as in to confuse
to make (something) unclear to the understanding
irrelevant matters that only serve to obfuscate the fundamental issue of guilt or innocence
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Recent Examples of obfuscate
While effective against known threats, these approaches struggle against novel or obfuscated attacks.
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Nirupam Samanta, Forbes.com, 11 June 2025
Complicating matters further are sophisticated networks of onshore and offshore actors who facilitate illicit operations by obscuring catch data, obfuscating labor abuses, and lobbying to maintain lax regulations, according to C4ADS.
—Micah McCartney, MSNBC Newsweek, 3 June 2025
With keyless encryption, keys are assembled from user data, key data fragments or using ephemeral code, which obfuscates decryption data in such a way that no quantum algorithm could ever guess it.
—Srinivas Shekar, Forbes.com, 1 July 2025
Full disclosure, from the outset, is preferable to selective, partial disclosures designed to obfuscate and protect a candidate from public scrutiny.
—Chicago Tribune, 23 June 2025
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Nirupam Samanta, Forbes.com, 11 June 2025
Complicating matters further are sophisticated networks of onshore and offshore actors who facilitate illicit operations by obscuring catch data, obfuscating labor abuses, and lobbying to maintain lax regulations, according to C4ADS.
—Micah McCartney, MSNBC Newsweek, 3 June 2025
With keyless encryption, keys are assembled from user data, key data fragments or using ephemeral code, which obfuscates decryption data in such a way that no quantum algorithm could ever guess it.
—Srinivas Shekar, Forbes.com, 1 July 2025
Full disclosure, from the outset, is preferable to selective, partial disclosures designed to obfuscate and protect a candidate from public scrutiny.
—Chicago Tribune, 23 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for obfuscate
confuse
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The rest of the members’ faces were left blank and confused at the mention of barking.—
Laura Sirikul,
Forbes.com,
5 Aug. 2025
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Wrong, Krista, to confuse an investment with a subsidy.—
DP Opinion,
Denver Post,
2 Aug. 2025
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“Obfuscate.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/obfuscate. Accessed 20 Aug. 2025.
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