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EXPLICATE Antonyms

There are 5 antonyms of the word explicate. (opposite meanings)
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Best Opposite Words For EXPLICATE

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complicate
verbv
verb

• make more complicated

• make more complex, intricate, or richer

confuse
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

mystify
verbv
verb

• be a mystery or bewildering to

• make mysterious

obfuscate
verbv
verb

• make obscure or unclear

obscure
adjectiveadj
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

Alternatives for COMPLICATE

Alternatives for CONFUSE

Alternatives for MYSTIFY

Alternatives for OBFUSCATE

Alternatives for OBSCURE

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