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Synonyms for befog

Most common

fog mist cloud obscure

Definitions

  1. v. 1

    To envelop in fog or smoke.

Forms

Past participle
befogged
e.g. befogged → fogged, misted, clouded, obscured…

Example sentences

  • cloud The car was enveloped in a cloud of exhaust fumes.
  • fog The flight was cancelled because of the thick fog.
  • mist The land could just be discerned through the mist.

Popularity over time

Word1850 → 2019Trend
befogfalling
cloudrising
fogrising
mistrising

Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.

By length

3 letters
fog1
4 letters
mist1
5 letters
cloud1
7 letters
obscure2, becloud
10 letters
obnubilate

The small number after each word is its number of syllables (obscure2 = 2 syllables).