On this page you'll find 10+ example sentences with Opaque. Discover the meaning, synonyms such as cloudy or whitish and how to use the word correctly in a sentence.
Opaque meaning
- Neither reflecting nor emitting light.
- Allowing little light to pass through, not translucent or transparent.
- Unclear, unintelligible, hard to get or explain the meaning of.
Synonyms of Opaque
Using Opaque
- The main meaning on this page is: Neither reflecting nor emitting light. | Allowing little light to pass through, not translucent or transparent. | Unclear, unintelligible, hard to get or explain the meaning of.
- Useful related words include: cloudy, whitish, milklike, milky.
- In the example corpus, opaque often appears in combinations such as: opaque and, and opaque, an opaque.
Context around Opaque
- Average sentence length in these examples: 23.3 words
- Position in the sentence: 2 start, 11 middle, 7 end
- Sentence types: 20 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Opaque
- In this selection, "opaque" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 23.3 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, thick, white, remains, blue, stones and concerning stand out and add context to how "opaque" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include and dominating opaque relations are and are admittedly opaque. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "opaque" sits close to words such as airbus, angelo and damian, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with opaque
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
Its deliberations and decisions are opaque. (6 words)
Supreme Court flags ‘sealed cover’ again, says it is vague, opaque. (11 words)
He noted that Apple has been more opaque than Google Play, though they still held frequent conversations. (17 words)
It also raises big questions about the state’s reliance on often opaque, out-of-state, for-profit providers to handle patients with serious concerns, including those under government mandate for psychiatric or substance use care, he said. (38 words)
For years, many economists’ belief in the so-called of perpetual growth, combined with the sheer scale and opaque nature of the Chinese economy, led to a misplaced confidence in the Chinese political leadership. (34 words)
One group identifies the opacities of particular low and middle étage cloud structures and comprises the varieties translucidus (thin translucent), perlucidus (thick opaque with translucent breaks), and opacus (thick opaque). (30 words)
Example sentences (20)
One group identifies the opacities of particular low and middle étage cloud structures and comprises the varieties translucidus (thin translucent), perlucidus (thick opaque with translucent breaks), and opacus (thick opaque).
Peruvian opal (also called blue opal) is a semiopaque to opaque blue-green stone found in Peru, which is often cut to include the matrix in the more opaque stones.
Canal Plastics Center Inc. - The company offers acrylic rods and tubes such as clear colorless, white opaque, and yellow fluorescent.
Considering how all this is interpreted in Scotland, the matter remains opaque, concerning the Gaels as a protected group.
Dumb Money takes a critical look at the opaque and rigged nature of Wall Street, highlighting the lack of transparency in the system.
Even by the opaque standards of Chinese politics, there is little public information about Li’s background or personal life.
For years, many economists’ belief in the so-called of perpetual growth, combined with the sheer scale and opaque nature of the Chinese economy, led to a misplaced confidence in the Chinese political leadership.
He noted that Apple has been more opaque than Google Play, though they still held frequent conversations.
If a photon were to turn into an axion in the strong magnetic field, that axion could pass through the opaque wall at the end of the line of magnets.
If that vast nexus of international contracts and opaque leverage starts to unravel, there are no obvious circuit breakers to stop a dangerous chain reaction.
In China, where the legal system is opaque and the free press is non-existent, social media has become a place where victims can publicize their cases.
Individual churches, which already publicly provide contact information for individuals, would be “treated as though its ownership was somehow opaque,” she said.
It also raises big questions about the state’s reliance on often opaque, out-of-state, for-profit providers to handle patients with serious concerns, including those under government mandate for psychiatric or substance use care, he said.
It’s clear that many people object to an internet where powerful institutions can judge a user’s worthiness based on a handful of opaque factors.
Its deliberations and decisions are opaque.
Marks & Spencer’s foil mini skirt, £99, will look just as good with black opaque tights as it does with bare legs.
Once a heavy drinker, Dr. Murphy was seemingly responsible for the death of a patient, although the circumstances of the unfortunate passing are admittedly opaque.
Simply put, Moscow’s strategic incapability, inconsistency and dominating opaque relations are adversely affecting sustainable developments in Africa.
Smooth, opaque glass floors framed by strips of steel have open edges next to the shelves at the Carnegie Library of Pittsburgh.
Supreme Court flags ‘sealed cover’ again, says it is vague, opaque.
Common combinations with opaque
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:
- opaque and 29×
- and opaque 23×
- an opaque 21×
- the opaque 17×
- of opaque 10×
- more opaque 8×
- is opaque 6×
- are opaque 6×
- opaque to 5×
- often opaque 4×