opaque

/oʊˈpeɪk/

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Type

Adjective

Meaning

  1. Not able to be seen through, preventing light from passing through.

    • The bathroom window is made of opaque glass for privacy.

    • Why did they install such opaque panels along the balcony?

  2. Difficult or impossible to understand or explain clearly.

    • The committee issued an opaque statement that raised more questions than it answered.

    • Her motives remained opaque even to her closest coworkers.

Collocations

  • opaque glass
  • opaque plastic
  • opaque tights
  • opaque language
  • opaque jargon
  • opaque process
  • dense and opaque
  • deliberately opaque

Synonyms

  • nontransparent
  • cloudy
  • obscure
  • unclear
  • incomprehensible