Synonyms of fogs

fogs 1 of 2

noun

plural of fog

1

as in hazes

an atmospheric condition in which suspended particles in the air rob it of its transparency

the fog lifted once the sun was out

Synonyms & Similar Words

• hazes
• clouds
• mists
• smogs
• soups
• gauzes
• reeks
• smokes
• fumes
• murks
• brumes
• miasmas
• steams
• banks
• smothers

2

as in confusions

a state of mental uncertainty

I wandered around in a fog after the shocking news

Synonyms & Similar Words

• confusions
• tangles
• perplexities
• bewilderments
• mystifications
• mazes
• distractions
• distresses
• discomforts
• puzzlements
• muddles
• discombobulations
• bamboozlements
• agitations
• bafflements
• bemusements
• head-scratchings
• befuddlements
• perturbations
• whirls
• embarrassments
• disquiets
• mortifications
• disturbances
• discomfitures
• dismays
• turmoils
• commotions
• chagrins
• upsets
• disconcertments
• abashments
• flurries
• dithers
• stews
• flusters
• bothers
• fusses

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• assurances
• convictions
• certainties
• confidences
• certitudes

fogs

2 of 2

verb

present tense third-person singular of fog

1

as in confuses

to make (something) unclear to the understanding

extraneous matters that only serve to fog the central issue

Synonyms & Similar Words

• confuses
• clouds
• beclouds
• blurs
• obfuscates
• befogs
• muddies
• disrupts
• complicates
• snarls
• disorders
• perplexes
• tangles
• jumbles
• sophisticates
• disarranges
• muddles
• upsets
• entangles
• shuffles
• scrambles
• tousles
• mixes (up)
• disturbs
• disarrays
• dishevels
• discomposes
• messes (up)

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• illuminates
• clarifies
• clears (up)
• simplifies
• streamlines
• unravels
• straightens (out)
• undoes
• breaks down
• analyzes
• decodes
• disentangles
• untangles
• unscrambles
• deciphers

2

as in obscures

to make dark, dim, or indistinct

time will fog memories

Synonyms & Similar Words

• obscures
• blurs
• darkens
• clouds
• shrouds
• blackens
• mists
• dims
• hazes
• shadows
• beclouds
• overshadows
• befogs
• overcasts
• shades
• bedims
• overclouds
• fuzzes (up)
• conceals
• dislimns
• eclipses
• hides
• curtains
• masks
• covers
• blears
• adumbrates
• obliterates
• cloaks
• veils
• screens
• blots out
• disguises
• camouflages

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• illuminates
• lights (up)
• reveals
• illumines
• brightens
• lightens
• exposes
• uncovers
• unveils

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of fogs

Noun

And fogs are closer to us than clouds. — Doyle Rice, USA Today, 31 May 2026

Over-the-counter pesticides and fogs will not do the job. — Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 30 Mar. 2026

Barresi and Cuellar hold each other up with palpable tenderness, each one crafting a long, poignant arc from innocence through the fogs and thorns of experience. — Sara Holdren, Vulture, 21 Nov. 2025

Verb

The housekeeping team fogs the balés every week to keep most of the biting insects at bay, and gardens teeming with mosquito-repelling lemongrass and zodia plants help keep them at a distance. — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 31 Mar. 2026