Choose the correct antonym for the word OBSCURE from the options given below:-
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 1
The correct answer is Option (1) → Obvious
Obscure means not clear, hard to see or understand, or little known. Its antonym is obvious.
Example: The meaning of the old poem remained obscure even after two readings.
| Word | Meaning | Example |
|---|---|---|
| (1) Obvious (answer) | easy to see or understand, plain and clear (something obscure is hidden or unclear, and something obvious is plain to everyone) | The answer was so obvious that the whole class laughed. |
| (2) Ambiguous | open to more than one meaning, unclear (it is close in meaning to obscure, not its opposite) | His ambiguous reply left us unsure whether he would come. |
| (3) Murky | dark and dirty, or not clear, of facts or matters (it is also a synonym of obscure) | The water in the pond was too murky to see the fish. |
| (4) Obsolete | no longer in use, out of date (it only looks like obscure, and it says nothing about clearness) | Typewriters became obsolete once computers arrived. |
| Synonyms of obscure: unclear, ambiguous, murky, vague Antonyms of obscure: obvious, clear, evident, plain Also asked in CUET (UG): obscure – 14-05-2026 Slot 2, 11-05-2026 Slot 2, 03-06-2025 Slot 1, 31-05-2025 Slot 1, 24-05-2025 Slot 1, 21-05-2025 Slot 2, 20-05-2025 Slot 2, 24-05-2023 Slot 3, 21-08-2022 Slot 1 ambiguous – 19-05-2026 Slot 2, 18-05-2026 Slot 2, 21-05-2025 Slot 2, 21-08-2022 Slot 1 murky – 11-06-2023 Slot 3 obsolete – 02-06-2025 Slot 2, 23-05-2025 Slot 2 |