BECLOUD Synonyms: 81 Similar and Opposite Words

becloud

verb

bi-ˈklau̇d

Definition of becloud

as in to confuse

to make (something) unclear to the understanding don't becloud the discussion by raising unrelated issues

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as in to obscure

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

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Recent Examples of becloud But instead of sounding the alarm, defendants went out of their way to becloud the emerging scientific consensus. — Edward Fitzpatrick, BostonGlobe.com, 7 Aug. 2019 His flacks and surrogates hand out scraps of information grudgingly, infrequently, and beclouded by fragrant eructations of doublespeak. — Charles Seife, Slate Magazine, 1 Mar. 2017

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Then began the desperate, confusing search for their colleagues.

— Ross Adkin, CNN Money, 30 Aug. 2026
Summary Founders frequently misjudge their business's worth, often confusing revenue with actual value.

— Lien De Pau, Forbes.com, 29 Aug. 2026

Definition of confuse

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Forward vision is excellent because there’s no roof, A-pillars, or much of anything obscuring your view (the only model above the Signature Edition, called the Grand Touring, does include a roof of sorts).

— William Roberson, Forbes.com, 29 Aug. 2026
The glass is reeded and translucent, obscuring the line cooks behind it.

— Alexis Benveniste, Architectural Digest, 27 Aug. 2026

Definition of obscure

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Yet our tendency to use body mass as a convenient proxy for unhealthy weight gain may obfuscate the true risks – and even benefits – of being a little bigger.

— Mike McRae August 24, New Atlas, 24 Aug. 2026
For around five years, Rodriguez and Perez allegedly obfuscated the various thefts as miscellaneous business expenses.

— Sofia Saric, Miami Herald, 19 Aug. 2026

Definition of obfuscate

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However, they can be ordered with Transitions lenses that darken outdoors and clear up inside.

— Scott Kramer, Forbes.com, 23 Aug. 2026
The title references Black Like Me, white journalist John Howard Griffin’s 1961 nonfiction book about darkening his skin to pass for Black in the Jim Crow South.

— Kory Grow, Rolling Stone, 21 Aug. 2026

Definition of darken

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Corbin uses cabbage as an anchor in his new and expanding Rolodex of flavors, thrusting it into the fire until the outer layers are blackened and frizzled.

— Jenn Harris, Los Angeles Times, 27 Aug. 2026
Timber Fire Monterey County’s Timber Fire burning near Big Sur has blackened nearly 2,500 acres since its start Monday afternoon and is 5% contained.

— Darrell Smith, Sacbee.com, 11 Aug. 2026

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