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Synonyms for mist

24 synonyms
2 meanings

verb
noun

Most common

cloud fog haze haze over

Synonyms by meaning

Verb

fog, cloud, haze, vapor US, vapour UK, haze over, steam, obscure, dim, befog, becloud, obnubilate, blur, darken

Noun

1. Obscuration

obscuration, obscurity, bewilderment, perplexity

2. Rain

rain, drizzle, mizzle

Other

smoke, reek, exhalation, brume formal

Definitions

v. 1
To form mist.
It's misting this morning.
n. 1
Water or other liquid finely suspended in air. (Compare fog, haze.)
It was difficult to see through the morning mist.
n. 2
A layer of fine droplets or particles.
There was an oily mist on the lens.

Related words

Word family: mistbow misteous mistflower mist-pond misty mister
Phrases: ground mist mist over

Forms

Plural: mists → obscurations, obscurities, bewilderments, perplexities…
Past participle: misted
e.g. misted → fogged, clouded, hazed, vapored…

Example sentences

cloud The car was enveloped in a cloud of exhaust fumes.
fog The flight was cancelled because of the thick fog.
haze They're not interested in the causes of the haze.

Popularity over time

Word	1850 → 2019	Trend
mist		rising
cloud		rising
fog		rising
haze		rising

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

By length

3 letters: fog¹, dim¹
4 letters: rain¹, blur¹, haze¹, reek¹
5 letters: smoke¹, cloud¹, steam¹, vapor², brume, befog
6 letters: vapour, darken², mizzle
7 letters: obscure², drizzle², becloud
9 letters: obscurity⁴
10 letters: exhalation⁴, perplexity⁴, obnubilate
11 letters: obscuration
12 letters: bewilderment⁴

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