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labyrinthine

EnglishMerriam-Webster Dictionary

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History and Etymology

Noun

Middle English, rock, cloud, from Old English clūd; perhaps akin to Greek gloutos buttock

cloud

verb

Synonyms & Antonyms (Entry 1 of 2)

to make dark, dim, or indistinct //the diner's dark interior, clouded with smoke and grease
Synonyms

becloud bedim befog blacken blear blur darken dim dislimn fog fuzz (up) haze mist obscure overcast overcloud overshadow shadow shroud
Related Words

adumbrate blot out conceal eclipse hide obliterate screen shade
camouflage cloak cover curtain disguise mask veil
Near Antonyms

expose reveal uncover unveil
Antonyms

brighten illuminate illumine light (up) lighten
to make (something) unclear to the understanding //cloud the issue with obscure statistics
Synonyms

becloud befog blur confuse fog muddy obfuscate
Related Words

complicate perplex sophisticate
entangle snarl tangle
disarrange disarray discompose dishevel disorder disrupt disturb jumble mess (up) mix (up) muddle scramble shuffle tousle upset
Near Antonyms

simplify streamline
disentangle straighten (out) undo unravel unscramble untangle
decipher decode
analyze break down
Antonyms

clarify clear (up) illuminate

noun

Synonyms (Entry 2 of 2)

an overspreading element that produces an atmosphere of gloom //all day we were under a cloud until we heard the good news
Synonyms

darkness pall shadow
Related Words

fog haze

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