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The synonyms of “Fog” are: daze, haze, fogginess, murk, murkiness, mist, mistiness, haar, smog, haziness, gloom, gloominess, stupor, trance, muddle, becloud, befog, cloud, haze over, obnubilate, obscure, steam up, mist over, cloud over, film over, become misty, become blurred, become covered in condensation, stupefy, fuddle, befuddle, bewilder, confuse, perplex, baffle
According to the Oxford Dictionary of English, “fog” as a noun can have the following definitions:
| daze | A state of stunned confusion or bewilderment. He was walking around in a daze. |
| fogginess | An atmosphere in which visibility is reduced because of a cloud of some substance. |
| gloom | An atmosphere of depression and melancholy. His gloom deepened. |
| gloominess | The quality of excessive mournfulness and uncheerfulness. |
| haar | A cold sea fog on the east coast of England or Scotland. |
| haze | A very fine cloud of something such as vapour or smoke in the air. The gathering haze of cigarette smoke. |
| haziness | Vagueness attributable to being not clearly defined. |
| mist | A cloud of tiny water droplets suspended in the atmosphere at or near the earth’s surface that limits visibility (to a lesser extent than fog; strictly, with visibility remaining above 1 km. A mist rose out of the river. |
| mistiness | Cloudiness resulting from haze or mist or vapor. |
| muddle | An untidy and disorganized state or collection. She was able to cut through confusion and muddle. |
| murk | Darkness or thick mist that makes it difficult to see. My eyes were straining to see through the murk of the rainy evening. |
| murkiness | An atmosphere in which visibility is reduced because of a cloud of some substance. |
| smog | Fog or haze intensified by smoke or other atmospheric pollutants. Exhaust emissions are mainly responsible for the smog. |
| stupor | The feeling of distress and disbelief that you have when something bad happens accidentally. A drunken stupor. |
| trance | A state of mind in which consciousness is fragile and voluntary action is poor or missing; a state resembling deep sleep. She put him into a light trance. |
According to the Oxford Dictionary of English, “fog” as a verb can have the following definitions:
| baffle | Be a mystery or bewildering to. To baffle the noise further I pad the gunwales. |
| becloud | Make obscure or muddled. Confusion beclouds the issue. |
| become blurred | Come into existence. |
| become covered in condensation | Enhance the appearance of. |
| become misty | Come into existence. |
| befog | Make less visible or unclear. Her brain was befogged with lack of sleep. |
| befuddle | Make (someone) unable to think clearly. This question befuddled even the teacher. |
| bewilder | Be a mystery or bewildering to. She was bewildered by his sudden change of mood. |
| cloud | Billow up in the form of a cloud. Suspicion clouded her face. |
| cloud over | Place under suspicion or cast doubt upon. |
| confuse | Be confusing or perplexing to; cause to be unable to think clearly. A lot of people confuse a stroke with a heart attack. |
| daze | (especially of an emotional or physical shock) make (someone) unable to think or react properly. She was dazed by his revelations. |
| film over | Make a film or photograph of something. |
| fuddle | Make stupid with alcohol. This question befuddled even the teacher. |
| haze over | Harass by imposing humiliating or painful tasks, as in military institutions. |
| mist | Spray finely or cover with mist. The windows of the car were misted up with condensation. |
| mist over | Make less visible or unclear. |
| muddle | Bring into a disordered or confusing state. I fear he may have muddled the message. |
| obnubilate | Make unclear, indistinct, or blurred. Never to be short of illusions to obnubilate himself such was his dream. |
| obscure | Make obscure or unclear. The stars are obscured by the clouds. |
| perplex | Be a mystery or bewildering to. She was perplexed by her husband s moodiness. |
| steam up | Emit steam. |
| stupefy | Make senseless or dizzy by or as if by a blow. The offence of administering drugs to a woman with intent to stupefy her. |
| aerosol | A container holding an aerosol. The organisms are spread in the aerosols generated by showers. |
| atmospheric | Relating to or located in the atmosphere. Atmospheric tests. |
| blur | Make unclear indistinct or blurred. The haze blurs the hills. |
| blurry | Unable to perceive clear or sharp images. My memories of him are blurry at best. |
| churn | Produce butter by churning milk or cream. The women were churning butter and making cheese. |
| cloud | Darken the sky with cloud. Their faces were clouded with sadness. |
| cloudy | Uncertain; unclear. She stared at him her eyes cloudy. |
| dampen | Check; keep in check (a fire. Nothing could dampen her enthusiasm. |
| dampness | A slight wetness. The dampness in the air. |
| drizzle | (in cooking) a thin stream of a liquid ingredient trickled over food. Scotland will be cloudy with patchy drizzle. |
| droplet | A very small drop of a liquid. Droplets of water. |
| foggy | Indistinct or hazy in outline. She was foggy with sleep. |
| haze | Obscure with a haze. An alcoholic haze. |
| hazy | Indistinct or hazy in outline. The picture we have of him is extremely hazy. |
| humid | Containing or characterized by a great deal of water vapor. Humid weather. |
| indistinct | Not clear or sharply defined. Indistinct shapes in the gloom. |
| mist | Spray finely or cover with mist. The glass was beginning to mist up. |
| misty | (of a person’s eyes) full of tears so as to blur the vision. A misty out of focus silhouette. |
| moisten | Moisten with fine drops. The dew moistened the meadows. |
| moisture | Water or other liquid diffused in a small quantity as vapour, within a solid, or condensed on a surface. In freshly felled wood the moisture content varies. |
| overcast | Make overcast or cloudy. Overcast books. |
| precipitation | Overly eager speed (and possible carelessness. He is responsible for the precipitation of his own demise. |
| rain | Falls of rain. He fell under the rain of blows. |
| roil | Be agitated. Winds roil these waters. |
| smog | Fog or haze intensified by smoke or other atmospheric pollutants. Exhaust emissions are mainly responsible for the smog. |
| smoke | Cure or preserve food especially meat or fish by exposure to smoke. The fire produced a tower of black smoke that could be seen for miles. |
| snow | Fall as snow. Vanilla snow. |
| steam | Locomotives and railway systems powered by steam. He ll be the one to throw the first punch then run to the back when the others steam in. |
| vapor | The process of becoming a vapor. |
| wet | Wetness caused by water. A wet cow. |
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