BEFOG Synonyms: 149 Similar and Opposite Words

befog

verb

bi-ˈfȯg

as in to confuse

to make (something) unclear to the understanding the professor's convoluted explanation only befogged the textbook's presentation of this scientific principle

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as in to obscure

to make dark, dim, or indistinct the morning murk befogged our view of the harbor

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as in to bewilder

to throw into a state of mental uncertainty completely befogged by the sudden change of subject

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Recent Examples of befog But the Taycan's launch control hits harder than the Model S's, smacking us with 1.3 g's of initial acceleration long enough to befog our noggin. —

Dave Vanderwerp, Car and Driver, 7 Feb. 2020 This is the point where accidentally interacting with passerby distracted by their smartphones, their attention equally befogged by another kind of augmented reality, could result in a very bad ending. —

Matt Peckham, Time, 23 June 2017 The detective blames Nichols, the self-aggrandizing adviser who convinced the Cabazons to build a casino, for conjuring the intrigue that continued to befog the case long after his death. —

Andrew Rice, WIRED, 4 Feb. 2011

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In the fall of 2023, Yanxiao joined Tsinghua University, where his research confused professors who were accustomed to more conventional disciplinary lines.

— Chang Che, New Yorker, 8 Mar. 2026
But the notice sent last spring was so vague and confusing that few people used it to object.

— U T Editorial Board, San Diego Union-Tribune, 7 Mar. 2026