Synonyms for obfuscation
All synonyms
Noun
1. Mystification
mystification, befuddlement, bewilderment, bafflement, puzzlement, bemusement, perplexity
Other
Definitions
- n. 1
The act or process of obfuscating, or obscuring the perception of something; the concept of concealing the meaning of a communication by making it more confusing and harder to interpret.
Related words
- Word family
- obfuscate
Forms
- Plural
- obfuscations → mystifications, befuddlements, bewilderments, bafflements…
Example sentences
- puzzlement His face betrayed his sheer puzzlement.
- obscurity Obscurity is by no means a proof of deep thought.
Popularity over time
| Word | 1850 → 2019 | Trend |
|---|---|---|
| obfuscation | rising | |
| puzzlement | rising | |
| mystification | steady | |
| bafflement | rising | |
| befuddlement | rising | |
| obscurity | steady |
Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.
By length
- 8 letters
- darkness2
- 9 letters
- obscurity4
- 10 letters
- puzzlement3, perplexity4, bemusement3, bafflement
- 12 letters
- bewilderment4, befuddlement
- 13 letters
- mystification, obfustication
The small number after each word is its number of syllables (darkness2 = 2 syllables).
In other languages
- Français
- obfuscation