Synonyms of clouds

clouds 1 of 2

noun

plural of cloud

as in shadows

an overspreading element that produces an atmosphere of gloom

all day we were under a cloud until we heard the good news

Synonyms & Similar Words

• shadows
• hazes
• fogs
• veils
• palls
• mists
• shrouds
• mantles
• umbrae
• penumbras
• umbras
• penumbrae
• nights
• murks
• midnights

clouds

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verb

present tense third-person singular of cloud

1

as in obscures

to make dark, dim, or indistinct

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

Synonyms & Similar Words

• obscures
• blurs
• darkens
• shadows
• hazes
• mists
• shrouds
• blackens
• fogs
• overshadows
• beclouds
• dims
• overcasts
• overclouds
• shades
• bedims
• fuzzes (up)
• befogs
• eclipses
• dislimns
• curtains
• masks
• blears
• conceals
• hides
• covers
• obliterates
• veils
• cloaks
• adumbrates
• screens
• blots out
• camouflages
• disguises

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• lights (up)
• illuminates
• reveals
• lightens
• brightens
• illumines
• exposes
• uncovers
• unveils

2

as in confuses

to make (something) unclear to the understanding

cloud the issue with obscure statistics

Synonyms & Similar Words

• confuses
• fogs
• beclouds
• blurs
• obfuscates
• muddies
• disrupts
• befogs
• complicates
• disorders
• snarls
• tangles
• tousles
• perplexes
• jumbles
• sophisticates
• upsets
• disarranges
• entangles
• muddles
• shuffles
• scrambles
• dishevels
• mixes (up)
• disarrays
• discomposes
• disturbs
• messes (up)

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• illuminates
• clarifies
• clears (up)
• simplifies
• streamlines
• straightens (out)
• unravels
• breaks down
• undoes
• analyzes
• disentangles
• decodes
• untangles
• unscrambles
• deciphers