",
"unbending",
"uncompromising",
"unrelenting",
"unyielding",
"willful",
"wilful"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-055710",
"type":[
"adjective",
"adverb",
"noun"
]
},
"obstination":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": obstinacy":[]
},
"examples":[],
"first_known_use":{},
"history_and_etymology":{
"Middle English obstinacioun , from Middle French obstination , from Latin obstination-, obstinatio , from obstinatus (past participle of obstinare ) + -ion-, -io -ion":""
},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02cc\u00e4bzt\u0259\u02c8n\u0101sh\u0259n",
"-bat-"
],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-225105",
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"obstipate":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": to bind up : constipate severely":[]
},
"examples":[],
"first_known_use":{},
"history_and_etymology":{
"back-formation from obstipation":""
},
"pronounciation":[
"-bst-",
"\u02c8\u00e4bzt\u0259\u02ccp\u0101t"
],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-021238",
"type":[
"transitive verb"
]
},
"obstreperate":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": to make a noise":[]
},
"examples":[],
"first_known_use":{},
"history_and_etymology":{
"obstreper ous + -ate":""
},
"pronounciation":[
"\u00e4b-",
"-b\u02c8st-",
"\u0259bz\u02c8trep\u0259\u02ccr\u0101t"
],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-141023",
"type":[
"intransitive verb"
]
},
"obstreperous":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": marked by unruly or aggressive noisiness : clamorous":[
"obstreperous merriment",
"an obstreperous argument"
],
": stubbornly resistant to control : unruly":[
"obstreperous behavior",
"an obstreperous child"
]
},
"examples":[
"a room full of obstreperous children",
"an obstreperous crowd protesting the government's immigration policy",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Indulge your obstreperous inclinations by viewing this joyful exhibition, cherishing Klein\u2019s singular and uncensored perspective on every facet of life in global cities, oscillating wildly between quotidian and uncanny. \u2014 Natasha Gural, Forbes , 1 June 2022",
"But that evidence competed in Biden\u2019s accounting with his own history of finding a way to work with unsavory and obstreperous counterparts, including the segregationists Strom Thurmond and James Eastland. \u2014 Evan Osnos, The New Yorker , 20 Jan. 2022",
"Biden, who has already met with another obstreperous American adversary, President Vladimir Putin of Russia, has not yet announced a face-to-face meeting with Xi. \u2014 BostonGlobe.com , 21 July 2021",
"Implicit in obstreperous is the idea that the control is justified and the threat minimal \u2013 its tone is patronizing. \u2014 Melissa Mohr, The Christian Science Monitor , 21 June 2021",
"On one side are those who want to crack down on peaceful if obstreperous protesters, on women\u2019s reproductive rights and on journalistic freedom while limiting minority voting rights and promoting religious conformity. \u2014 Eric Zorn, chicagotribune.com , 1 June 2021",
"The United States is a big country, full of obstreperous citizens who claim, or would like to claim, a broad array of rights that can\u2019t all be recognized. \u2014 Kelefa Sanneh, The New Yorker , 24 May 2021",
"Lifting weights is nothing compared to wrestling those obstreperous facial muscles during a meeting. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 2 May 2021",
"The elder Prescott hopes Teddy will soak up some practical business experience, but Ruthie offers his services to the Parlonis, obstreperous retirees whose personal assistants seem to come and go through a revolving door. \u2014 Washington Post , 30 Apr. 2021"
],
"first_known_use":{
"circa 1600, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
},
"history_and_etymology":{
"Latin obstreperus , from obstrepere to clamor against, from ob- against + strepere to make a noise":""
},
"pronounciation":[
"\u0259b-\u02c8stre-p(\u0259-)r\u0259s",
"\u00e4b-"
],
"synonym_discussion":"Choose the Right Synonym for obstreperous vociferous , clamorous , blatant , strident , boisterous , obstreperous mean so loud or insistent as to compel attention. vociferous implies a vehement shouting or calling out. vociferous cries of protest and outrage clamorous may imply insistency as well as vociferousness in demanding or protesting. clamorous demands for prison reforms blatant implies an offensive bellowing or insensitive loudness. blatant rock music a blatant clamor for impeachment strident suggests harsh and discordant noise. heard the strident cry of the crow boisterous suggests a noisiness and turbulence due to high spirits. a boisterous crowd of party goers obstreperous suggests unruly and aggressive noisiness and resistance to restraint. the obstreperous demonstrators were arrested",
"synonyms":[
"blatant",
"caterwauling",
"clamant",
"clamorous",
"squawking",
"vociferant",
"vociferating",
"vociferous",
"yawping",
"yauping",
"yowling"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-205714",
"type":[
"adjective",
"adverb",
"noun"
]
},
"obstreperousness":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": marked by unruly or aggressive noisiness : clamorous":[
"obstreperous merriment",
"an obstreperous argument"
],
": stubbornly resistant to control : unruly":[
"obstreperous behavior",
"an obstreperous child"
]
},
"examples":[
"a room full of obstreperous children",
"an obstreperous crowd protesting the government's immigration policy",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Indulge your obstreperous inclinations by viewing this joyful exhibition, cherishing Klein\u2019s singular and uncensored perspective on every facet of life in global cities, oscillating wildly between quotidian and uncanny. \u2014 Natasha Gural, Forbes , 1 June 2022",
"But that evidence competed in Biden\u2019s accounting with his own history of finding a way to work with unsavory and obstreperous counterparts, including the segregationists Strom Thurmond and James Eastland. \u2014 Evan Osnos, The New Yorker , 20 Jan. 2022",
"Biden, who has already met with another obstreperous American adversary, President Vladimir Putin of Russia, has not yet announced a face-to-face meeting with Xi. \u2014 BostonGlobe.com , 21 July 2021",
"Implicit in obstreperous is the idea that the control is justified and the threat minimal \u2013 its tone is patronizing. \u2014 Melissa Mohr, The Christian Science Monitor , 21 June 2021",
"On one side are those who want to crack down on peaceful if obstreperous protesters, on women\u2019s reproductive rights and on journalistic freedom while limiting minority voting rights and promoting religious conformity. \u2014 Eric Zorn, chicagotribune.com , 1 June 2021",
"The United States is a big country, full of obstreperous citizens who claim, or would like to claim, a broad array of rights that can\u2019t all be recognized. \u2014 Kelefa Sanneh, The New Yorker , 24 May 2021",
"Lifting weights is nothing compared to wrestling those obstreperous facial muscles during a meeting. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 2 May 2021",
"The elder Prescott hopes Teddy will soak up some practical business experience, but Ruthie offers his services to the Parlonis, obstreperous retirees whose personal assistants seem to come and go through a revolving door. \u2014 Washington Post , 30 Apr. 2021"
],
"first_known_use":{
"circa 1600, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
},
"history_and_etymology":{
"Latin obstreperus , from obstrepere to clamor against, from ob- against + strepere to make a noise":""
},
"pronounciation":[
"\u0259b-\u02c8stre-p(\u0259-)r\u0259s",
"\u00e4b-"
],
"synonym_discussion":"Choose the Right Synonym for obstreperous vociferous , clamorous , blatant , strident , boisterous , obstreperous mean so loud or insistent as to compel attention. vociferous implies a vehement shouting or calling out. vociferous cries of protest and outrage clamorous may imply insistency as well as vociferousness in demanding or protesting. clamorous demands for prison reforms blatant implies an offensive bellowing or insensitive loudness. blatant rock music a blatant clamor for impeachment strident suggests harsh and discordant noise. heard the strident cry of the crow boisterous suggests a noisiness and turbulence due to high spirits. a boisterous crowd of party goers obstreperous suggests unruly and aggressive noisiness and resistance to restraint. the obstreperous demonstrators were arrested",
"synonyms":[
"blatant",
"caterwauling",
"clamant",
"clamorous",
"squawking",
"vociferant",
"vociferating",
"vociferous",
"yawping",
"yauping",
"yowling"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-013520",
"type":[
"adjective",
"adverb",
"noun"
]
},
"obstriction":{
"antonyms":[],
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": the condition of being obligated : obligation":[]
},
"examples":[],
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"history_and_etymology":{
"Late Latin obstriction-, obstrictio , from Latin obstrictus (past participle of obstringere to bind, obligate, from ob- to, over + stringere to draw tight, bind) + -ion-, -io -ion":""
},
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"synonyms":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-125028",
"type":[
"noun"
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"antonyms":[],
"definitions":[
"Definition of obstropolous dialectal variant of obstreperous"
],
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"\u0259bz\u02c8tr\u00e4p\u0259l\u0259s",
"\u00e4b-",
"-b\u02c8st-"
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220701-204417",
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"aid",
"assist",
"facilitate",
"help"
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": to block or close up by an obstacle":[
"A piece of food obstructed his airway.",
"The road was obstructed by a fallen tree."
],
": to cut off from sight":[
"A wall obstructs the view."
],
": to hinder from passage, action, or operation : impede":[
"Constant interruptions obstruct our progress.",
"was charged with obstructing justice by lying to investigators"
]
},
"examples":[
"A large tree obstructed the road.",
"A piece of food obstructed his airway and caused him to stop breathing.",
"She was charged with obstructing police.",
"She was charged with obstructing justice by lying to investigators.",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Dean is also accused of billing Medicaid for dates his residents were not receiving proper care and engaging in conduct intended to intimidate or obstruct public health officials and law enforcement, according to the attorney general\u2019s office. \u2014 Doha Madani, NBC News , 22 June 2022",
"Car seats, strollers, swings, infant carriers and infant slings can also obstruct a baby\u2019s airways, the AAP said. \u2014 Sandee Lamotte, CNN , 21 June 2022",
"The suspects, all wearing hoods and masks to obstruct clear identifying elements, stole the valuables and fled the scene. \u2014 Lawrence Richard, Fox News , 19 June 2022",
"The actor continues to obstruct a sidewalk, and in return they are cited by police for obstructing a highway. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 14 June 2022",
"Eastern time, will focus in part on the coordination between extremist groups who conspired to obstruct Congress by fomenting and spearheading a riot, according to committee aides. \u2014 Jacqueline Alemany, Anchorage Daily News , 9 June 2022",
"The committee noted that Biggs participated in an effort recently determined by a federal judge that more likely than not involved a criminal effort by Trump to obstruct Congress from certifying Biden's victory on Jan. 6. \u2014 Ronald J. Hansen, The Arizona Republic , 12 May 2022",
"According to the indictment, in December 2020, Tarrio and the Proud Boys members conspired to obstruct and stop the counting of the Electoral College vote on Jan. 6. \u2014 Robert Legare, CBS News , 7 June 2022",
"But many Democrats and anti-gun advocates remain skeptical, predicting that McConnell and his fellow Republicans are poised to obstruct any consequential gun-violence prevention bills yet again. \u2014 Michael Scherer, Washington Post , 28 May 2022"
],
"first_known_use":{
"1590, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
},
"history_and_etymology":{
"Latin obstructus , past participle of obstruere , from ob- in the way + struere to build, heap up \u2014 more at ob- , strew":""
},
"pronounciation":[
"\u0259b-\u02c8str\u0259kt, \u00e4b-",
"\u0259b-\u02c8str\u0259kt",
"\u00e4b-"
],
"synonym_discussion":"Choose the Right Synonym for obstruct hinder , impede , obstruct , block mean to interfere with the activity or progress of. hinder stresses causing harmful or annoying delay or interference with progress. rain hindered the climb impede implies making forward progress difficult by clogging, hampering, or fettering. tight clothing that impedes movement obstruct implies interfering with something in motion or in progress by the sometimes intentional placing of obstacles in the way. the view was obstructed by billboards block implies complete obstruction to passage or progress. a landslide blocked the road",
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"clog",
"cramp",
"embarrass",
"encumber",
"fetter",
"hamper",
"handcuff",
"handicap",
"hinder",
"hobble",
"hog-tie",
"hold back",
"hold up",
"impede",
"inhibit",
"interfere (with)",
"manacle",
"shackle",
"short-circuit",
"stymie",
"tie up",
"trammel"
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"adjective or noun",
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"verb"
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"obstructed":{
"antonyms":[
"aid",
"assist",
"facilitate",
"help"
],
"definitions":{
": to block or close up by an obstacle":[
"A piece of food obstructed his airway.",
"The road was obstructed by a fallen tree."
],
": to cut off from sight":[
"A wall obstructs the view."
],
": to hinder from passage, action, or operation : impede":[
"Constant interruptions obstruct our progress.",
"was charged with obstructing justice by lying to investigators"
]
},
"examples":[
"A large tree obstructed the road.",
"A piece of food obstructed his airway and caused him to stop breathing.",
"She was charged with obstructing police.",
"She was charged with obstructing justice by lying to investigators.",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Dean is also accused of billing Medicaid for dates his residents were not receiving proper care and engaging in conduct intended to intimidate or obstruct public health officials and law enforcement, according to the attorney general\u2019s office. \u2014 Doha Madani, NBC News , 22 June 2022",
"Car seats, strollers, swings, infant carriers and infant slings can also obstruct a baby\u2019s airways, the AAP said. \u2014 Sandee Lamotte, CNN , 21 June 2022",
"The suspects, all wearing hoods and masks to obstruct clear identifying elements, stole the valuables and fled the scene. \u2014 Lawrence Richard, Fox News , 19 June 2022",
"The actor continues to obstruct a sidewalk, and in return they are cited by police for obstructing a highway. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 14 June 2022",
"Eastern time, will focus in part on the coordination between extremist groups who conspired to obstruct Congress by fomenting and spearheading a riot, according to committee aides. \u2014 Jacqueline Alemany, Anchorage Daily News , 9 June 2022",
"The committee noted that Biggs participated in an effort recently determined by a federal judge that more likely than not involved a criminal effort by Trump to obstruct Congress from certifying Biden's victory on Jan. 6. \u2014 Ronald J. Hansen, The Arizona Republic , 12 May 2022",
"According to the indictment, in December 2020, Tarrio and the Proud Boys members conspired to obstruct and stop the counting of the Electoral College vote on Jan. 6. \u2014 Robert Legare, CBS News , 7 June 2022",
"But many Democrats and anti-gun advocates remain skeptical, predicting that McConnell and his fellow Republicans are poised to obstruct any consequential gun-violence prevention bills yet again. \u2014 Michael Scherer, Washington Post , 28 May 2022"
],
"first_known_use":{
"1590, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
},
"history_and_etymology":{
"Latin obstructus , past participle of obstruere , from ob- in the way + struere to build, heap up \u2014 more at ob- , strew":""
},
"pronounciation":[
"\u0259b-\u02c8str\u0259kt, \u00e4b-",
"\u0259b-\u02c8str\u0259kt",
"\u00e4b-"
],
"synonym_discussion":"Choose the Right Synonym for obstruct hinder , impede , obstruct , block mean to interfere with the activity or progress of. hinder stresses causing harmful or annoying delay or interference with progress. rain hindered the climb impede implies making forward progress difficult by clogging, hampering, or fettering. tight clothing that impedes movement obstruct implies interfering with something in motion or in progress by the sometimes intentional placing of obstacles in the way. the view was obstructed by billboards block implies complete obstruction to passage or progress. a landslide blocked the road",
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"clog",
"cramp",
"embarrass",
"encumber",
"fetter",
"hamper",
"handcuff",
"handicap",
"hinder",
"hobble",
"hog-tie",
"hold back",
"hold up",
"impede",
"inhibit",
"interfere (with)",
"manacle",
"shackle",
"short-circuit",
"stymie",
"tie up",
"trammel"
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-033029",
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"adjective or noun",
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"verb"
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"obstruction":{
"antonyms":[],
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": an act of obstructing":[
"Passage of the law was delayed by the congressman's obstruction ."
],
": something that obstructs":[
"removing obstructions that block the path",
"a view without obstruction"
]
},
"examples":[
"They are removing trees and other obstructions from the path.",
"cases of intestinal obstruction in children",
"She died from an obstruction of the airway.",
"He is on trial for the obstruction of a criminal investigation.",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Later that year, Dean pleaded guilty to obstruction of justice, served four months and was disbarred. \u2014 Roxanne Roberts, Washington Post , 2 June 2022",
"Dean was later incarcerated for 127 days at an Army base after pleading guilty to obstruction of justice and was in witness protection for 18 months to shield him from ongoing death threats. \u2014 Stephen Battagliostaff Writer, Los Angeles Times , 1 June 2022",
"In April, Vance, who had led troops in Canada\u2019s last major combat mission, in Afghanistan, pleaded guilty to obstruction of justice after being accused of trying to persuade Brennan to lie to investigators. \u2014 Ian Austen, BostonGlobe.com , 30 May 2022",
"Smith pleaded guilty to obstruction of justice charges in federal court in January 2021 after being accused of stealing just under $75,000 from his campaign fund from 2012 to 2019. \u2014 Christina Hall, Detroit Free Press , 14 Apr. 2022",
"Moody has been in custody since his May 4 arrest on an obstruction charge. \u2014 Chris Harris, PEOPLE.com , 17 May 2022",
"Earlier this month, another judge in the District of Columbia's federal court upheld prosecutors' use of the same obstruction charge in a separate case against two riot defendants. \u2014 Michael Kunzelman, ajc , 28 Dec. 2021",
"The sentencing guidelines range for the obstruction charge is 21 to 27 months. \u2014 Tom Schad, USA TODAY , 29 Sep. 2021",
"Prosecutors have brought the obstruction charge in many of the most notorious cases, including against members of the Oath Keepers, Proud Boys and Three Percenters groups who allegedly conspired and prepared in advance for violence. \u2014 Washington Post , 28 July 2021"
],
"first_known_use":{
"1533, in the meaning defined at sense 1a":""
},
"history_and_etymology":{},
"pronounciation":[
"\u0259b-\u02c8str\u0259k-sh\u0259n, \u00e4b-",
"\u0259b-\u02c8str\u0259k-sh\u0259n",
"\u00e4b-"
],
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"balk",
"bar",
"block",
"chain",
"clog",
"cramp",
"crimp",
"deterrent",
"drag",
"embarrassment",
"encumbrance",
"fetter",
"handicap",
"hindrance",
"holdback",
"hurdle",
"impediment",
"inhibition",
"interference",
"let",
"manacle",
"obstacle",
"shackles",
"stop",
"stumbling block",
"trammel"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-025715",
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"obscuration":{
"type":[
"adjective",
"adverb",
"noun",
"verb"
],
"definitions":{
": dark , dim":[
"the obscure dusk of the shuttered room"
],
": shrouded in or hidden by darkness":[
"standing obscure in the deepest shade"
],
": not clearly seen or easily distinguished : faint":[
"obscure markings"
],
": relatively unknown: such as":[],
": remote , secluded":[
"an obscure village"
],
": not prominent or famous":[
"an obscure poet"
],
": constituting the unstressed vowel \\\u0259\\ or having unstressed \\\u0259\\ as its value":[],
": to make dark, dim, or indistinct":[
"The soot on the lampshade obscured the light."
],
": to conceal or hide by or as if by covering":[
"\u2026 snow on glaciers can obscure deep crevasses.",
"\u2014 Tom Simon"
],
": to reduce (a vowel) to the value \\\u0259\\":[],
": obscurity":[]
},
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"\u0259b-",
"\u00e4b-\u02c8skyu\u0307r"
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"ambiguous",
"arcane",
"cryptic",
"dark",
"deep",
"Delphic",
"double-edged",
"elliptical",
"elliptic",
"enigmatic",
"enigmatical",
"equivocal",
"fuliginous",
"inscrutable",
"murky",
"mysterious",
"mystic",
"nebulous",
"occult",
"opaque"
],
"antonyms":[
"belie",
"blanket",
"blot out",
"cloak",
"conceal",
"cover",
"curtain",
"disguise",
"enshroud",
"hide",
"mask",
"occult",
"paper over",
"screen",
"shroud",
"suppress",
"veil"
],
"synonym_discussion":"Choose the Right Synonym for obscure Adjective obscure , dark , vague , enigmatic , cryptic , ambiguous , equivocal mean not clearly understandable. obscure implies a hiding or veiling of meaning through some inadequacy of expression or withholding of full knowledge. obscure poems dark implies an imperfect or clouded revelation often with ominous or sinister suggestion. muttered dark hints of revenge vague implies a lack of clear formulation due to inadequate conception or consideration. a vague sense of obligation enigmatic stresses a puzzling, mystifying quality. enigmatic occult writings cryptic implies a purposely concealed meaning. cryptic hints of hidden treasure ambiguous applies to language capable of more than one interpretation. an ambiguous directive equivocal applies to language left open to differing interpretations with the intention of deceiving or evading. moral precepts with equivocal phrasing",
"examples":[
"Adjective",
"Many people shared an obscure sense of gratification that [Dylan] Thomas had died young, as a poet should. \u2014 Adam Kirsch , New Yorker , 5 July 2004",
"But by 1830 the Boston Mission Board was desperate enough that it targeted an obscure sect of Oriental Christians, the Nestorians in faraway Iran, as a possibility for conversion. \u2014 Robert D. Kaplan , The Arabists , 1993",
"I knew they were special from their jeans and T-shirts, their knowing, ironic looks when obscure works of literature were referred to. \u2014 Julia Alvarez , How the Garcia Girls Lost Their Accents , 1991",
"Now at last Bacon could refer when he chose to his father's high position and his father's service\u2014and no man could say it was done for self-aggrandizement, as a son who is obscure bespeaks the glory of past forebears. \u2014 Catherine Drinker Bowen , Francis Bacon , 1963",
"The movie is full of obscure references that only pop culture enthusiasts will understand.",
"The origins of the language are obscure .",
"Verb",
"Throughout this book, the ground of fact becomes obscured entirely by a deep layer of speculative quicksand. \u2014 Helen Vendler , New Republic , 10 June 2002",
"But evening comes or even noon and some combination of nervous tensions obscures my memories of what whiskey costs me in the way of physical and intellectual well-being. \u2014 John Cheever , New Yorker , 13 Aug. 1990",
"\u2026 [Mr. Schuller's] \u2026 \"Early Jazz\" brought a sometimes Olympian precision to writing about an art that has often languished in the whale's belly of sociology, obscured by pretension and blubbery thinking. \u2014 Stanley Crouch , New York Times Book Review , 2 Apr. 1989",
"It was eight o'clock when we landed; we walked for a short time on the shore enjoying the transitory light, and then retired to the inn and contemplated the lovely scene of waters, woods, and mountains, obscured in darkness, yet still displaying their black outlines. \u2014 Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley , Frankenstein , 1818",
"The true history has been obscured by legends about what happened.",
"They accused the company of trying to obscure the fact that the product poses a health risk.",
"Noun",
"\u2026 who shall \u2026 through the palpable obscure find out his uncouth way \u2026 ",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective",
"The demand for coherence is the reason stories that seem obscure and implausible in themselves come to feel like common sense even to people who are neither murderous nor crazy. \u2014 Samuel Goldman, The Week , 18 May 2022",
"Back then, Son bought into the vision of an obscure and charismatic English teacher in Hangzhou. \u2014 William Pesek, Forbes , 13 May 2022",
"Once the functions on these sites are rolled out, this will be the first time that the general public will be exposed and encouraged to join a digital token market that, until now, may have been perceived as obscure and niche. \u2014 Chris Stokel-walker, Wired , 21 Jan. 2022",
"There\u2019s a few golden nuggets to be mined even from the most unreadable, obscure , and self-serving of such memoirs. \u2014 Susan B. Glasser, The New Yorker , 14 Oct. 2021",
"Johns\u2019s entire body of work, to go by this elephantine show of more than 500 works, is akin to a trove of Nabokovian love letters \u2014 obscure and thwarted, but also punning, mordant, full of life. \u2014 Washington Post , 29 Sep. 2021",
"This is to try to capture and memorialize this volatile and evanescent mode of expression, with its references both obscure and shared by millions. \u2014 Patrick Iber, The New Republic , 5 Aug. 2021",
"Until now, this definition was the subject of obscure and somewhat geeky debate. \u2014 Marina Koren, The Atlantic , 19 July 2021",
"As California\u2019s fire seasons have grown more devastating, a once- obscure term \u2014 red-flag warning \u2014 has become a frighteningly regular part of the Northern California vernacular, particularly in the late summer and early fall. \u2014 Michael Cabanatuan, San Francisco Chronicle , 3 June 2022",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
"To truly obscure your location, the best thing to do is leave your phone at home or turn it off completely, McKinney said. \u2014 Danielle Abril, Washington Post , 26 June 2022",
"To truly obscure your location, the best thing to do is leave your phone at home or turn it off completely, McKinney said. \u2014 Heather Kelly, Tatum Hunter, Danielle Abril, Anchorage Daily News , 26 June 2022",
"The phrase intellectual property was coined in post-Revolutionary France to obscure the royal origins of monopoly and deflect attention from the true subject of intellectual property claims, which is not knowledge but markets. \u2014 Alexander Zaitchik, The New Republic , 1 June 2021",
"Both those averages obscure some fairly horrifying losses. \u2014 John Timmer, Ars Technica , 20 May 2022",
"But like all averages, those numbers obscure regional differences. \u2014 Richard Mcgahey, Forbes , 23 Apr. 2022",
"But those top-line numbers obscure a muddier truth. \u2014 New York Times , 15 Feb. 2022",
"At times those parts obscure the central thread of the narrative. \u2014 Washington Post , 29 Oct. 2021",
"These assumptions obscure some awkward truths of their own. \u2014 Os Keyes, Wired , 18 Oct. 2021"
],
"history_and_etymology":{
"Middle English, \"dark, unenlightened, incomprehensible,\" borrowed from Anglo-French & Latin; Anglo-French oscur, obscur \"dark, dull, enigmatic,\" borrowed from Latin obsc\u016brus \"dim, dark, appearing faintly, imperfectly known, concealed from knowledge, incomprehensible,\" of uncertain origin":"Adjective",
"Middle English obscuren, borrowed from Anglo-French & Latin; Anglo-French obscurer, oscurir, borrowed from Latin obsc\u016br\u0101re \"to darken, eclipse, dim, conceal from knowledge, make difficult to comprehend,\" verbal derivative of obsc\u016brus \"dim, dark, imperfectly known, concealed from knowledge, incomprehensible\" \u2014 more at obscure entry 1":"Verb",
"derivative of obscure entry 1":"Noun"
},
"first_known_use":{
"15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a":"Adjective",
"15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Verb",
"1667, in the meaning defined above":"Noun"
},
"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-170625"
},
"obstetricate":{
"type":[
"verb"
],
"definitions":{
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": to attend (a woman) as a midwife at childbirth":[]
},
"pronounciation":[],
"synonyms":[],
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"examples":[],
"history_and_etymology":{
"Late Latin obstetricatus , past participle of obstetricare to act as midwife, from Latin obstetric-, obstetrix midwife":""
},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-175343"
},
"obsessus":{
"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":{
": a person believed to be possessed by an evil spirit":[]
},
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"\u0259b\u02c8ses\u0259s"
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"history_and_etymology":{
"Medieval Latin, from Latin, past participle of obsid\u0113re to possess, besiege":""
},
"first_known_use":{},
"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-234622"
},
"obstetrical toad":{
"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":{
": either of two rather small toads ( Alytes obstetricans and A. cisternasi ) of central and southwestern Europe the male of which takes up and fastens about his hind legs the strings of eggs laid by the female and carries them about until they hatch":[]
},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-021736"
},
"obsequious":{
"type":[
"adjective",
"adverb",
"noun"
],
"definitions":{
": marked by or exhibiting a fawning attentiveness":[]
},
"pronounciation":[
"\u00e4b-",
"\u0259b-\u02c8s\u0113-kw\u0113-\u0259s"
],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
"examples":[
"But the Democratic presidential nominee is commonly referred to as Elvis, and his running mate as Eddie Haskell, that obsequious weenie from '50s TV. \u2014 Guy Trebay , Village Voice , 28 July 1992",
"He could wear an oxford shirt and necktie and speak the local language, in every sense, and never act obsequious or look as though he felt out of place. \u2014 Tracy Kidder , New England Monthly , April 1990",
"The obsequious villagers touched their caps but sneered behind her back. \u2014 \"George Sand,\" 1980 , in V. S. Pritchett: A Man of Letters , 1985",
"Nash's other hand flashed forward a lighter with the obsequious speed of a motor salesman. \u2014 Ian Fleming , From Russia, With Love , 1957",
"She's constantly followed by obsequious assistants who will do anything she tells them to.",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Sure enough, the mayor\u2019s son Sahin (Erol Babaoglu) and his grinning, obsequious sidekick Kemal (Erdem \u015eenocak) show up almost immediately at Emre\u2019s office, ostensibly to welcome him, but really to sound him out. \u2014 Jessica Kiang, Variety , 29 June 2022",
"The next night, Carlson aired an obsequious one-on-one interview with Orb\u00e1n\u2014fifteen minutes without a single challenging question, and certainly no warnings about the potential death of Hungarian democracy. \u2014 Andrew Marantz, The New Yorker , 27 June 2022",
"Then, of course, there were the obsequious lawyers and bankers who helped guard fortunes and reputations. \u2014 Simon Usborne, Town & Country , 15 June 2022",
"The Cannes official press conference is a challenging festival ritual, a veritable minefield in which questions range from puzzlingly obscure to embarrassingly obsequious . \u2014 Gregg Kilday, The Hollywood Reporter , 18 May 2022",
"Those are the obsequious words the puppeteer has been waiting to hear. \u2014 Perri Klass, Smithsonian Magazine , 24 May 2022",
"Part of that is due to the city\u2019s obsequious contract with the developer, which gives Hollywood Park 25 years \u2014 yes, 25 years \u2014 to get the work done. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 22 Apr. 2022",
"Smith\u2019s tone was self-conscious and ingratiating\u2014at times, obsequious . \u2014 Sam Adler-bell, The New Republic , 7 Mar. 2022",
"Also notable is the service, which is warm and discreet rather than obsequious . \u2014 Emma Reynolds, Robb Report , 8 Mar. 2022"
],
"history_and_etymology":{
"Middle English, compliant, from Latin obsequiosus , from obsequium compliance, from obsequi to comply, from ob- toward + sequi to follow \u2014 more at ob- , sue":""
},
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"1602, in the meaning defined above":""
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-051343"
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"obsequience":{
"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":{
": obsequence":[]
},
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"-\u0113\u0259n(t)s"
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"by alteration (influence of obsequious )":""
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"first_known_use":{},
"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-063930"
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"obsequial":{
"type":[
"adjective"
],
"definitions":{
": of or relating to obsequies : funereal":[]
},
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"\u00e4b-",
"\u0259b\u02c8s\u0113kw\u0113\u0259l"
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"examples":[],
"history_and_etymology":{},
"first_known_use":{},
"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-071019"
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"obstetric":{
"type":[
"adjective",
"adverb"
],
"definitions":{
": of, relating to, or associated with childbirth or obstetrics":[]
},
"pronounciation":[
"\u00e4b-",
"\u0259b-\u02c8ste-trik, \u00e4b-",
"\u0259b-\u02c8ste-trik"
],
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"antonyms":[],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"examples":[
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"The restriction on misoprostol has complicated regular obstetric care, which uses the drug for induction of labor, said Dr. Derraik. \u2014 New York Times , 28 June 2022",
"Three women imprisoned for obstetric complications, such as a miscarriage, were released by the government on December 23\u2014that brings the number freed since 2009 to 60 women, a direct result of activism by human rights groups. \u2014 Emiliano Rodr\u00edguez Mega, Scientific American , 4 Jan. 2022",
"How will the treatment of other obstetric conditions such as incomplete abortions or ectopic pregnancies be affected",
"The California Maternal Quality Care Collaborative\u2019s toolkits of protocols for treating life-threatening obstetric complications include infographics, checklists and extensive backup materials. \u2014 Adriana Gallardo, ProPublica , 10 May 2022",
"More than 2 million women live in counties with no birth center or other obstetric care. \u2014 Nada Hassanein, USA TODAY , 10 May 2022",
"Others include caveats and exceptions that recognize the complicated nature of obstetric medicine and emergency situations. \u2014 Matt Ford, The New Republic , 9 May 2022",
"Andrews has a background in medical surgical, oncology and obstetric nursing. \u2014 Tony Roberts, Baltimore Sun , 26 Apr. 2022",
"Sadly, a lot of that is rooted in mistreatment and disrespect and obstetric violence in health care setting. \u2014 Rayna Reid, Essence , 17 Apr. 2022"
],
"history_and_etymology":{
"modification of Latin obstetricius , from obstetric-, obstetrix midwife, from obstare":""
},
"first_known_use":{
"1672, in the meaning defined above":""
},
"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-092221"
},
"obsequence":{
"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":{
": the quality or state of being obsequious or compliant : obsequiousness , compliance":[]
},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8\u00e4bs\u0259kw\u0259n(t)s"
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"synonym_discussion":"",
"examples":[],
"history_and_etymology":{
"Latin obsequentia , from obsequent-, obsequens , (present participle of obsequi to yield) + -ia":""
},
"first_known_use":{},
"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-092807"
},
"obsequiousness":{
"type":[
"adjective",
"adverb",
"noun"
],
"definitions":{
": marked by or exhibiting a fawning attentiveness":[]
},
"pronounciation":[
"\u00e4b-",
"\u0259b-\u02c8s\u0113-kw\u0113-\u0259s"
],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
"examples":[
"But the Democratic presidential nominee is commonly referred to as Elvis, and his running mate as Eddie Haskell, that obsequious weenie from '50s TV. \u2014 Guy Trebay , Village Voice , 28 July 1992",
"He could wear an oxford shirt and necktie and speak the local language, in every sense, and never act obsequious or look as though he felt out of place. \u2014 Tracy Kidder , New England Monthly , April 1990",
"The obsequious villagers touched their caps but sneered behind her back. \u2014 \"George Sand,\" 1980 , in V. S. Pritchett: A Man of Letters , 1985",
"Nash's other hand flashed forward a lighter with the obsequious speed of a motor salesman. \u2014 Ian Fleming , From Russia, With Love , 1957",
"She's constantly followed by obsequious assistants who will do anything she tells them to.",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Sure enough, the mayor\u2019s son Sahin (Erol Babaoglu) and his grinning, obsequious sidekick Kemal (Erdem \u015eenocak) show up almost immediately at Emre\u2019s office, ostensibly to welcome him, but really to sound him out. \u2014 Jessica Kiang, Variety , 29 June 2022",
"The next night, Carlson aired an obsequious one-on-one interview with Orb\u00e1n\u2014fifteen minutes without a single challenging question, and certainly no warnings about the potential death of Hungarian democracy. \u2014 Andrew Marantz, The New Yorker , 27 June 2022",
"Then, of course, there were the obsequious lawyers and bankers who helped guard fortunes and reputations. \u2014 Simon Usborne, Town & Country , 15 June 2022",
"The Cannes official press conference is a challenging festival ritual, a veritable minefield in which questions range from puzzlingly obscure to embarrassingly obsequious . \u2014 Gregg Kilday, The Hollywood Reporter , 18 May 2022",
"Those are the obsequious words the puppeteer has been waiting to hear. \u2014 Perri Klass, Smithsonian Magazine , 24 May 2022",
"Part of that is due to the city\u2019s obsequious contract with the developer, which gives Hollywood Park 25 years \u2014 yes, 25 years \u2014 to get the work done. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 22 Apr. 2022",
"Smith\u2019s tone was self-conscious and ingratiating\u2014at times, obsequious . \u2014 Sam Adler-bell, The New Republic , 7 Mar. 2022",
"Also notable is the service, which is warm and discreet rather than obsequious . \u2014 Emma Reynolds, Robb Report , 8 Mar. 2022"
],
"history_and_etymology":{
"Middle English, compliant, from Latin obsequiosus , from obsequium compliance, from obsequi to comply, from ob- toward + sequi to follow \u2014 more at ob- , sue":""
},
"first_known_use":{
"1602, in the meaning defined above":""
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-120539"
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"obscurely":{
"type":[
"adjective",
"adverb",
"noun",
"verb"
],
"definitions":{
": dark , dim":[
"the obscure dusk of the shuttered room"
],
": shrouded in or hidden by darkness":[
"standing obscure in the deepest shade"
],
": not clearly seen or easily distinguished : faint":[
"obscure markings"
],
": relatively unknown: such as":[],
": remote , secluded":[
"an obscure village"
],
": not prominent or famous":[
"an obscure poet"
],
": constituting the unstressed vowel \\\u0259\\ or having unstressed \\\u0259\\ as its value":[],
": to make dark, dim, or indistinct":[
"The soot on the lampshade obscured the light."
],
": to conceal or hide by or as if by covering":[
"\u2026 snow on glaciers can obscure deep crevasses.",
"\u2014 Tom Simon"
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": to reduce (a vowel) to the value \\\u0259\\":[],
": obscurity":[]
},
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"\u0259b-",
"\u00e4b-\u02c8skyu\u0307r"
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"ambiguous",
"arcane",
"cryptic",
"dark",
"deep",
"Delphic",
"double-edged",
"elliptical",
"elliptic",
"enigmatic",
"enigmatical",
"equivocal",
"fuliginous",
"inscrutable",
"murky",
"mysterious",
"mystic",
"nebulous",
"occult",
"opaque"
],
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"belie",
"blanket",
"blot out",
"cloak",
"conceal",
"cover",
"curtain",
"disguise",
"enshroud",
"hide",
"mask",
"occult",
"paper over",
"screen",
"shroud",
"suppress",
"veil"
],
"synonym_discussion":"Choose the Right Synonym for obscure Adjective obscure , dark , vague , enigmatic , cryptic , ambiguous , equivocal mean not clearly understandable. obscure implies a hiding or veiling of meaning through some inadequacy of expression or withholding of full knowledge. obscure poems dark implies an imperfect or clouded revelation often with ominous or sinister suggestion. muttered dark hints of revenge vague implies a lack of clear formulation due to inadequate conception or consideration. a vague sense of obligation enigmatic stresses a puzzling, mystifying quality. enigmatic occult writings cryptic implies a purposely concealed meaning. cryptic hints of hidden treasure ambiguous applies to language capable of more than one interpretation. an ambiguous directive equivocal applies to language left open to differing interpretations with the intention of deceiving or evading. moral precepts with equivocal phrasing",
"examples":[
"Adjective",
"Many people shared an obscure sense of gratification that [Dylan] Thomas had died young, as a poet should. \u2014 Adam Kirsch , New Yorker , 5 July 2004",
"But by 1830 the Boston Mission Board was desperate enough that it targeted an obscure sect of Oriental Christians, the Nestorians in faraway Iran, as a possibility for conversion. \u2014 Robert D. Kaplan , The Arabists , 1993",
"I knew they were special from their jeans and T-shirts, their knowing, ironic looks when obscure works of literature were referred to. \u2014 Julia Alvarez , How the Garcia Girls Lost Their Accents , 1991",
"Now at last Bacon could refer when he chose to his father's high position and his father's service\u2014and no man could say it was done for self-aggrandizement, as a son who is obscure bespeaks the glory of past forebears. \u2014 Catherine Drinker Bowen , Francis Bacon , 1963",
"The movie is full of obscure references that only pop culture enthusiasts will understand.",
"The origins of the language are obscure .",
"Verb",
"Throughout this book, the ground of fact becomes obscured entirely by a deep layer of speculative quicksand. \u2014 Helen Vendler , New Republic , 10 June 2002",
"But evening comes or even noon and some combination of nervous tensions obscures my memories of what whiskey costs me in the way of physical and intellectual well-being. \u2014 John Cheever , New Yorker , 13 Aug. 1990",
"\u2026 [Mr. Schuller's] \u2026 \"Early Jazz\" brought a sometimes Olympian precision to writing about an art that has often languished in the whale's belly of sociology, obscured by pretension and blubbery thinking. \u2014 Stanley Crouch , New York Times Book Review , 2 Apr. 1989",
"It was eight o'clock when we landed; we walked for a short time on the shore enjoying the transitory light, and then retired to the inn and contemplated the lovely scene of waters, woods, and mountains, obscured in darkness, yet still displaying their black outlines. \u2014 Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley , Frankenstein , 1818",
"The true history has been obscured by legends about what happened.",
"They accused the company of trying to obscure the fact that the product poses a health risk.",
"Noun",
"\u2026 who shall \u2026 through the palpable obscure find out his uncouth way \u2026 ",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective",
"The demand for coherence is the reason stories that seem obscure and implausible in themselves come to feel like common sense even to people who are neither murderous nor crazy. \u2014 Samuel Goldman, The Week , 18 May 2022",
"Back then, Son bought into the vision of an obscure and charismatic English teacher in Hangzhou. \u2014 William Pesek, Forbes , 13 May 2022",
"Once the functions on these sites are rolled out, this will be the first time that the general public will be exposed and encouraged to join a digital token market that, until now, may have been perceived as obscure and niche. \u2014 Chris Stokel-walker, Wired , 21 Jan. 2022",
"There\u2019s a few golden nuggets to be mined even from the most unreadable, obscure , and self-serving of such memoirs. \u2014 Susan B. Glasser, The New Yorker , 14 Oct. 2021",
"Johns\u2019s entire body of work, to go by this elephantine show of more than 500 works, is akin to a trove of Nabokovian love letters \u2014 obscure and thwarted, but also punning, mordant, full of life. \u2014 Washington Post , 29 Sep. 2021",
"This is to try to capture and memorialize this volatile and evanescent mode of expression, with its references both obscure and shared by millions. \u2014 Patrick Iber, The New Republic , 5 Aug. 2021",
"Until now, this definition was the subject of obscure and somewhat geeky debate. \u2014 Marina Koren, The Atlantic , 19 July 2021",
"As California\u2019s fire seasons have grown more devastating, a once- obscure term \u2014 red-flag warning \u2014 has become a frighteningly regular part of the Northern California vernacular, particularly in the late summer and early fall. \u2014 Michael Cabanatuan, San Francisco Chronicle , 3 June 2022",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
"To truly obscure your location, the best thing to do is leave your phone at home or turn it off completely, McKinney said. \u2014 Danielle Abril, Washington Post , 26 June 2022",
"To truly obscure your location, the best thing to do is leave your phone at home or turn it off completely, McKinney said. \u2014 Heather Kelly, Tatum Hunter, Danielle Abril, Anchorage Daily News , 26 June 2022",
"The phrase intellectual property was coined in post-Revolutionary France to obscure the royal origins of monopoly and deflect attention from the true subject of intellectual property claims, which is not knowledge but markets. \u2014 Alexander Zaitchik, The New Republic , 1 June 2021",
"Both those averages obscure some fairly horrifying losses. \u2014 John Timmer, Ars Technica , 20 May 2022",
"But like all averages, those numbers obscure regional differences. \u2014 Richard Mcgahey, Forbes , 23 Apr. 2022",
"But those top-line numbers obscure a muddier truth. \u2014 New York Times , 15 Feb. 2022",
"At times those parts obscure the central thread of the narrative. \u2014 Washington Post , 29 Oct. 2021",
"These assumptions obscure some awkward truths of their own. \u2014 Os Keyes, Wired , 18 Oct. 2021"
],
"history_and_etymology":{
"Middle English, \"dark, unenlightened, incomprehensible,\" borrowed from Anglo-French & Latin; Anglo-French oscur, obscur \"dark, dull, enigmatic,\" borrowed from Latin obsc\u016brus \"dim, dark, appearing faintly, imperfectly known, concealed from knowledge, incomprehensible,\" of uncertain origin":"Adjective",
"Middle English obscuren, borrowed from Anglo-French & Latin; Anglo-French obscurer, oscurir, borrowed from Latin obsc\u016br\u0101re \"to darken, eclipse, dim, conceal from knowledge, make difficult to comprehend,\" verbal derivative of obsc\u016brus \"dim, dark, imperfectly known, concealed from knowledge, incomprehensible\" \u2014 more at obscure entry 1":"Verb",
"derivative of obscure entry 1":"Noun"
},
"first_known_use":{
"15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a":"Adjective",
"15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Verb",
"1667, in the meaning defined above":"Noun"
},
"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-172219"
},
"obsess":{
"type":[
"transitive verb",
"verb"
],
"definitions":{
": to haunt or excessively preoccupy the mind of":[
"was obsessed with the idea",
"She was obsessed with her car."
],
": to engage in obsessive thinking : become obsessed with an idea":[
"He's always obsessing over money."
]
},
"pronounciation":[
"\u00e4b-",
"\u0259b-\u02c8ses",
"\u0259b-\u02c8ses, \u00e4b-"
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"synonym_discussion":"",
"examples":[
"The war obsesses him\u2014he talks about nothing else.",
"You need to stop obsessing and just deal with the problem.",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Arraez's season shows there is room for hitters who don't obsess over exit velocity, and whose emphasis on contact defines their baseball being. \u2014 Paul Daugherty, The Enquirer , 28 June 2022",
"Don\u2019t obsess over two losses to the Pirates and look at the overall picture. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 12 May 2022",
"For nominees, here\u2019s free advice: Don\u2019t obsess over Race #2. \u2014 Tim Gray, Variety , 18 Feb. 2022",
"From the climb approach to a true mountaineering ascent, the brand's athlete lives and performs in the mountains, so designers will obsess high-performance needs. \u2014 Tim Newcomb, Forbes , 16 June 2022",
"Climbers can obsess over things like finger strength, systematic training plans, and strict diets while overlooking more efficient ways to improve. \u2014 Hayden Carpenter, Outside Online , 1 Oct. 2020",
"Stranger Things 4 picks its soundtrack well, as usual, and in turn gives viewers a whole new mixtape of '80s classics to obsess over this summer. \u2014 Men's Health , 27 May 2022",
"That Brown withheld Cloud Computing from the Derby that spring speaks to his clinical approach and his reluctance to obsess over America\u2019s biggest race. \u2014 Tim Sullivan, The Courier-Journal , 5 May 2022",
"The Internet loves to obsess over Easter eggs, cameos, end-credit cookies and clues as to the overall big picture. \u2014 Scott Mendelson, Forbes , 3 May 2022"
],
"history_and_etymology":{
"Latin obsessus , past participle of obsid\u0113re to frequent, besiege, from ob- against + sed\u0113re to sit \u2014 more at ob- , sit":""
},
"first_known_use":{
"1531, in the meaning defined at transitive sense":""
},
"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-175903"
},
"obstructive":{
"type":[
"adjective or noun",
"noun",
"transitive verb",
"verb"
],
"definitions":{
": to block or close up by an obstacle":[
"A piece of food obstructed his airway.",
"The road was obstructed by a fallen tree."
],
": to hinder from passage, action, or operation : impede":[
"Constant interruptions obstruct our progress.",
"was charged with obstructing justice by lying to investigators"
],
": to cut off from sight":[
"A wall obstructs the view."
]
},
"pronounciation":[
"\u0259b-\u02c8str\u0259kt, \u00e4b-",
"\u0259b-\u02c8str\u0259kt",
"\u00e4b-"
],
"synonyms":[
"clog",
"cramp",
"embarrass",
"encumber",
"fetter",
"hamper",
"handcuff",
"handicap",
"hinder",
"hobble",
"hog-tie",
"hold back",
"hold up",
"impede",
"inhibit",
"interfere (with)",
"manacle",
"shackle",
"short-circuit",
"stymie",
"tie up",
"trammel"
],
"antonyms":[
"aid",
"assist",
"facilitate",
"help"
],
"synonym_discussion":"Choose the Right Synonym for obstruct hinder , impede , obstruct , block mean to interfere with the activity or progress of. hinder stresses causing harmful or annoying delay or interference with progress. rain hindered the climb impede implies making forward progress difficult by clogging, hampering, or fettering. tight clothing that impedes movement obstruct implies interfering with something in motion or in progress by the sometimes intentional placing of obstacles in the way. the view was obstructed by billboards block implies complete obstruction to passage or progress. a landslide blocked the road",
"examples":[
"A large tree obstructed the road.",
"A piece of food obstructed his airway and caused him to stop breathing.",
"She was charged with obstructing police.",
"She was charged with obstructing justice by lying to investigators.",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"In response, however, organ procurement organizations have increased their lobbying expenditures by more than 500% since 2017, and some have even attempted to obstruct the congressional investigation into them. \u2014 Laquayia Goldring, STAT , 9 Apr. 2022",
"At the time, Goldman Sachs planned to closely examine the records of those who tried to obstruct the results of the election, a person familiar with the matter said then. \u2014 Chad Day, WSJ , 1 Feb. 2022",
"House Democrats \u2014 then investigating whether Trump tried to obstruct the Justice Department's probes into his presidential campaign's ties to Russia \u2014 originally sued after McGahn defied an April 2019 subpoena on Trump's orders. \u2014 Mary Clare Jalonick And Eric Tucker, Star Tribune , 4 June 2021",
"The testimony could shed light on McGahn\u2019s statements to special counsel Robert Mueller about Trump potentially trying to obstruct Mueller\u2019s probe into Russian interference in the 2016 election. \u2014 Bart Jansen, USA TODAY , 4 June 2021",
"House Democrats \u2014 then investigating whether Mr. Trump tried to obstruct the Justice Department's probes into his presidential campaign's ties to Russia \u2014 originally sued after McGahn defied an April 2019 subpoena on Mr. Trump's orders. \u2014 CBS News , 4 June 2021",
"Dean is also accused of billing Medicaid for dates his residents were not receiving proper care and engaging in conduct intended to intimidate or obstruct public health officials and law enforcement, according to the attorney general\u2019s office. \u2014 Doha Madani, NBC News , 22 June 2022",
"Car seats, strollers, swings, infant carriers and infant slings can also obstruct a baby\u2019s airways, the AAP said. \u2014 Sandee Lamotte, CNN , 21 June 2022",
"The suspects, all wearing hoods and masks to obstruct clear identifying elements, stole the valuables and fled the scene. \u2014 Lawrence Richard, Fox News , 19 June 2022"
],
"history_and_etymology":{
"Latin obstructus , past participle of obstruere , from ob- in the way + struere to build, heap up \u2014 more at ob- , strew":""
},
"first_known_use":{
"1590, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
},
"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-180340"
},
"obsede":{
"type":[
"transitive verb"
],
"definitions":{
": obsess":[]
},
"pronounciation":[
"\u0259b\u02c8s\u0113d"
],
"synonyms":[],
"antonyms":[],
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"examples":[],
"history_and_etymology":{
"French obs\u00e9der , from Latin obsid\u0113re to sit at, possess":""
},
"first_known_use":{},
"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-195845"
},
"obstacle sense":{
"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":{
": the enhanced sensitivity that some blind persons exhibit to the presence of a large mass being approached":[]
},
"pronounciation":[],
"synonyms":[],
"antonyms":[],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"examples":[],
"history_and_etymology":{},
"first_known_use":{},
"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-204025"
},
"obsidian":{
"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":{
": a dark natural glass formed by the cooling of molten lava":[]
},
"pronounciation":[
"\u0259b-\u02c8si-d\u0113-\u0259n"
],
"synonyms":[],
"antonyms":[],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"examples":[
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"The analysis showed that all four were made using Mexican obsidian . \u2014 Ashley Strickland, CNN , 6 Oct. 2021",
"Other artifacts unearthed in the village, from Egyptian shells to Turkish obsidian to Mesopotamian pottery, further testify to its thriving exchange networks. \u2014 Isis Davis-marks, Smithsonian Magazine , 15 June 2021",
"Fensterstock\u2019s obsidian -encrusted piece speaks to both the wonder and the folly of human efforts to reckon our place in the cosmos. \u2014 Ryan P. Smith, Smithsonian Magazine , 4 Nov. 2020",
"Early humans sourced black obsidian for projectile points from at least 50 miles away. \u2014 Brian Handwerk, Smithsonian Magazine , 21 Oct. 2020",
"Blegen is not yet convinced that the obsidian at Olorgesailie is evidence of trade networks. \u2014 Michael Price, Science | AAAS , 21 Oct. 2020",
"Blades chipped from cryptocrystalline, rocks such as chert and obsidian , are extremely sharp. \u2014 Keith Mccafferty, Field & Stream , 24 Apr. 2020",
"His efforts have already turned up ancient pottery shards and chunks of obsidian . \u2014 Sarah Medford, WSJ , 15 Jan. 2020",
"For mysterious reasons, one looks like obsidian , giving a town that grew up around it its name: Black Spire Outpost. \u2014 Wired , 18 Nov. 2019"
],
"history_and_etymology":{
"New Latin obsidianus , from Latin obsidianus lapis , false manuscript reading for obsianus lapis , literally, stone of Obsius, from Obsius , its supposed discoverer":""
},
"first_known_use":{
"1794, in the meaning defined above":""
},
"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-211915"
},
"obstacle race":{
"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":{
": a race through a series of objects that participants have to jump or climb over, go around, go under, etc.":[]
},
"pronounciation":[],
"synonyms":[],
"antonyms":[],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"examples":[],
"history_and_etymology":{},
"first_known_use":{},
"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-214508"
},
"obsequent":{
"type":[
"adjective",
"noun"
],
"definitions":{
": yielding , submissive , obsequious":[],
": flowing in a direction opposite to that of the dip of the local strata and joining a subsequent valley developed along the strike of poorly resistant beds":[],
": produced by differential erosion of fault blocks and facing in a direction opposite to that of a previous fault scarp":[
"\u2014 used of fault-line scarps and cliffs"
],
": an obsequent stream":[]
},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8\u00e4bs\u0259kw\u0259nt",
"\""
],
"synonyms":[],
"antonyms":[],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"examples":[],
"history_and_etymology":{
"Latin obsequent-, obsequens , present participle":"Adjective"
},
"first_known_use":{},
"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-234332"
},
"obsequity":{
"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":{
": the quality or state or being obsequious : obsequiousness":[]
},
"pronounciation":[
"\u00e4b-",
"-s\u0113k-",
"\u0259b\u02c8sekw\u0259t\u0113"
],
"synonyms":[],
"antonyms":[],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"examples":[],
"history_and_etymology":{
"obsequ ious + -ity":""
},
"first_known_use":{},
"time_of_retrieval":"20220710-005215"
}
}
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