Synonyms of becloud

becloud

verb

bi-ˈklau̇d 

1

as in to confuse

to make (something) unclear to the understanding

don't becloud the discussion by raising unrelated issues

Synonyms & Similar Words

• confuse
• obfuscate
• cloud
• blur
• complicate
• befog
• fog
• disrupt
• muddy
• perplex
• disarrange
• entangle
• upset
• tangle
• muddle
• disturb
• snarl
• disarray
• disorder
• discompose
• sophisticate
• scramble
• dishevel
• shuffle
• mix (up)
• jumble
• tousle
• mess (up)

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• clarify
• illuminate
• clear (up)
• simplify
• streamline
• disentangle
• unravel
• undo
• analyze
• straighten (out)
• decipher
• decode
• untangle
• break down
• unscramble

2

as in to obscure

to make dark, dim, or indistinct

the smog from the city's steel mills was once so oppressive that it beclouded the local landscape even at noon

Synonyms & Similar Words

• obscure
• darken
• blur
• blacken
• cloud
• overshadow
• dim
• mist
• fog
• shroud
• bedim
• overcloud
• overcast
• conceal
• befog
• haze
• shadow
• blear
• obliterate
• hide
• eclipse
• shade
• cover
• fuzz (up)
• adumbrate
• dislimn
• veil
• mask
• blot out
• camouflage
• cloak
• curtain
• disguise
• screen

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• illuminate
• lighten
• light (up)
• brighten
• reveal
• illumine
• expose
• uncover
• unveil

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of becloud

But instead of sounding the alarm, defendants went out of their way to becloud the emerging scientific consensus. — Edward Fitzpatrick, BostonGlobe.com, 7 Aug. 2019

His flacks and surrogates hand out scraps of information grudgingly, infrequently, and beclouded by fragrant eructations of doublespeak. — Charles Seife, Slate Magazine, 1 Mar. 2017