Vocabulary
Obscure
English and Urdu gloss, synonyms and antonyms, and example usage from our editorial sentence cache where available.
English meaning
not discovered or known about; uncertain.
Urdu meaning
غیر واضح، مبہم، ابہام
Example sentences (from Dawn)
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This has helped them cultivate a softer international image, attract global investment, and, to some extent, obscure their authoritarian credentials.
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Pakistan`s diplomatic moment
— 2026-03-29
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The binaries serve to obscure the nub of the matter, the real stand-off, which has its roots in 20th-century colonialism.Those roots are being nourished and nurtured by post-1990 unipolar imperialism.
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Bogey of a religious war
— 2026-03-17
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Despite years of debate and legislation, the authorities have been unable to completely curb such a brutal assertion of power and violence, where reasoning is more obscure than for any other type of crime.
Dawn Editorials —
ARCCs in crisis
— 2026-03-09
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Redirecting it towards compliant or obscure publications amounts to using taxpayers` money to shape the news agenda.
Dawn Editorials —
Criminalising criticism
— 2026-02-27
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Political polarisation must not be allowed to obscure the principle that even an ordinary prisoner is entitled to timely and adequate healthcare.
Dawn Editorials —
Delayed treatment
— 2026-02-14
Synonyms
unclear, uncertain, unknown, in doubt, doubtful,
Antonyms
famous, renowned
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