obfuscate

[ob-fuh-skeyt, ob-fuhs-keyt] / ˈɒb fəˌskeɪt, ɒbˈfʌs keɪt /

VERB

confuse

Synonyms

STRONG

baffle becloud befuddle bewilder cloud complicate conceal confound darken fog fuddle muddle obscure perplex puzzle rattle

Antonyms

STRONG

clarify clear up enlighten explain explicate illuminate reveal

Example Sentences

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“All the things I read in the final report did not in any way obfuscate anything, as far as I’m concerned.”

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 20, 2025

While Ferguson gets ample time to obfuscate, other, better scholars get little time to squeeze in some truth.

From Salon • Nov. 1, 2025

This is the latest of Wall Street’s never-ending efforts to hide, complicate and obfuscate fees.

From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 10, 2025

"So they have to find ways to obfuscate or hide the ball."

From BBC • Mar. 25, 2024

Firstly because he had no idea what obfuscate meant.

From "The Girl Who Drank the Moon" by Kelly Barnhill