OBSCURELY Synonyms: 31 Similar and Opposite Words

obscurely

adverb

Definition of obscurely

as in darkly

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Recent Examples of obscurely There’s a novella of a wine list, with by-the-glass options obscurely scrawled on a mirror above the bar. — Charlie Hobbs, Condé Nast Traveler, 30 Jan. 2026 This is the year that the Bob Baker Marionettes — whose hipster cred and general renown increased when the theater moved to Highland Park from its longtime home tucked obscurely west of downtown — played Coachella. — Television Critic, Los Angeles Times, 14 Apr. 2026

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After recent forays into darkly psychedelic drone music, the Mexican American producer returns to the dancefloor with an album that fuses techno and guaracha into a throbbing polyrhythmic juggernaut.

— Andrew Ryce, Pitchfork, 1 July 2026
Smart and darkly funny, Shiva Baby already feels like a classic.

— Liam Hess, Vogue, 28 June 2026

Definition of darkly

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Nantz somberly delivered the emotional news while taking several breaks to compose himself.

— Sean Neumann, PEOPLE, 8 June 2026
The season's penultimate scene finds Carl at his favorite haunt, sipping his morning coffee while somberly staring at his tiny Tom Ruffage diorama figure.

— Matt Cabral, Entertainment Weekly, 1 June 2026

Definition of somberly

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Museums abhor windows, so the building has all the approachability of a medieval keep, as gloomily defensive as the park is welcoming.

— Justin Davidson, Curbed, 4 June 2026
In Time Regained, the concluding volume of Marcel Proust’s In Search of Lost Time, an older version of the narrator gloomily decides to attend a gathering at the Guermantes’ mansion.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 18 Mar. 2026

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