Synonyms of clouding

clouding

verb

present participle of cloud

1

as in obscuring

to make dark, dim, or indistinct

the diner's dark interior, clouded with smoke and grease

Synonyms & Similar Words

• obscuring
• blurring
• darkening
• blackening
• overshadowing
• shrouding
• dimming
• fogging
• beclouding
• overcasting
• shadowing
• hazing
• misting
• concealing
• overclouding
• shading
• obliterating
• hiding
• blearing
• bedimming
• eclipsing
• covering
• dislimning
• befogging
• masking
• fuzzing (up)
• adumbrating
• camouflaging
• screening
• blotting out
• disguising
• veiling
• curtaining
• cloaking

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• illuminating
• brightening
• lightening
• lighting (up)
• revealing
• exposing
• uncovering
• illumining
• unveiling

2

as in confusing

to make (something) unclear to the understanding

cloud the issue with obscure statistics

Synonyms & Similar Words

• confusing
• blurring
• obfuscating
• muddying
• beclouding
• fogging
• complicating
• disrupting
• befogging
• perplexing
• snarling
• upsetting
• muddling
• tangling
• shuffling
• entangling
• disordering
• jumbling
• scrambling
• disarranging
• sophisticating
• tousling
• disturbing
• mixing (up)
• disheveling
• disarraying
• discomposing
• messing (up)

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• clarifying
• illuminating
• simplifying
• clearing (up)
• streamlining
• analyzing
• unraveling
• undoing
• straightening (out)
• decoding
• deciphering
• disentangling
• untangling
• breaking down
• unscrambling

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of clouding

Wholesale inflation fell from May to June on plunging energy prices, but intensifying hostilities with Iran are clouding the outlook. — Paul Wiseman, Los Angeles Times, 15 July 2026

However, a lack of diversity in thought was clouding every step forward. — Janine Schindler, Forbes.com, 26 June 2026

Are foggy relationships clouding your goals and ambitions? — Usa Today, USA Today, 25 June 2026

The Civil Rights Act of 1964 and the Voting Rights Act of 1965 were recent enough for Black Americans to understand the nation’s possibility for change, yet the routine violence didn’t diminish, clouding the wave of optimism with grief and disillusionment. — Rae-Aila Crumble, Pitchfork, 25 June 2026

What’s more, handling a mummy exposes it to potential contamination from modern bacteria and fungi, further clouding the picture of its microbial makeup. — Mindy Weisberger, CNN Money, 8 June 2026

But as that dream inches closer to reality, legal squabbles are clouding that momentum. — Samantha Subin, CNBC, 29 May 2026

Republicans want to pass the bill as quickly as possible, but the party-line bill’s exposure to anti-weaponization fund amendments is clouding its path in both chambers. — Burgess Everett, semafor.com, 29 May 2026

For Vuletic, the path out of the controversy clouding the contest has little to do with the rules. — Andrew Jones, NBC news, 12 May 2026