Difference between Obscure and Concealed

What is the difference between Obscure and Concealed?

Obscure as a verb is to darken, make faint etc. while Concealed as a verb is to hide something from view or from public knowledge, to try to keep something secret.

Obscure

Part of speech: verb

Definition: To darken, make faint etc. To hide, put out of sight etc.

Part of speech: adjective

Definition: Dark, faint or indistinct. Hidden, out of sight or inconspicuous, Difficult to understand.

Example sentence: Nothing is more unreliable than the populace, nothing more obscure than human intentions, nothing more deceptive than the whole electoral system.

Concealed

Part of speech: verb

Definition: To hide something from view or from public knowledge, to try to keep something secret.

Example sentence: Passion must be concealed in a society where cold reserve and indifference are the signs of good breeding.

We hope you now know whether to use Obscure or Concealed in your sentence.

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