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
Could this trailer be obfuscating the surprise Return of a Che Diaz (Che Diaz (Sara Ramirez)) plot line for Miranda?
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Rebecca Alter, Vulture, 15 Apr. 2025
This helps obfuscate against security analysis and also reboots the malware with a system restart.
—Zak Doffman, Forbes.com, 8 Apr. 2025
Euphemisms are designed to obfuscate unpleasant truths.
—Zachariah Mampilly, Foreign Affairs, 1 Apr. 2025
Yesterday, given the opportunity to back off his comments, Willard instead obfuscated.
—Chris Branch, New York Times, 27 Mar. 2025
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Rebecca Alter, Vulture, 15 Apr. 2025
This helps obfuscate against security analysis and also reboots the malware with a system restart.
—Zak Doffman, Forbes.com, 8 Apr. 2025
Euphemisms are designed to obfuscate unpleasant truths.
—Zachariah Mampilly, Foreign Affairs, 1 Apr. 2025
Yesterday, given the opportunity to back off his comments, Willard instead obfuscated.
—Chris Branch, New York Times, 27 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for obfuscate
confuse
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Also, this word et cetera at the end of the sentence confused me.—
EW.com,
EW.com,
26 May 2025
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Weir was confused by the man’s unusual conviction, though.—
Louise Erdrich,
New Yorker,
25 May 2025
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“Obfuscate.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/obfuscate. Accessed 3 Jun. 2025.
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