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71mist — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. fog, haze, vapor, drizzle. See cloudiness, moisture. II (Roget s IV) n. Syn. drizzle, spray, haze, fog, smog, vapor, cloud, film, gauze, fine rain, mizzle*; see also fog 1 , haze . Syn. mist applies… …
72obfuscate — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) v. t. darken, obscure; bewilder. See darkness, unintelligibility. Ant., clarify, enlighten. II (Roget s IV) v. Syn. obscure, muddle, confuse; see muddle 1 , confuse . III (Roget s 3 Superthesaurus)… …
73obscurity — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) Shade Nouns 1. obscurity, dimness, darkness, obscuration, obfuscation, opacity; whiteout; shade, cloud, gloom, duskiness, etc. See concealment, invisibility, cloudiness. 2. unclearness, indefiniteness,… …
74overcast — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) adj. cloudy, murky, shadowy, gloomy, dark, leaden. See cloudiness. II (Roget s IV) modif. Syn. cloudy, clouded, not clear, not fair; see dark 1 . III (Roget s 3 Superthesaurus) a. cloudy, foggy, murky,… …
75overshadow — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) v. t. eclipse, show up (inf.). See superiority. II (Roget s IV) v. 1. [To dominate] Syn. manage, tower above, rule; see command 2 , dominate , govern . 2. [To shade] Syn. shadow, dim, cloud; see shade 2 …
76shadow — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. umbra, silhouette, shade; spy, follower; reflection; shelter, protection; trace, suggestion; ghost, tail (sl.); See accompaniment, imagination. v. t. overcast, darken, shade; foreshadow, adumbrate;… …
77becloud — I (Roget s IV) v. Syn. darken, obscure, cloud, overcast; see confuse , shade 2 . II (Roget s 3 Superthesaurus) v. confuse, muddle, obfuscate, darken, veil, obscure, shroud, mask, bewilder, make unclear. ANT.: clear up, clarify III (Roget s… …
78befog — I (Roget s IV) v. Syn. obscure, blur, cloud; see confuse , shade 2 . II (Roget s Thesaurus II) verb To make dim or indistinct: becloud, bedim, blear, blur, cloud, dim, dull, eclipse, fog, gloom, mist, obfuscate, obscure, overcast, overshadow,… …
79dim — I (Roget s IV) modif. Syn. faint, dusky, shadowy; see dark 1 . See Synonym Study at dark . • take a dim view of, Syn. suspect, disapprove, be skeptical about; see doubt 2 , oppose 1 . II (Roget s 3 Superthesaurus) a. 1. poorly lit faint, dusky,… …
80obscure — I (Roget s IV) modif. 1. [Vague] Syn. indistinct, vague, ambiguous, indeterminate, indefinite, enigmatic, cryptic, equivocal, unintelligible, impenetrable, inscrutable, unfathomable, unclear, insoluble, involved, uncertain, indecisive, undefined …
