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Synonyms for fog

  • noun
  • verb

Most common

confusion mist haze aftermath eddish murk daze foggage

Synonyms by meaning

Noun

1. Haze — A thick cloud that forms near the ground; the obscurity of such a cloud

haze, mist, confusion, vapor US, vapour UK, exhalation

2. Aftermath — A new growth of grass appearing on a field that has been mowed or grazed

after-grass, aftermath, eddish

3. Murk

murk, murkiness, fogginess

Other

daze, steam, grass, foggage

Verb

1. Cloud — to make confusing or obscure

cloud, obscure, haze over, blur, darken, confuse, befog, becloud, obnubilate, dim, obfuscate, bedim

Definitions

  1. n. 1

    A thick cloud that forms near the ground; the obscurity of such a cloud.

  2. n. 2

    A new growth of grass appearing on a field that has been mowed or grazed.

  3. n. 3

    A mist or film clouding a surface.

  4. v. 1

    To make confusing or obscure.

Related words

Word family
fog-eater fogger foggish foggy foglike fog-pond fogey
Phrases
brain fog pea-soup fog fog machine ground fog plait fog cog fog fog fluid fog forest
Is a kind of
fret sea fret haar ice fog pea soup

Forms

Plural
fogs → hazes, mists, confusions, vapors…
Past participle
fogged
e.g. fogged → clouded, obscured, blurred, darkened…

Example sentences

  • confusion He disappeared, taking advantage of the confusion.
  • mist The land could just be discerned through the mist.
  • haze They're not interested in the causes of the haze.
  • aftermath In the aftermath of the accident he lost his sight.

Popularity over time

Word1850 → 2019Trend
fogrising
confusionsteady
mistrising
hazerising
aftermathrising
eddishsteady

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

By length

3 letters
dim1
4 letters
mist1, blur1, haze1, daze1, murk1
5 letters
steam1, cloud1, grass1, vapor2, befog, bedim
6 letters
vapour, darken2, eddish
7 letters
obscure2, confuse2, becloud, foggage
9 letters
confusion3, aftermath3, obfuscate3, murkiness, fogginess
10 letters
exhalation4, obnubilate

The small number after each word is its number of syllables (vapor2 = 2 syllables).

In other languages

Français
brouillard
Italiano
nebbia
Español
niebla
Català
boira