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Nouns (5)

n. suspicion affecting your reputation; "after that mistake he was under a cloud"

n. [any collection of particles (e.g. smoke or dust) or gases that is visible in the air]

n. a visible mass of water or ice particles suspended at a considerable altitude

n. a group of many things in the air or on the ground; "a swarm of insects obscured the light"; "clouds of blossoms"; "it discharged a cloud of spores"

Verbs (17)

cloud

v. make milky or dull; "The chemical clouded the liquid to which it was added"

mottle, dapple, cloud

v. colour with streaks or blotches of different shades

defile, sully, corrupt, taint, cloud

v. place under suspicion or cast doubt upon; "sully someone's reputation"

obscure, befog, becloud, obnubilate, haze over, fog, cloud, mist

v. make less visible or unclear; "The stars are obscured by the clouds"; "the big elm tree obscures our view of the valley"

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Fuzzynyms (91)

fog

n. droplets of water vapor suspended in the air near the ground

haze

n. atmospheric moisture or dust or smoke that causes reduced visibility

mist

n. a thin fog with condensation near the ground

steam

n. water at boiling temperature diffused in the atmosphere

vapor, vapour

n. a visible suspension in the air of particles of some substance

vapor, vapour

n. a visible suspension in the air of particles of some substance

effluvium

n. a foul-smelling outflow or vapor (especially a gaseous waste)

fog

n. droplets of water vapor suspended in the air near the ground

gas

n. a fluid in the gaseous state having neither independent shape nor volume and being able to expand indefinitely

gasoline, gasolene, gas, petrol

n. a volatile flammable mixture of hydrocarbons (hexane and heptane and octane etc.) derived from petroleum; used mainly as a fuel in internal-combustion engines

haze

n. atmospheric moisture or dust or smoke that causes reduced visibility

mist

n. a thin fog with condensation near the ground

spray

n. water in small drops in the atmosphere; blown from waves or thrown up by a waterfall

darken

v. tarnish or stain; "a scandal that darkened the family's good name"

blur, blear

v. make dim or indistinct; "The fog blurs my vision"

obfuscate

v. make obscure or unclear

obscure

v. reduce a vowel to a neutral one, such as a schwa

veil

v. to obscure, or conceal with or as if with a veil; "women in Afghanistan veil their faces"

dim

v. become dim or lusterless; "the lights dimmed and the curtain rose"

dim, dip

v. switch (a car's headlights) from a higher to a lower beam

blur, dim, slur

v. become vague or indistinct; "The distinction between the two theories blurred"

dim

v. make dim or lusterless; "Time had dimmed the silver"

bleach, bleach out, decolor, decolour, decolorize, decolourize, decolorise, decolourise, discolorize, discolourise, discolorise

v. remove color from; "The sun bleached the red shirt"

complicate, perplex

v. make more complicated; "There was a new development that complicated the matter"

consternate

v. fill with anxiety, dread, dismay, or confusion; "After the terrorist attack, people look consternated"

deform, distort, strain

v. alter the shape of (something) by stress; "His body was deformed by leprosy"

roil, rile

v. make turbid by stirring up the sediments of

muddy

v. make turbid; "muddy the water"

damage

v. suffer or be susceptible to damage; "These fine china cups damage easily"

sophisticate, doctor, doctor up

v. alter and make impure, as with the intention to deceive; "Sophisticate rose water with geraniol"

discolor

v. cause to lose or change color; "The detergent discolored my shirts"

streak

v. move quickly in a straight line; "The plane streaked across the sky"

streak, blotch, mottle

v. mark with spots or blotches of different color or shades of color as if stained

pollute, foul, contaminate

v. make impure; "The industrial wastes polluted the lake"

stain

v. produce or leave stains; "Red wine stains the table cloth"

spot, fleck, blob, blot

v. make a spot or mark onto; "The wine spotted the tablecloth"

discolor

v. lose color or turn colorless; "The painting discolored"

oxidize, oxidise, oxidate

v. add oxygen to or combine with oxygen

eclipse, occult

v. cause an eclipse of (a celestial body) by intervention; "The Sun eclipses the moon today"; "Planets and stars often are occulted by other celestial bodies"

cloak

v. cover with or as if with a cloak; "cloaked monks"

bleach, bleach out, decolor, decolour, decolorize, decolourize, decolorise, decolourise, discolorize, discolourise, discolorise

v. remove color from; "The sun bleached the red shirt"

camouflage

v. disguise by camouflaging; exploit the natural surroundings to disguise something; "The troops camouflaged themselves before they went into enemy territory"

shroud, enshroud, hide, cover

v. cover as if with a shroud; "The origins of this civilization are shrouded in mystery"

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Antonyms (15)

clear up, clear, light up, brighten

v. become clear; "The sky cleared after the storm"

queer, expose, scupper, endanger, peril

v. put in a dangerous, disadvantageous, or difficult position

acquit, assoil, clear, discharge, exonerate, exculpate

v. pronounce not guilty of criminal charges; "The suspect was cleared of the murder charges"

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