ISEE/SSAT Vocabulary BuilderWordsOobfuscate
ISEE/SSAThard
obfuscate
Meaning: to render unclear or unintelligible
obfuscate in a sentence
How obfuscate is used in real sentences:
The lawyer tried to obfuscate the facts with jargon.
The lawyer tried to obfuscate the facts with jargon.
“Gaps in the logbooks could obfuscate responsibility, but they could also result from hurried copying or the loss of papers at sea.”
— from the passage The Eastern Turn
Synonyms for obfuscate
Other words for obfuscate — confuse, obscure and muddy — carry the same meaning.
- confuse
- obscure
- muddy
Antonyms of obfuscate
Words that mean the opposite of obfuscate:
- clarify
- illuminate
Where it comes from
From Latin obfuscare 'to darken'
Word parts
- ob — against, facing
obfuscate: ob- (over) + fusc (dark)
Memory hook
OB-FUSC-ATE = makes things FUZZY and dark.