confound vs obscure

confound is not an adjective while obscure is an adjective.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
confound	No	No	Yes	No
obscure	No	Yes	Yes	No

confound (adjective)	obscure (adjective)
	difficult to find
	marked by difficulty of style or expression
	not drawing attention
	not famous or acclaimed
	not clearly expressed or understood
	remote and separate physically or socially

confound (verb)	obscure (verb)
mistake one thing for another	make unintelligible or unclear
be confusing or perplexing to; cause to be unable to think clearly	make undecipherable or imperceptible by obscuring or concealing
	reduce a vowel to a neutral one, such as a schwa
	make unclear, indistinct, or blurred
	make less visible or unclear