obfuscate

verb

Synonyms and Antonyms of OBFUSCATE

to make (something) unclear to the understanding <irrelevant matters that only serve to obfuscate the fundamental issue of guilt or innocence>

Synonyms becloud, befog, blur, cloud, fog, muddy, obfuscate

Related Words complicate, perplex, sophisticate; entangle, snarl, tangle; disarrange, disarray, discompose, dishevel, disorder, disrupt, disturb, jumble, mess (up), mix (up), muddle, scramble, shuffle, tousle, upset

Near Antonyms simplify, streamline; disentangle, straighten (out), undo, unravel, unscramble, untangle; decipher, decode; analyze, break down

Antonyms clarify, clear (up), illuminate

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