Synonyms of beclouding

beclouding

verb

present participle of becloud

1

as in confusing

to make (something) unclear to the understanding

don't becloud the discussion by raising unrelated issues

Synonyms & Similar Words

• confusing
• clouding
• obfuscating
• blurring
• fogging
• muddying
• disrupting
• complicating
• befogging
• perplexing
• snarling
• tangling
• disarranging
• upsetting
• entangling
• disordering
• sophisticating
• muddling
• tousling
• mixing (up)
• jumbling
• shuffling
• scrambling
• disturbing
• dishevelling
• discomposing
• disarraying
• disheveling
• messing (up)

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• clarifying
• illuminating
• clearing (up)
• simplifying
• streamlining
• unraveling
• undoing
• analyzing
• straightening (out)
• decoding
• deciphering
• disentangling
• untangling
• breaking down
• unscrambling

2

as in obscuring

to make dark, dim, or indistinct

the smog from the city's steel mills was once so oppressive that it beclouded the local landscape even at noon

Synonyms & Similar Words

• obscuring
• blurring
• darkening
• clouding
• blackening
• shrouding
• overshadowing
• dimming
• overcasting
• fogging
• hazing
• overclouding
• bedimming
• shadowing
• concealing
• dislimning
• misting
• shading
• hiding
• adumbrating
• fuzzing (up)
• blearing
• obliterating
• befogging
• eclipsing
• covering
• blotting out
• masking
• camouflaging
• screening
• veiling
• curtaining
• disguising
• cloaking

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• illuminating
• lighting (up)
• lightening
• brightening
• revealing
• exposing
• illumining
• uncovering
• unveiling