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fog

noun

Synonyms and Antonyms of fog

1 a state of mental confusion
  • didn't get enough sleep and now I'm in a fog
Synonyms of fog

daze, dazedness, haze, muddle, spin, swoon
Words Related to fog

reverie, stupor, trance

befuddlement, bewilderment, perplexity, puzzlement

delirium, malaise, paralysis

cloudiness, fogginess
Near Antonyms of fog

alertness, levelheadedness
2 an atmospheric condition in which suspended particles in the air rob it of its transparency
  • the fog lifted once the sun was out
Synonyms of fog

brume, gauze, haze, mist, murk, reek, smog, soup
Words Related to fog

bank, cloud, fume, miasma, smoke, smother, steam
3 a state of mental uncertainty
  • I wandered around in a fog after the shocking news
Synonyms of fog

bafflement, bamboozlement, befuddlement, bemusement, bewilderedness, bewilderment, confusedness, confusion, discombobulation, distraction, head-scratching, maze [chiefly dialect], muddle, mystification, perplexity, puzzlement, tangle, whirl
Words Related to fog

abashment, discomfiture, disconcertment, embarrassment, mortification

agitation, chagrin, discomfort, dismay, disquiet, distress, disturbance, perturbation, upset

bother, commotion, dither, flurry, fluster, fuss, stew, turmoil
Near Antonyms of fog

assurance, certainty, certitude, confidence, conviction, positiveness, sureness

fog

verb

Synonyms and Antonyms of fog

1 to make (something) unclear to the understanding
  • extraneous matters that only serve to fog the central issue
Synonyms of fog

becloud, befog, blur, cloud, confuse, muddy, obfuscate
Words Related to fog

complicate, perplex, sophisticate

entangle, snarl, tangle

disarrange, disarray, discompose, dishevel, disorder, disrupt, disturb, jumble, mess (up), mix (up), muddle, scramble, shuffle, tousle, upset
Near Antonyms of fog

simplify, streamline

disentangle, straighten (out), undo, unravel, unscramble, untangle

decipher, decode

analyze, break down
Antonyms of fog

clarify, clear (up), illuminate
2 to make dark, dim, or indistinct
  • time will fog memories
Synonyms of fog

becloud, bedim, befog, blacken, blear, blur, cloud, darken, dim, dislimn, fuzz (up), haze, mist, obscure, overcast, overcloud, overshadow, shadow, shroud
Words Related to fog

adumbrate, blot out, conceal, eclipse, hide, obliterate, screen, shade

camouflage, cloak, cover, curtain, disguise, mask, veil
Near Antonyms of fog

expose, reveal, uncover, unveil
Antonyms of fog

brighten, illuminate, illumine, light (up), lighten

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