Synonyms of obfuscates

obfuscates

verb

present tense third-person singular of obfuscate

as in confuses

to make (something) unclear to the understanding

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

Synonyms & Similar Words

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

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

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

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of obfuscates

Instead, Cubans turn to the internet, reading abroad what their government obfuscates or denies at home. — Joseph J. Gonzalez, The Conversation, 9 July 2026

His bad-boy swagger externally obfuscates his heart of gold, but his goodness and morality are apparent. — Los Angeles Times, 29 May 2026

The president obfuscates or lies; the press contradicts him; the Pentagon’s own investigators find against him; senators of both parties demand answers; and the polls turn against the war. — Bobby Ghosh, Time, 27 May 2026

Director Antonio Campos shoots this exchange in the shadows, a choice that only obfuscates this pivotal moment further. — Rafaela Bassili, Vulture, 14 Nov. 2025

Local students tend to know about the province’s nationalistic perspective, due to their high school curriculum, but this deliberately (and understandably) obfuscates the larger Canadian picture to try to foster a firmer attachment to Quebec’s language and culture. — Dónal Gill, The Dial, 28 Oct. 2025

Gating much of that control behind certain subscription tiers further obfuscates what’s possible. — PC Magazine, 2 Sep. 2025