Synonyms of obfuscating

obfuscating

verb

present participle of obfuscate

as in confusing

to make (something) unclear to the understanding

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

Synonyms & Similar Words

• confusing
• blurring
• muddying
• clouding
• complicating
• beclouding
• disrupting
• fogging
• perplexing
• befogging
• snarling
• upsetting
• tangling
• muddling
• sophisticating
• entangling
• shuffling
• scrambling
• jumbling
• disarranging
• disordering
• tousling
• disturbing
• mixing (up)
• disheveling
• disarraying
• discomposing
• messing (up)

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• clarifying
• illuminating
• simplifying
• clearing (up)
• streamlining
• analyzing
• unraveling
• decoding
• deciphering
• undoing
• straightening (out)
• disentangling
• untangling
• breaking down
• unscrambling

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of obfuscating

The lawsuit expanded on that, accusing the village of obfuscating the nature of the development during the earlier stages of approvals. — Joseph States, Chicago Tribune, 7 Aug. 2026

The revelation is the latest example of how engaging the technology — and obfuscating such use — can roil audiences eager to support new films. — Corbin Bolies, Variety, 5 Aug. 2026

The situation has sparked backlash from lawmakers, who say the administration is obfuscating the casualty count and is trying to skirt the 60-day limit on military action without congressional authorization by rebranding the war. — Steven Beynon, ABC News, 24 July 2026

The political committee is also the subject of a recent Federal Election Commission complaint accusing it of obfuscating its expenses in violation of federal election rules. — Claire Heddles, Miami Herald, 2 July 2026

When The Star requested records related to ATO being placed on probation last year, the outcome letter KU provided was heavily redacted, completely obfuscating the narrative of the hazing allegations that university investigators found to be credible. — Matthew Kelly april 6, Kansas City Star, 6 Apr. 2026

The renderings, which showed an imposing new East Wing roughly a city block long, would be longer than the West Wing and almost completely obfuscating the view of the Treasury Building from the White House's South Lawn. — Swapna Venugopal Ramaswamy, USA Today, 26 Feb. 2026

Lawyers for the group contend that the city is willfully obfuscating to cover up its inadequate efforts to live up to its settlement. — Los Angeles Times, 16 Jan. 2026

The state says the foundation did this because Aerial Recovery, the nonprofit, had been obfuscating its name. — Evan Mealins, Nashville Tennessean, 24 Oct. 2025