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ILLUSTRATES Antonyms

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

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befuddles
verbv
verb

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

• make stupid with alcohol

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

complicates
verbv
verb

• make more complicated

• make more complex, intricate, or richer

conceals
verbv
verb

• prevent from being seen or discovered

• hold back; keep from being perceived by others

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

disguises
nounn
noun

• an outward semblance that misrepresents the true nature of something

• any attire that modifies the appearance in order to conceal the wearer's identity

• the act of concealing the identity of something by modifying its appearance

verb

• make unrecognizable

muddies
verbv
adjective satellite

• (of soil) soft and watery

• dirty and messy; covered with mud or muck

• (of color) discolored by impurities; not bright and clear

• (of liquids) clouded as with sediment

verb

• dirty with mud

• cause to become muddy

• make turbid

muddles
verbv
noun

• a confused multitude of things

• informal terms for a difficult situation

verb

• make into a puddle

• mix up or confuse

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

veils
verb, nounv, n
noun

• a garment that covers the head and face

• a membranous covering attached to the immature fruiting body of certain mushrooms

• the inner membrane of embryos in higher vertebrates (especially when covering the head at birth)

• a vestment worn by a priest at High Mass in the Roman Catholic Church; a silk shawl

verb

• to obscure, or conceal with or as if with a veil

• make undecipherable or imperceptible by obscuring or concealing

Alternatives for BEFUDDLES

Alternatives for CLOUDS

Alternatives for COMPLICATES

Alternatives for CONCEALS

Alternatives for CONFUSES

Alternatives for DISGUISES

Alternatives for MUDDIES

Alternatives for MUDDLES

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