Synonyms of obfuscated

obfuscated 1 of 2

adjective

as in ambiguous

Related Words

• ambiguous
• cryptic
• obscure
• mysterious
• unclear
• indistinct
• unintelligible
• enigmatic
• clouded
• incomprehensible
• equivocal
• unknowable
• indecipherable
• unclarified
• dark
• unfathomable
• unapparent
• nonobvious
• imperceptible
• vague
• indiscernible
• sketchy
• subtle
• indeterminate
• impalpable
• imprecise
• nebulous
• unreadable
• illegible
• gray
• slippery
• hazy
• misty
• inappreciable
• murky
• indefinite
• cloudy
• noncommittal
• undecipherable
• insensible
• gauzy

Dissimilar Words

• obvious
• transparent
• apparent
• plain
• clear
• evident
• distinct
• unambiguous
• manifest
• broad
• decided
• unmistakable
• straightforward
• crystal clear
• perspicuous
• unequivocal
• luminous
• palpable
• lucid
• clear-cut
• understandable
• bald
• barefaced
• open-and-shut
• pellucid
• intelligible
• comprehensible
• ringing
• patent
• knowable
• bright-line
• digestible
• nonambiguous
• graspable
• unambivalent
• bald-faced
• cognizable
• luculent
• self-evident
• comprehendible
• fathomable
• cognoscible
• self-explanatory

obfuscated

2 of 2

verb

past tense of obfuscate

as in confused

to make (something) unclear to the understanding

irrelevant matters that only serve to obfuscate the fundamental issue of guilt or innocence

Synonyms & Similar Words

• confused
• blurred
• complicated
• clouded
• muddied
• fogged
• beclouded
• disrupted
• sophisticated
• befogged
• perplexed
• tangled
• snarled
• muddled
• jumbled
• entangled
• scrambled
• upset
• shuffled
• disordered
• disarranged
• disheveled
• tousled
• disturbed
• mixed (up)
• disarrayed
• discomposed
• messed (up)

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• clarified
• simplified
• illuminated
• cleared (up)
• streamlined
• unraveled
• straightened (out)
• analyzed
• disentangled
• decoded
• deciphered
• undid
• untangled
• broke down
• unscrambled

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of obfuscated

Adjective

The packages execute an obfuscated payload that can run during the npm install process, which occurs before a developer imports or actually uses the package in a production environment. — Dan Goodin, ArsTechnica, 1 June 2026

The initial script is heavily obfuscated to avoid detection by antivirus tools. — Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 17 Jan. 2026

Crucially, there are real-world exploits like University of California, San Diego’s (UCSD) Imprompter, which had nearly an 80% success rate in extracting personal data via obfuscated prompts. — Camellia Chan, Forbes.com, 8 Sep. 2025

Verb

In Eddington, Aster examines the absurdity of our present moment, further obfuscated by its mediation through screens. — Brianna Zigler, Entertainment Weekly, 15 July 2026

As in the plays of William Shakespeare, Stoppard’s authorial point of view was intentionally obfuscated. — Chris Jones, Chicago Tribune, 15 June 2026

From here, things get hazy because the details are missing—or at least highly obfuscated. — Stephen Clark, ArsTechnica, 15 May 2026

No wonder the numbers are obfuscated. — U T Readers, San Diego Union-Tribune, 7 Apr. 2026

Crypto transactions are recorded on a ledger that anyone can see and cannot be altered or obfuscated. — Nic Puckrin, Fortune, 2 Apr. 2026

Every moment of euphoria is obfuscated by distortion, every pop impulse is undercut by squealing dissonance. — Colin Joyce, Pitchfork, 18 Mar. 2026

At points, smoke obfuscated everyone on stage except for Reznor — who didn’t speak to the crowd except to introduce the touring band. — Jake Harris, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 4 Mar. 2026

So their needs may be obfuscated, obscured even, from them! — Big Think, 10 Feb. 2026