Synonyms of befogging

befogging

verb

present participle of befog

1

as in confusing

to make (something) unclear to the understanding

the professor's convoluted explanation only befogged the textbook's presentation of this scientific principle

Synonyms & Similar Words

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

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

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

2

as in obscuring

to make dark, dim, or indistinct

the morning murk befogged our view of the harbor

Synonyms & Similar Words

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

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

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

3

as in baffling

to throw into a state of mental uncertainty

completely befogged by the sudden change of subject

Synonyms & Similar Words

• baffling
• puzzling
• bewildering
• perplexing
• confusing
• embarrassing
• posing
• bothering
• rattling
• stunning
• mystifying
• blowing one's mind
• buffaloing
• befuddling
• muddling
• disorienting
• vexing
• bamboozling
• flustering
• confounding
• gravelling
• going to one's head
• disturbing
• graveling
• muddying
• flummoxing
• getting
• addling
• bemusing
• discombobulating
• fuddling
• upsetting
• mazing
• beating
• foxing
• unsettling
• sticking
• weirding out
• discomposing
• stumping
• distressing
• disconcerting
• stringing along
• nonplusing
• nonplussing
• mortifying
• taking in
• fazing
• agitating
• abashing
• discountenancing
• chagrining
• misleading
• discomfiting
• perturbing
• discomforting
• disquieting
• dismaying
• deluding
• unhinging
• tricking
• fooling
• deceiving
• humbugging
• duping
• snowing
• hoodwinking
• gulling
• cozening
• misguiding
• beguiling
• hoaxing

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• assuring
• satisfying
• informing
• reassuring
• enlightening