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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These opportunists drown out the core mission, creating a cacophony of competing voices that confuses donors, crowd the inboxes of CEOs and members of Congress with colliding petitions, and paralyzes meaningful action by draining critical funding and attention away from the truly effective groups.

— Jeffrey Sonnenfeld, Time, 28 June 2026
But nobody confuses Harvard Extension School classes with the real thing.

— Liz Hoffman, semafor.com, 23 June 2026

Definition of confuses

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This is a shame, and not only because the book’s style obscures its significance as the most high-profile effort by that date to marry what were then the two most important currents of French philosophy.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 21 July 2026
Studying differences at the state level further obscures the signal by combining rural California with San Francisco Bay Area counties or upstate New York with New York City.

— Marc Lipsitch, STAT, 21 July 2026

Definition of obscures

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Instead, Cubans turn to the internet, reading abroad what their government obfuscates or denies at home.

— Joseph J. Gonzalez, The Conversation, 9 July 2026
His bad-boy swagger externally obfuscates his heart of gold, but his goodness and morality are apparent.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 29 May 2026

Definition of obfuscates

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As his year of solitude passes, his grip on reality blurs the line between the living and non-living.

— Leo Barraclough, Variety, 23 July 2026
As the animal’s eyes morph into those of the cowboy, the imagery blurs the line between predator and lover before the panther suddenly lunges.

— Lily Brown, PEOPLE, 22 July 2026

Definition of blurs

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Much of the debris that clouds the water in this technique is leftover detergent and fabric softener that build up in fabric fibers over time, according to the article.

— Betsy Cribb Watson, Southern Living, 12 July 2026
The recent explosion of Blue Origin’s New Glenn rocket on its launch pad in Florida also clouds ULA’s return-to-flight plans for Vulcan.

— Stephen Clark, ArsTechnica, 7 July 2026

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