BECLOUDS Synonyms: 81 Similar and Opposite Words

beclouds

verb

present tense third-person singular of becloud

as in confuses

to make (something) unclear to the understanding don't becloud the discussion by raising unrelated issues

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as in obscures

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

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The legal system dehumanizes her, the support group confuses her, and one of her friends painfully disappoints her.

— Carey Purcell, Vogue, 2 Oct. 2026
This confuses each Nyota but also those around them, who note that the Nyotas have rather quickly assumed new hairstyles but also that neither is behaving quite like herself.

— Keith Phipps, Vulture, 24 Sep. 2026

Definition of confuses

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Using an acronym meant for minor zoning squabbles against resistance to a massive, 80 mph express train slicing through dense residential blocks is an arrogant posture that completely obscures the true nature of this unconscionable project.

— Chicago Tribune, Chicago Tribune, 2 Nov. 2026
Tornado Cash obscures transaction trails by mixing cryptocurrency deposits and withdrawals.

— Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 29 Oct. 2026

Definition of obscures

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The union on Tuesday announced a partnership with Cloak, a software company that obfuscates documents to AI models but not human readers.

— Katie Kilkenny, HollywoodReporter, 20 Oct. 2026
Instead, Cubans turn to the internet, reading abroad what their government obfuscates or denies at home.

— Joseph J. Gonzalez, The Conversation, 9 July 2026

Definition of obfuscates

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Again, some are pretty obvious—wide-angle broadens the lens's view, Vignette darkens the edges, and Soft Focus captures glowing, ethereal pictures.

— Jim Fisher, PC Magazine, 5 Nov. 2026
But look past insurance acceptance and ask whether more people are actually getting – and staying on – treatment, and the picture darkens.

— Yashaswini Singh, The Conversation, 28 Oct. 2026

Definition of darkens

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As Jones finishes off Laveaux with a final spray of her air gun and blackens his teeth, other actors are lining up.

— Jenelle Riley, Los Angeles Times, 26 Oct. 2026
After the first killing frost blackens their foliage, wait for a dry day and gently lift them with a garden fork.

— Pam Rosendal, Denver Post, 27 Sep. 2026

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