opaque

adjective

ō-ˈpāk How to pronounce opaque (audio)
Definition of opaquenext
1
as in ambiguous
having an often intentionally veiled or uncertain meaning somehow listeners seem to connect with the songwriter, despite his deeply personal, often opaque lyrics

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2
as in vague
not seen or understood clearly an opaque remark that seemed to hint that there would be future retaliation

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3
as in stupid
not having or showing an ability to absorb ideas readily people are sometimes rude to her, but fortunately she's too opaque to realize what's happening

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Recent Examples of opaque The formula is opaque compared to other liquid bronzers, so a little goes a long way. — April Benshosan, Glamour, 5 Mar. 2025 Some of these fabrics are opaque, while others are transparent. — Bestreviews, The Mercury News, 4 Mar. 2025 Available in 11 different colors, this peekaboo curtain filters light through a mesh top while the opaque bottom ensures coverage. — Julia Harrison, Architectural Digest, 4 Mar. 2025 Enterprises worry whether an external hire or freelancer will deliver quality work, while candidates worry about fair treatment, timely payment, and opaque decision-making. — John Winsor, Forbes, 3 Mar. 2025 See All Example Sentences for opaque
Recent Examples of Synonyms for opaque
  1. ambiguous
  2. vague
  3. stupid
  4. cryptic
  5. faint
  6. dumb
  7. dark
  8. hazy
Adjective
  • Team Harris’s strategy appeared to rely heavily on a short campaign window, with a sparse interview schedule, slow windup to unscripted events, and ambiguous policy positions.
    — W. James Antle III, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 14 Mar. 2025
  • Instead, security leaders typically present compliance checklists, regulatory obligations and ambiguous risk scores that executives then struggle to translate into financial and operational impact.
    — Jerry Layden, Forbes, 12 Mar. 2025
Definition of ambiguous
Adjective
  • Not after the 49ers asked him to take a pay cut last year and after general manager John Lynch’s vague response when asked recently about the fullback’s future.
    — Matt Barrows, The Athletic, 11 Mar. 2025
  • Having lost an extra 30 minutes in the meeting above, another manager speeds through a document review, providing only vague feedback to her direct report.
    — Shani Harmon, Forbes, 11 Mar. 2025
Definition of vague
Adjective
  • His is a sort of erudite buffoonery that consistently tap-dances between clever, self-aware, and patently stupid.
    — David Sims, The Atlantic, 22 Mar. 2025
  • Ignoring those who served and buried honorably is stupid.
    — Charles Selle, Chicago Tribune, 19 Mar. 2025
Definition of stupid
Adjective
  • The Bachelor alum took to social media on Wednesday, March 19, with a cryptic message seemingly responding to her ex-boyfriend Brendan Morais’ hard launch with his new girlfriend Serene Russell.
    — Liza Esquibias, People.com, 21 Mar. 2025
  • The episode ends with a cryptic phone call to Luca from a family member, hinting at their ties to the resort.
    — Martine Paris, Forbes, 20 Mar. 2025
Definition of cryptic
Adjective
  • My duties typically involved being sent to the nearby New York Public Library to hunt down some faint memory scratching at Carter’s brain.
    — Seth Abramovitch, The Hollywood Reporter, 20 Mar. 2025
  • Most of the files are scans of documents, and some are blurred or have become faint or difficult to read in the decades since Kennedy's assassination.
    — Joel Shannon, USA TODAY, 19 Mar. 2025
Definition of faint
Adjective
  • Ratajkowski has been fighting the stereotype of the dumb model from the beginning of her career.
    — Daniel Jackson, Allure, 18 July 2017
  • Ninety nine percent of all NFL players are explicitly not dumb.
    — Andy Benoit, The MMQB, 10 July 2017
Definition of dumb
Adjective
  • Boat Rocker’s slate currently comprises the likes of 1980s throwback dark comedy Video Nasty, drama series Mix Tape and Jesse Moss and Tony Gerber’s Sundance 2024 doc War Game.
    — Jesse Whittock, Deadline, 11 Mar. 2025
  • The outage was random and intermittent, lasting for 45 minutes at a time, then resuming only to go dark again for another 45 minutes.
    — John Brandon, Forbes, 11 Mar. 2025
Definition of dark
Adjective
  • Thin lines and hazy glowing colors make the towering, randomized geometric structures look like something from a French comic book.
    — PCMAG, PCMAG, 16 Mar. 2025
  • Recall what the natural 2024 total solar eclipse looked like: a hazy white halo around a dark circle.
    — Monisha Ravisetti, Space.com, 12 Mar. 2025
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