Synonyms of befog

befog

verb

bi-ˈfȯg 

1

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

Synonyms & Similar Words

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

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

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

2

as in to obscure

to make dark, dim, or indistinct

the morning murk befogged our view of the harbor

Synonyms & Similar Words

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

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

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

3

as in to bewilder

to throw into a state of mental uncertainty

completely befogged by the sudden change of subject

Synonyms & Similar Words

• bewilder
• perplex
• baffle
• confuse
• puzzle
• befuddle
• mystify
• vex
• embarrass
• bemuse
• addle
• discombobulate
• flummox
• confound
• fuddle
• muddle
• disorient
• bother
• bamboozle
• rattle
• fluster
• stun
• disturb
• maze
• pose
• muddy
• fox
• buffalo
• gravel
• unsettle
• get
• upset
• beat
• disconcert
• discomfit
• blow one's mind
• discountenance
• agitate
• distress
• abash
• mortify
• stick
• go to one's head
• discompose
• stump
• nonplus
• delude
• hoodwink
• unhinge
• faze
• perturb
• deceive
• cozen
• beguile
• mislead
• discomfort
• dismay
• disquiet
• misguide
• weird out
• humbug
• dupe
• fool
• trick
• chagrin
• snow
• gull
• string along
• hoax
• take in

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• assure
• satisfy
• inform
• reassure
• enlighten

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of befog

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