Synonyms of clouding

clouding

verb

present participle of cloud

1

as in obscuring

to make dark, dim, or indistinct

the diner's dark interior, clouded with smoke and grease

Synonyms & Similar Words

• obscuring
• blurring
• darkening
• blackening
• overshadowing
• shrouding
• dimming
• fogging
• beclouding
• overcasting
• shadowing
• hazing
• misting
• concealing
• overclouding
• shading
• obliterating
• hiding
• blearing
• bedimming
• eclipsing
• covering
• dislimning
• befogging
• masking
• fuzzing (up)
• adumbrating
• camouflaging
• screening
• blotting out
• disguising
• veiling
• curtaining
• cloaking

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• illuminating
• brightening
• lightening
• lighting (up)
• revealing
• exposing
• uncovering
• illumining
• unveiling

2

as in confusing

to make (something) unclear to the understanding

cloud the issue with obscure statistics

Synonyms & Similar Words

• confusing
• blurring
• muddying
• obfuscating
• beclouding
• fogging
• complicating
• disrupting
• befogging
• perplexing
• snarling
• upsetting
• muddling
• tangling
• shuffling
• entangling
• disordering
• jumbling
• scrambling
• disarranging
• sophisticating
• tousling
• disturbing
• mixing (up)
• dishevelling
• disheveling
• disarraying
• discomposing
• messing (up)

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• clarifying
• illuminating
• simplifying
• clearing (up)
• streamlining
• analyzing
• unraveling
• undoing
• straightening (out)
• decoding
• deciphering
• disentangling
• untangling
• breaking down
• unscrambling