OBFUSCATE: Synonyms and Related Words. What is Another Word for OBFUSCATE?

Need another word that means the same as “obfuscate”? Find 21 synonyms and 30 related words for “obfuscate” in this overview.

The synonyms of “Obfuscate” are: obscure, confuse, make obscure, make unclear, blur, muddle, jumble, complicate, garble, muddy, cloud, befog, bewilder, mystify, puzzle, perplex, baffle, confound, bemuse, befuddle, nonplus

Obfuscate as a Verb

Definitions of "Obfuscate" as a verb

According to the Oxford Dictionary of English, “obfuscate” as a verb can have the following definitions:

• Bewilder (someone.
• Make obscure, unclear, or unintelligible.
• Make obscure or unclear.

Synonyms of "Obfuscate" as a verb (21 Words)

baffle	Check the emission of (sound. An unexplained occurrence that baffled everyone.
befog	Make less visible or unclear. Her brain was befogged with lack of sleep.
befuddle	Make stupid with alcohol. The logic used to arrive at this conclusion befuddles me.
bemuse	Puzzle, confuse, or bewilder (someone. He was bemused by what was happening.
bewilder	Be a mystery or bewildering to. His reaction had bewildered her.
blur	Make unclear indistinct or blurred. In front of him the page blurred.
cloud	Billow up in the form of a cloud. Suspicion clouded her face.
complicate	Make something more complicated. Increased choice will complicate matters for the consumer.
confound	Overthrow (an enemy. He was forever confounding managerialism with idealism.
confuse	Make (something) more complex or less easy to understand. A lot of people confuse a stroke with a heart attack.
garble	Reproduce (a message, sound, or transmission) in a confused and distorted way. The connection was awful and kept garbling his voice.
jumble	Be all mixed up or jumbled together. She jumbles the words when she is supposed to write a sentence.
make obscure	Give certain properties to something.
make unclear	Cause to do; cause to act in a specified manner.
muddle	Confuse (a person or their thoughts. Muddle the kiwi slices with the sugar.
muddy	Cause to become muddy. Muddy the water.
mystify	Make obscure or mysterious. Lawyers who mystify the legal system so that laymen find it unintelligible.
nonplus	Be a mystery or bewildering to. Diane was nonplussed by such an odd question.
obscure	Make obscure or unclear. The debate has become obscured by conflicting ideological perspectives.
perplex	Make (someone) feel completely baffled. They were perplexing a subject plain in itself.
puzzle	Cause (someone) to feel confused because they cannot understand something. She was puzzled by the doctor s manner.

Usage Examples of "Obfuscate" as a verb

• The new rule is more likely to obfuscate people than enlighten them.
• The spelling changes will deform some familiar words and obfuscate their etymological origins.

Associations of "Obfuscate" (30 Words)

addle	Make (someone) unable to think clearly; confuse. Being in love must have addled your brain.
ambiguous	Having more than one possible meaning. An ambiguous situation with no frame of reference.
baffle	Restrain or regulate (a fluid, sound, etc. To baffle the noise further I pad the gunwales.
befuddle	Make stupid with alcohol. The logic used to arrive at this conclusion befuddles me.
bewilder	Be a mystery or bewildering to. She was bewildered by his sudden change of mood.
blurred	Unclear in form or expression. The camera caught only two blurred images.
confound	Prove (a theory or expectation) wrong. The rise in prices confounded expectations.
confuse	Identify wrongly; mistake. These questions confuse even the experts.
confused	Mentally confused unable to think with clarity or act intelligently. A confused dream about the end of the world.
darken	Make dark or darker. Darken a room.
dim	Make dim or lusterless. Dimmed headlights.
discomfit	Make (someone) feel uneasy or embarrassed. He was not noticeably discomfited by her tone.
disconcert	Disturb the composure of; unsettle. The abrupt change of subject disconcerted her.
disorder	Bring disorder to. She disordered the house to suggest that the killer had been a burglar.
disorient	Cause someone to lose their sense of direction disorientate. I was disoriented by the dark.
embarrass	Cause to be embarrassed cause to feel self conscious. The state of the rivers will embarrass the enemy.
flurry	A rapid active commotion. A flurry of editorials hostile to the government.
incoherent	(of a person) unable to speak intelligibly. He screamed some incoherent threat.
indeterminate	(of a condition) from which a diagnosis of the underlying cause cannot be made. The carpet is an indeterminate dull shade.
jumble	Be all mixed up or jumbled together. His words jumbled.
murkiness	An atmosphere in which visibility is reduced because of a cloud of some substance.
mystify	Be a mystery or bewildering to. Lawyers who mystify the legal system so that laymen find it unintelligible.
overshadow	Be greater in significance than. He was always overshadowed by his brilliant elder brother.
perplex	Complicate or confuse (a matter. She was perplexed by her husband s moodiness.
perplexing	Lacking clarity of meaning; causing confusion or perplexity. A perplexing problem.
puzzling	Causing one to be puzzled; perplexing. Only one very puzzling question remains unanswered.
questioning	Marked by or given to doubt. Aaron shot her a questioning glance.
stupefy	Make dull or stupid or muddle with drunkenness or infatuation. The offence of administering drugs to a woman with intent to stupefy her.
uncertain	Not established beyond doubt; still undecided or unknown. A gun with a rather uncertain trigger.
unclear	Not easily deciphered. The law itself was unclear on that point.