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ENLIGHTENS Antonyms

There are 10 antonyms of the word enlightens. (opposite meanings)
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Best Opposite Words For ENLIGHTENS

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baffles
verbv
noun

• a flat plate that controls or directs the flow of fluid or energy

verb

• be a mystery or bewildering to

• hinder or prevent (the efforts, plans, or desires) of

• restrain the emission of (sound, fluid, etc.)

clouds
nounn
noun

• any collection of particles (e.g., smoke or dust) or gases that is visible

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

• out of touch with reality

• a cause of worry or gloom or trouble

• suspicion affecting your reputation

• a group of many things in the air or on the ground

verb

• make overcast or cloudy

• make less visible or unclear

• billow up in the form of a cloud

• make gloomy or depressed

• place under suspicion or cast doubt upon

• make less clear

• colour with streaks or blotches of different shades

• make milky or dull

confuses
verbv
verb

• mistake one thing for another

• be confusing or perplexing to; cause to be unable to think clearly

• cause to feel embarrassment

• assemble without order or sense

• make unclear, indistinct, or blurred

deceives
verbv
verb

• be false to; be dishonest with

• cause someone to believe an untruth

deludes
verbv
verb

• be false to; be dishonest with

misinforms
verbv
verb

• give false or misleading information to

misleads
verbv
verb

• lead someone in the wrong direction or give someone wrong directions

• give false or misleading information to

mystifies
verbv
verb

• be a mystery or bewildering to

• make mysterious

obscures
verbv
adjective satellite

• not clearly expressed or understood

• marked by difficulty of style or expression

• difficult to find

• not famous or acclaimed

• not drawing attention

• remote and separate physically or socially

verb

• make less visible or unclear

• make unclear, indistinct, or blurred

• make unintelligible or unclear

• reduce a vowel to a neutral one, such as a schwa

• make undecipherable or imperceptible by obscuring or concealing

puzzles
nounn
noun

• a particularly baffling problem that is said to have a correct solution

• a game that tests your ingenuity

verb

• be a mystery or bewildering to

• be uncertain about; think about without fully understanding or being able to decide

Alternatives for BAFFLES

Alternatives for CLOUDS

Alternatives for CONFUSES

Alternatives for DECEIVES

Alternatives for DELUDES

Alternatives for MISINFORMS

Alternatives for MISLEADS

Alternatives for MYSTIFIES

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