The difference between Mysterious and Obscure
When used as adjectives, mysterious means of unknown origin, whereas obscure means dark, faint or indistinct.
Obscure is also verb with the meaning: to render obscure.
check bellow for the other definitions of Mysterious and Obscure
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Mysterious as an adjective:
Of unknown origin.
Examples:
"synonyms: untraceable"
"He received a mysterious phone call this morning."
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Mysterious as an adjective:
Having unknown qualities.
Examples:
"synonyms: esoteric uncertain undefined Thesaurus:mysterious"
"hypo anonymous faceless unexplored unnamed long-mysterious"
"Our boss is a mysterious man who hardly ever meets with us."
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Mysterious as an adjective:
Difficult to understand.
Examples:
"synonyms: Thesaurus:incomprehensible"
"Why he left without saying goodbye is quite mysterious."
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Mysterious as an adjective:
Deliberately evasive or enigmatic.
Examples:
"synonyms: Thesaurus:covert"
"Stop being mysterious and just tell me what you want."
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Obscure as an adjective:
Dark, faint or indistinct.
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Obscure as an adjective:
Hidden, out of sight or inconspicuous.
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Obscure as an adjective:
difficult to understand.
Examples:
"an obscure passage or inscription; The speaker made obscure references to little-known literary works."
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Obscure as an adjective:
not well-known.
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Obscure as a verb (transitive):
To render obscure; to darken; to make dim; to keep in the dark; to hide; to make less visible, intelligible, legible, glorious, beautiful, or illustrious.
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Obscure as a verb (transitive):
To hide, put out of sight etc.
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Obscure as a verb (intransitive, obsolete):
To conceal oneself; to hide.