Synonyms of haze

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noun

ˈhāz 

1

as in fog

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

Jim could barely make out the tall buildings through the haze

Synonyms & Similar Words

• fog
• cloud
• mist
• smog
• gauze
• soup
• murk
• smoke
• reek
• brume
• miasma
• steam
• fume
• bank
• smother

2

as in daze

a state of mental confusion

people wandered around in a haze in the days following the earthquake

Synonyms & Similar Words

• daze
• fog
• trance
• spin
• stupor
• dazedness
• muddle
• reverie
• swoon
• bewilderment
• delirium
• paralysis
• perplexity
• cloudiness
• malaise
• puzzlement
• befuddlement
• fogginess

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• alertness
• levelheadedness

haze

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verb (1)

as in to tease

to attack repeatedly with mean put-downs or insults

the roughnecks on the oil rig would haze the young man for his refined manners and educated speech

Synonyms & Similar Words

• tease
• taunt
• mock
• needle
• hassle
• ride
• plague
• bother
• pick on
• annoy
• bait
• torture
• ridicule
• trouble
• frost
• spite
• make game of
• discomfort
• irritate
• heckle
• itch
• torment
• test
• bug
• burn (up)
• gnaw (at)
• put out
• ruffle
• aggravate
• try
• grate
• disturb
• rasp
• nag
• badger
• nettle
• vex
• dog
• bully
• chafe
• jeer
• gibe
• irk
• gripe
• exasperate
• pester
• gall
• fret
• hack (off)
• nark
• perturb
• pique
• get
• peeve
• rile
• deride
• bedevil
• hound
• agitate
• harass
• goad
• hagride
• aggrieve
• beleaguer
• browbeat
• persecute
• harry
• terrorize
• hector

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verb (2)

as in to blur

to make dark, dim, or indistinct

unfortunately, smog was hazing the view of the distant city skyline

Synonyms & Similar Words

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

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

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

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of haze

Noun

The craggy scarps were distant and blue, afloat in the thin dove-grey haze of early September. — Literary Hub, 11 Aug. 2026

Sickafoose's team interprets this as being the haze particles settling towards lower latitudes. — Keith Cooper, Space.com, 10 Aug. 2026

In Jambi, more than 124 acres of peatland have burned, causing choking haze in some areas and raising concerns about worsening air quality. — Trisnadi, Los Angeles Times, 10 Aug. 2026

The inescapable stench – equal parts sour and cloying – has settled like a thick haze over the neighborhood, baked by the Southern California heat. — Celina Tebor, CNN Money, 8 Aug. 2026