as in to confuse
to make (something) unclear to the understanding
irrelevant matters that only serve to obfuscate the fundamental issue of guilt or innocence
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Recent Examples of obfuscate
Advertisement Advertisement For years now, Putin has been obfuscating how weak the Russian economy really is, by hiding and fudging the numbers.
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Time, 9 Aug. 2025
On the other hand, politics and emotions often obfuscate such things.
—Joan Meiners, AZCentral.com, 4 Aug. 2025
Phuong explained: The backdoor process is deliberately obfuscated by the threat actor through the use of process masquerading.
—Dan Goodin, ArsTechnica, 30 July 2025
Leagues often obfuscate finances during labor negotiations, but, in the case of the W.N.B.A., the numbers are particularly difficult to understand.
—Louisa Thomas, New Yorker, 27 July 2025
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Time, 9 Aug. 2025
On the other hand, politics and emotions often obfuscate such things.
—Joan Meiners, AZCentral.com, 4 Aug. 2025
Phuong explained: The backdoor process is deliberately obfuscated by the threat actor through the use of process masquerading.
—Dan Goodin, ArsTechnica, 30 July 2025
Leagues often obfuscate finances during labor negotiations, but, in the case of the W.N.B.A., the numbers are particularly difficult to understand.
—Louisa Thomas, New Yorker, 27 July 2025
See All Example Sentences for obfuscate
Recent Examples of Synonyms for obfuscate
confuse
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But this cake isn't an exact replica of their earlier chocolate cake, leaving some guests confused about what this cake is.—
Kimberly Holland,
Southern Living,
10 Oct. 2025
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Some companies kind of got confused [about] what their true role is and how they’re supposed to be delivering value, and that’s getting a bit corrected now.—
Andrew Edgecliffe-Johnson,
semafor.com,
10 Oct. 2025
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“Obfuscate.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/obfuscate. Accessed 18 Oct. 2025.
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