| Main Entry: | bedazzle |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | captivate |
Synonyms: |
astound, bewilder, blind, confuse, daze, dazzle, dumbfound, enchant, overwhelm, stagger, stun |
| Main Entry: | blur |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | cloud, fog |
Synonyms: |
becloud, bedim, befog, blear, blind, darken, daze, dazzle, dim, glare, make hazy, make indistinct, make vague, mask, muddy, obscure, shade, soften |
Antonyms: |
clear, uncloud, unsmudge |
| Main Entry: | daze |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | confuse, shock |
Synonyms: |
addle, amaze, astonish, astound, befog, befuddle, benumb, bewilder, blind, blur, confound, dazzle, disorder, distract, dizzy, dumbfound, flabbergast, fuddle, mix up, muddle, mystify, numb, overpower, overwhelm, paralyze, perplex, petrify, puzzle, rock, stagger, startle, stun, stupefy, surprise |
Antonyms: |
expect |
| Main Entry: | dazzle |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | confuse, amaze |
Synonyms: |
astonish, awe, bedazzle, blind, blur, bowl over, daze, excite, fascinate, glitz, hypnotize, impress, overawe, overpower, overwhelm, razzle-dazzle, strike dumb, stupefy, surprise |
Antonyms: |
bore |
| Main Entry: | fog |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | muddle, obscure |
Synonyms: |
addle, becloud, bedim, befuddle, bewilder, blind, blur, cloud, confuse, darken, daze, dim, eclipse, mist, muddy, mystify, obfuscate, perplex, puzzle, steam up, stupefy |
| Notes: | haze is atmospheric moisture or dust or smoke that causes reduced visibility while fog is droplets of water vapor suspended in the air near the ground causing reduced visibility |
Antonyms: |
clear up, explain |
| Main Entry: | glare |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | shine very brightly |
Synonyms: |
beam, blare, blaze, blind, blur, daze, dazzle, flame, flare, glaze, glow, radiate |
| Main Entry: | glaring |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | bright, dazzling; flashy |
Synonyms: |
blatant, blazing, blinding, brazen, chintzy, florid, garish, gaudy, glowing, loud, meretricious, shining, tawdry |
Antonyms: |
dark, dull, plain |
| Main Entry: | obscure |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | conceal, hide |
Synonyms: |
adumbrate, becloud, bedim, befog, belie, blear, blind, block, block out, blur, camouflage, cloak, cloud, cloud the issue, con, confuse, cover, cover up, darken, dim, disguise, double-talk, eclipse, equivocate, falsify, fog, fuzz, gloom, gray, haze, mask, misrepresent, mist, muddy, muddy the waters, murk, obfuscate, overcast, overcloud, overshadow, pettifog, screen, shade, shadow, shroud, stonewall, throw up smoke screen, veil, wrap |
Antonyms: |
illuminate, loose, reveal |
| Main Entry: | screen |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | hide, protect |
Synonyms: |
adumbrate, blind, block out, bulwark, bury, cache, camouflage, cloak, close, conceal, cover, cover up, defend, disguise, ensconce, fend, guard, mask, obscure, obstruct, safeguard, seclude, secrete, secure, separate, shade, shadow, shelter, shield, shroud, shut off, shut out, shutter, stash, umbrage, veil, wall off |
Antonyms: |
lay open, open, reveal, uncover |