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

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

Though some investors like lottery winner Edwin Castro have made headlines by purchasing multiple lots, the process is largely opaque and the names of the buyers are obfuscated by limited liability companies, or LLCs, Fairweather said. — Terry Castleman, Los Angeles Times, 8 Jan. 2026