opaque
/oʊˈpeɪk/
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Type
Adjective
Meaning
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?
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