obscurity

obscurity
noun
ADJECTIVE
complete, total
near, virtual

He is now living in virtual obscurity.

comparative (esp. BrE), relative
professional
VERB + OBSCURITY
fade into, sink into, slip into, vanish into
be plucked from, emerge from, rise from

After many years, his scientific work emerged from obscurity.

O'Neil rose from obscurity to become an international sensation.

be relegated to
labor in (AmE), languish in
PREPOSITION
in obscurity

He spent his early life in relative obscurity.

PHRASES
go from obscurity to celebrity, notoriety, fame, etc.

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