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Synonyms for haze

Most common

confusion fog mist daze obscurity muddle frosh

All synonyms

Noun

1. Fog

fog, daze, mist, confusion, cloud, vapor US, vapour UK

Definitions

  1. n. 1

    Very fine solid particles (smoke, dust) or liquid droplets (moisture) suspended in the air, slightly limiting visibility. (Compare fog, mist.)

Related words

Word family
hazy
Phrases
haze over purple haze damp haze wet haze

Forms

Plural
hazes → fogs, dazes, mists, confusions…

Example sentences

  • confusion He disappeared, taking advantage of the confusion.
  • fog The flight was cancelled because of the thick fog.
  • mist The land could just be discerned through the mist.
  • daze When I first got to New York, I was in a daze.
  • obscurity Obscurity is by no means a proof of deep thought.
  • muddle Tom was in a real muddle over his holiday plans.

Popularity over time

Word1850 → 2019Trend
hazerising
confusionsteady
fogrising
mistrising
dazerising
obscuritysteady

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

By length

3 letters
fog1
4 letters
mist1, daze1
5 letters
cloud1, vapor2, frosh
6 letters
vapour, muddle2
9 letters
confusion3, obscurity4

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

In other languages

Français
trouble
Italiano
tumulto