Synonyms of obliquity

obliquity

noun

ō-ˈbli-kwə-tē 

as in ambiguity

the quality or state of having a veiled or uncertain meaning

her poetry is sure to satisfy those readers who readily confuse obliquity with profundity

Synonyms & Similar Words

• ambiguity
• ambiguousness
• mysteriousness
• obliqueness
• uncertainty
• opacity
• mystery
• nebulosity
• complexity
• opaqueness
• inscrutability
• nebulousness
• darkness
• murkiness
• obscurity
• equivocation
• depth
• equivocalness
• cloudiness
• vagueness
• indistinctness
• inscrutableness
• indefiniteness
• dimness
• faintness
• mistiness
• haziness
• incomprehensibility
• impenetrability
• fuzziness
• indirectness
• fogginess
• profoundness
• obtuseness
• difficulty
• abstruseness
• circuity
• complication
• deepness
• shadow
• reconditeness
• shade
• incomprehensibleness
• circuitousness
• abstrusity

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• clarity
• clearness
• brightness
• obviousness
• plainness
• certainty
• intelligibility
• distinctness
• legibility
• comprehensibility
• incision
• exactness
• surety
• perspicuity
• definiteness
• directness
• lucidity
• openness
• incisiveness
• visibility
• explicitness
• straightforwardness
• forthrightness
• self-evidence
• readability
• tangibility
• obviousness
• lucidness
• perspicuousness
• palpability
• tangibleness
• readableness

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of obliquity

Dedication sifts through the turmoil and joy of Mirah’s life with an intimacy rarely obscured by obliquity or metaphor. — Zach Schonfeld, Pitchfork, 20 Feb. 2026

Until now, it was thought that Earth's stable obliquity was maintained by the presence of our moon. — Keith Cooper, Space.com, 15 Jan. 2026

Because of these wobbles, Earth’s obliquity isn’t perfectly fixed. — Gongjie Li, Discover Magazine, 11 Jan. 2024