MISTED Synonyms: 44 Similar and Opposite Words

misted

verb

past tense of mist

as in obscured

to make dark, dim, or indistinct the damp air misted the window pane

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Recent Examples of misted Tamworth built the whiskey around those flavors, creating a spray that can be misted over cocktails rather than poured directly into them. — Emily Price, Forbes.com, 1 July 2026 Just before the outdoor ceremony, a brief unexpected rain misted an otherwise sunny day. — Angie Leventis Lourgos, Chicago Tribune, 28 June 2026 The best tanning water provides a natural bronze when misted or brushed on. — Conçetta Ciarlo, Vogue, 22 June 2026 If mold is a pesky problem in your shower, consider a daily shower spray that can be misted over surfaces after every shower to prevent mold from appearing. — Karen Brewer Grossman, Southern Living, 22 June 2026 There was no priming my heart for the kind of torrent my chest became as Lusaka misted over. — Literary Hub, 27 Mar. 2026 Aerosol sprays apply deodorant through an aerosol can and are misted under your arms. — Bestreviews, Mercury News, 23 Mar. 2026 Mock recommends using a clean microfiber cloth misted with water from a spray bottle until damp. — Blythe Copeland, Martha Stewart, 15 Jan. 2026 My eyes misted seeing her tears after meeting with the young survivors and the families of the victims of a brutal knife attack in the UK that happened during a Taylor Swift dance party. — Lisa Respers France, CNN Money, 16 Dec. 2025

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Gros Morne National Park combines relatively dark skies with the deepest eclipse in eastern North America, with nearly half of the sun obscured at maximum.

— Jamie Carter, Space.com, 19 July 2026
Severely nearsighted, Isul wore eyeglasses with thick plastic lenses, which obscured her lovely, small eyes.

— Min Jin Lee, New Yorker, 19 July 2026

Definition of obscured

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In other words, these olives are often harvested while still green and then darkened through oxidation and other methods during processing.

— Daryl Austin, USA Today, 11 July 2026
Themes return altered by what has happened to them, darkened or brightened, fragmented or reconciled.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 10 July 2026

Definition of darkened

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Working alongside collaborators including Timbaland, Static Major, Bud’dha, Rapture Stewart, Eric Seats, and Stephen Garrett, Aaliyah helped craft a sound that blurred the boundaries between R&B, hip-hop, pop, soul, and electronic music.

— Desjah Altvater, Forbes.com, 17 July 2026
In Detroit, which has dealt with some of the worst conditions in the country, the smoke has almost entirely blurred the city’s skyline.

— Nancy Walecki, The Atlantic, 17 July 2026

Definition of blurred

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It was blackened, charred, the conductor that had drawn the single precise punch of lightning.

— Brian Truitt, USA Today, 27 July 2026
Elephant Fire The Elephant Fire, burning since July 11 in the Tahoe National Forest, has blackened nearly 14,000 acres in Sierra, Plumas and Lassen counties, and is 92% contained.

— Darrell Smith, Sacbee.com, 21 July 2026

Definition of blackened

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The Sunda clouded leopard stalks the dense rainforests of Borneo and Sumatra in search of bearded pigs and mouse deer to prey on.

— Douglas Main, Scientific American, 17 July 2026
Although Martha’s thoughts are clouded by her desire to undo Anne’s condition, her section also abides by the terms of realism, never straying too far from what could be considered ordinary life.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 17 July 2026

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