fog

fog

noun

Definition of FOG

1

a state of mental confusion <didn't get enough sleep and now I'm in a fog>

Synonyms daze, dazedness, fog, muddle, spin, swoon

Related Words reverie, stupor, trance; befuddlement, bewilderment, perplexity, puzzlement; delirium, malaise, paralysis; cloudiness, fogginess

Near Antonyms alertness, levelheadedness

2

an atmospheric condition in which suspended particles in the air rob it of its transparency <the fog lifted once the sun was out>

Synonyms brume, fog, gauze, mist, murk, reek, smog, soup

Related Words bank, cloud, fume, miasma, smoke, smother, steam

3

a state of mental uncertainty <I wandered around in a fog after the shocking news>

Synonyms bafflement, bamboozlement, befuddlement, bemusement, bewilderedness, bewilderment, confusedness, discombobulation, distraction, fog, head-scratching, maze [chiefly dialect], muddle, mystification, perplexity, puzzlement, tangle, whirl

Related Words abashment, discomfiture, disconcertment, embarrassment, mortification; agitation, chagrin, discomfort, dismay, disquiet, distress, disturbance, perturbation, upset; bother, commotion, dither, flurry, fluster, fuss, stew, turmoil

Near Antonyms assurance, certainty, certitude, confidence, conviction, positiveness, sureness