Synonyms for obfuscate
Definitions
- v. 1
To make dark; to overshadow.
- v. 2
To deliberately make more confusing in order to conceal the truth.
Can weakness be really obfuscated?
Related words
- Word family
- obfuscation
Forms
- Past participle
- obfuscated
e.g. obfuscated → confused, obscured, mystified, muddled…
Example sentences
- puzzle Let's puzzle over Lewis Carroll's Pillow-Problems!
- confuse One should not confuse education with job training.
- muddle Tom was in a real muddle over his holiday plans.
- overshadow I never intended to overshadow her accomplishments.
- conceal Sami wanted to conceal the crime he had committed.
Popularity over time
| Word | 1850 → 2019 | Trend |
|---|---|---|
| obfuscate | rising | |
| puzzle | rising | |
| confuse | steady | |
| muddle | steady | |
| mystify | rising | |
| overshadow | steady |
Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.
By length
- 3 letters
- fog1, dim1
- 5 letters
- cloud1, shade1
- 6 letters
- puzzle2, darken2, muddle2
- 7 letters
- obscure2, eclipse2, confuse2, conceal2, mystify3, becloud
- 10 letters
- overshadow4
- 11 letters
- obfusticate
The small number after each word is its number of syllables (puzzle2 = 2 syllables).
In other languages
- Français
- obfusquer