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EXPLAINS Antonyms

There are 9 antonyms of the word explains. (opposite meanings)

Best Opposite Words For EXPLAINS

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befuddles
verbv
verb

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

• make stupid with alcohol

complicates
verbv
verb

• make more complicated

• make more complex, intricate, or richer

confounds
verbv
verb

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

• mistake one thing for another

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

muddles
verbv
noun

• a confused multitude of things

• informal terms for a difficult situation

verb

• make into a puddle

• mix up or confuse

mystifies
verbv
verb

• be a mystery or bewildering to

• make mysterious

obfuscates
verbv
verb

• make obscure or unclear

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 BEFUDDLES

Alternatives for COMPLICATES

Alternatives for CONFOUNDS

Alternatives for CONFUSES

Alternatives for MUDDLES

Alternatives for MYSTIFIES

Alternatives for OBFUSCATES

Alternatives for OBSCURES

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