BEFOGGING Synonyms: 152 Similar and Opposite Words

befogging

verb

present participle of befog

as in confusing

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 obscuring

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

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as in baffling

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

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Evans also cautioned against confusing maximal lifespan for a healthy lifespan.

— Lauren Chan, STAT, 20 Aug. 2026
Thompson acknowledged that confusing the quarterback, like the defense appeared to do on that play, is a big part of new defensive coordinator Christian Parker’s scheme.

— Jon Machota, New York Times, 19 Aug. 2026

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For astronomers, these satellites would become a nightmare for observations, crowding out and obscuring fainter objects or even challenging the Milky Way’s prominence with their glare.

— Arielle Frommer, Scientific American, 20 Aug. 2026
But blaming the technology risks obscuring the fact that humans write the code, select the data on which AI systems are trained, approve their use, and decide where and how they are deployed.

— Shaun Harper, AJC.com, 18 Aug. 2026

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Despite some protests about a dog contributing to the game, Buddy — clad in a bright blue jersey and two pairs of basketball kicks — scores baffling basket after baffling basket, leaving the other team shocked.

— Rachel Raposas, PEOPLE, 27 July 2026
While Loathe’s baffling compositional choices may jump out first, the album’s most glaring flaw is its production.

— Patrick Lyons, Pitchfork, 16 July 2026

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Meta could introduce technical solutions, like automatically blurring faces, as Google does in Street View images, but Szydlowski doubts Meta would voluntarily make such a privacy-conscious change without regulatory or public pressure.

— Ashley Belanger, ArsTechnica, 21 Aug. 2026
With fewer than 100 days left in the Georgia midterm election cycle, the political lines between Republicans and Democrats are blurring.

— Irene Wright, USA Today, 20 Aug. 2026

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The title references Black Like Me, white journalist John Howard Griffin’s 1961 nonfiction book about darkening his skin to pass for Black in the Jim Crow South.

— Kory Grow, Rolling Stone, 21 Aug. 2026
During a total eclipse, the moon completely covers the face of the sun, darkening the sky and revealing just the sun’s outer atmosphere called the corona.

— Devika Rao, TheWeek, 12 Aug. 2026

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Shortstop Jeremy Peña’s puzzling decision not to attempt a throw home as the go-ahead run scored only exacerbated matters.

— Chandler Rome, New York Times, 23 Aug. 2026
As the days get shorter and cooler, a simple evening spent puzzling, snacking, and talking may be exactly the kind of gathering everyone needs.

— Jessica Safavimehr, Southern Living, 21 Aug. 2026

Definition of puzzling

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Gibson Nash, 21, was charged with first-degree murder after a series of perplexing events eventually led police to his mother’s bloodied body.

— Natasha Holt, FOXNews.com, 9 Aug. 2026
But there were also perplexing moments that punctured the gravitas of the event (even for an event built around hand-to-hand combat).

— Alex Weprin, HollywoodReporter, 15 June 2026

Definition of perplexing

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