obfuscate

Meaning

Verb

1. To make dark; to overshadow.
2. To deliberately make more confusing in order to conceal the truth.
3. To alter code while preserving its behavior but concealing its structure and intent.

Adj

Obfuscated; darkened; obscured.

Synonyms

muddle

darken

obscure

derange

becloud

blur

confuse

tangle

break up

clutter

commingle

commix

compound

conceal

concoct

confect

confound

cover up

deaden

dim

disarrange

disarray

discompose

disconcert

disorganize

disrupt

dissolve

distract

dull

fence

flummox

fog

🌫️

fold

fox

🦊

fuddle

hedge

heterodyne

hide

immingle

immix

intermix

jumble

meld

mess

mingle

mix

mix in

mix up

motley

paddle

perplex

prevaricate

randomise

ravel

resolve

rile

roil

rumple

scramble

secrete

snafu

snarl

sophisticate

stir

stir up

stump

stupefy

toss

tussle

upset

steam up

addle

throw together

adulterate

agitate

bedim

benumb

bewilder

black out

blend

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈɒbfʌskeɪt/

Etymology

From Middle French obfusquer, from Old French offusquer, and the participle stem of Late Latin obfuscō, from Latin ob- + fuscō (“to darken”).