Need another word that means the same as “mist”? Find 35 synonyms and 30 related words for “mist” in this overview.
The synonyms of “Mist” are: haze, fog, smog, murk, cloud, cloudiness, mistiness, scotch mist, haar, vapour, drizzle, spray, mist over, becloud, befog, haze over, obnubilate, obscure, steam up, become misty, fog over, fog up, become covered with condensation, film over, cloud over, become cloudy, become blurred, sprinkle, shower, spritz, spread in droplets, spatter
According to the Oxford Dictionary of English, “mist” as a noun can have the following definitions:
cloud | A large number of insects or birds moving together. The only cloud on the horizon was the possibility of dissent by the French. |
cloudiness | The quality of being cloudy. |
drizzle | Light rain falling in very fine drops. A steady drizzle has been falling since 3 a m. |
fog | A state or cause of perplexity or confusion. The collision occurred in thick fog. |
haar | A cold sea fog on the east coast of England or Scotland. |
haze | A state of mental confusion. The cold air has no pollution and very little haze. |
mistiness | Cloudiness resulting from haze or mist or vapor. |
murk | Darkness or thick mist that makes it difficult to see. My eyes were straining to see through the murk of the rainy evening. |
scotch mist | A slight surface cut (especially a notch that is made to keep a tally. |
smog | Fog or haze intensified by smoke or other atmospheric pollutants. The fires caused widespread smogs. |
spray | A pesticide in suspension or solution intended for spraying. A fine spray of mud. |
vapour | The process of becoming a vapor. Dense clouds of smoke and toxic vapour. |
According to the Oxford Dictionary of English, “mist” as a verb can have the following definitions:
becloud | Make less visible or unclear. Confusion beclouds the issue. |
become blurred | Come into existence. |
become cloudy | Come into existence. |
become covered with condensation | Enter or assume a certain state or condition. |
become misty | Enter or assume a certain state or condition. |
befog | Make less visible or unclear. Her brain was befogged with lack of sleep. |
cloud | Make overcast or cloudy. The smoke clouded above the houses. |
cloud over | Make less clear. |
film over | Make a film or photograph of something. |
fog | Make (a film, negative, or print) obscure or cloudy. Hot steam drifted about her fogging up the window. |
fog over | Make less visible or unclear. |
fog up | Make less visible or unclear. |
haze | Obscure with a haze. A clump of islands very green but hazed in cloud and mist. |
haze over | Harass by imposing humiliating or painful tasks, as in military institutions. |
mist over | Spray finely or cover with mist. |
obnubilate | Darken or cover with or as if with a cloud; obscure. Their words obnubilate their intentions. |
obscure | Make obscure or unclear. The debate has become obscured by conflicting ideological perspectives. |
shower | Of a mass of small things fall or be thrown in a shower. He showered her with kisses. |
spatter | Dash a liquid upon or against. Passing vehicles spattered his shoes and trousers with mud. |
spread in droplets | Move outward. |
sprinkle | Scatter or pour (small drops or particles of a substance) over an object or surface. He sprinkled his conversation with quotations. |
spritz | Spray (a liquid) in quick, short bursts. Spritz water on a surface. |
steam up | Clean by means of steaming. |
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 lighting. |
blur | Make unclear indistinct or blurred. In front of him the page blurred. |
churn | Produce butter by churning milk or cream. Vast crowds had churned the area into a sea of mud. |
cloud | Make overcast or cloudy. A black cloud hung over their lives. |
cloudy | (of a colour) having white as a constituent. Cloudy reds and blues and greens. |
drizzle | Light rain falling in very fine drops. Raw mushrooms thinly sliced and served with lemon a little salt and a drizzle of olive oil. |
droplet | A tiny drop. Droplets of water. |
fog | Bewilder or puzzle. The government has been fogging the issue. |
foggy | Unable to think clearly; confused. She was foggy with sleep. |
haze | Obscure with a haze. There was a thick haze on this October morning. |
hazy | Indistinct or hazy in outline. Hazy memories. |
humid | Containing or characterized by a great deal of water vapor. A hot and humid day. |
humidity | Wetness in the atmosphere. The temperature is seventy seven the humidity in the low thirties. |
misty | Wet with mist. The misty evening. |
moisten | Moisten with fine drops. She moistened her lips with the tip of her tongue. |
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 | Sew with an overcast stitch from one section to the next. Overcast books. |
pollutant | Waste matter that contaminates the water or air or soil. Pollutant gases. |
pollution | The state of being polluted. The level of pollution in the air is rising. |
precipitation | An unexpected acceleration or hastening. The storm brought several inches of precipitation. |
propellant | Any substance that propels. Rocket propellants. |
rain | Of the sky the clouds etc send down rain. He fell under the rain of blows. |
roil | Make (a liquid) turbid or muddy by disturbing the sediment. The sea roiled below her. |
sky | The region of the atmosphere and outer space seen from the earth. Dorcas had never seen so much sky. |
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. With all that smoke there must be a fire somewhere. |
snow | A frozen gas resembling snow. We were trudging through deep snow. |
steam | Cook food by heating it in steam from boiling water. The glass keeps steaming up. |
wet | Wetness caused by water. While dreaming the child wet the bed. |
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