cloud the issue

VERB

equivocate

Synonyms

STRONG

cavil dodge elude escape eschew evade falsify fence fib flip-flop fudge hedge jive lie palter parry prevaricate pussyfoot quibble shuck shuffle sidestep stonewall tergiversate waffle

WEAK

beat around the bush beg the question blow hot and cold cop a plea cop out cover up double-talk give the runaround hem and haw mince words pass the buck run around sit on the fence tell white lie tergiverse weasel

Antonyms

STRONG

be honest confront encounter face meet release take on tell the truth

WEAK

speak on

VERB

obscure

Synonyms

STRONGEST

belie blind block out blur camouflage cloud confuse cover cover up darken dim disguise eclipse mask misrepresent muddy overshadow shroud veil

STRONG

adumbrate becloud bedim befog blear block cloak con equivocate falsify fog gray haze mist murk obfuscate overcast overcloud pettifog screen shade shadow stonewall wrap

WEAK

double-talk fuzz gloom muddy the waters throw up smoke screen

Antonyms

STRONGEST

brighten clarify clear clear up explain lay out lighten reveal uncover unmask

STRONG

open

WEAK

illuminate loose

Example Sentences

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They’ll cloud the issue until the cloud becomes the issue.

From Slate • Nov. 7, 2018

A ValueAct win could further cloud the issue, while a government victory could prompt major investors to dial back pressure on companies.

From Reuters • Apr. 12, 2016

Talking about the two in the same breath is just blowing smoke in an effort to cloud the issue and end the discussion.

From Washington Times • Jun. 13, 2015

Do you think this lack of clear discourse might cloud the issue at hand?

From MSNBC • Nov. 7, 2014

To do so, moreover, would fatally cloud the issue I have sought to make clear between his view of the duty of our government and my own.

From The American Occupation of the Philippines 1898-1912 by Blount, James H.

cloud the issue

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