Synonyms and Antonyms of befog
1
to make (something) unclear to the understanding
- the professor's convoluted explanation only befogged the textbook's presentation of this scientific principle
complicate, perplex, sophisticate
entangle, snarl, tangle
disarrange, disarray, discompose, dishevel, disorder, disrupt, disturb, jumble, mess (up), mix (up), muddle, scramble, shuffle, tousle, upset
2
to make dark, dim, or indistinct
- the morning murk befogged our view of the harbor
becloud, bedim, blacken, blear, blur, cloud, darken, dim, dislimn, fog, fuzz (up), haze, mist, obscure, overcast, overcloud, overshadow, shadow, shroud
adumbrate, blot out, conceal, eclipse, hide, obliterate, screen, shade
camouflage, cloak, cover, curtain, disguise, mask, veil
3
to throw into a state of mental uncertainty
- completely befogged by the sudden change of subject
addle, baffle, bamboozle, beat, befuddle, bemuse, bewilder, buffalo, confound, confuse, discombobulate, disorient, flummox, fox, fuddle, get, gravel, maze, muddle, muddy, mystify, perplex, pose, puzzle, vex
stick, stump, weird out
abash, discomfit, disconcert, discountenance, embarrass, faze, fluster, mortify, nonplus, rattle
agitate, bother, chagrin, discomfort, discompose, dismay, disquiet, distress, disturb, perturb, stun, unhinge, unsettle, upset
beguile, cozen, deceive, delude, dupe, fool, gull, hoax, hoodwink, humbug, misguide, mislead, snow, string along, take in, trick
