" beclouded "

1: covered over by clouds;

  * e.g., " ... a gloomy, beclouded sky that aptly matched our mood "

•  Synonyms : 

•  clouded,

•  cloudy,

•  dull,

•  hazed,

•  hazy,

•  heavy,

•  lowering,

•  overcast,

•  overclouded

•  Antonyms : 

•  clear,

•  cloudless

2: filled with or dimmed by fine particles (as of dust or water) in suspension;

  * e.g., " ... the water was so beclouded by mud that I couldn't see the bottom "

•  Synonyms : 

•  befogged,

•  brumous,

•  clouded,

•  cloudy,

•  foggy,

•  gauzy,

•  hazy,

•  misty,

•  murky,

•  smoggy,

•  soupy

•  Antonyms : 

•  clear,

•  cloudless,

•  limpid,

•  pellucid,

•  unclouded

1: to make (something) unclear to the understanding;

  * e.g., " ... don't becloud the discussion by raising unrelated issues "

•  Synonyms : 

•  befogged,

•  blurred,

•  clouded,

•  confused,

•  fogged,

•  muddied,

•  obfuscated

•  Antonyms : 

•  clarified,

•  cleared (up),

•  illuminated

2: to make dark, dim, or indistinct;

  * e.g., " ... the smog from the city's steel mills was once so oppressive that it beclouded the local landscape even at noon "

•  Synonyms : 

•  bedimmed,

•  befogged,

•  blackened,

•  bleared,

•  blurred,

•  clouded,

•  darkened,

•  dimmed,

•  dislimned,

•  fogged,

•  fuzzed (up),

•  hazed,

•  misted,

•  obscured,

•  overcast,

•  overclouded,

•  overshadowed,

•  shadowed,

•  shrouded

•  Antonyms : 

•  brightened,

•  illuminated,

•  illumined,

•  lightened,

•  lit (up)

1: to make (something) unclear to the understanding;

  * e.g., " ... don't becloud the discussion by raising unrelated issues "

•  Synonyms : 

•  befog,

•  blur,

•  cloud,

•  confuse,

•  fog,

•  muddy,

•  obfuscate

•  Antonyms : 

•  clarify,

•  clear (up),

•  illuminate

2: to make dark, dim, or indistinct;

  * e.g., " ... the smog from the city's steel mills was once so oppressive that it beclouded the local landscape even at noon "

•  Synonyms : 

•  bedim,

•  befog,

•  blacken,

•  blear,

•  blur,

•  cloud,

•  darken,

•  dim,

•  dislimn,

•  fog,

•  fuzz (up),

•  haze,

•  mist,

•  obscure,

•  overcast,

•  overcloud,

•  overshadow,

•  shadow,

•  shroud

•  Antonyms : 

•  brighten,

•  illuminate,

•  illumine,

•  light (up),

•  lighten