Antonyms for obfuscate
ˈɒb fəˌskeɪt, ɒbˈfʌs keɪtob·fus·cate

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1. obfuscateverb

   To make dark; overshadow

   Synonyms:
   overshadow, darken, eclipse

2. obfuscateverb

   To deliberately make more confusing in order to conceal the truth.

   Before leaving the scene, the murderer set a fire to obfuscate any evidence of his or her identity.

   Synonyms:
   obscure, confuse, muddle

   Antonyms:
   explain, simplify

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Princeton's WordNetRate these antonyms:2.0 / 1 vote

1. obfuscateverb

   make obscure or unclear

   Antonyms:
   clear up, clarify, elucidate

How to use obfuscate in a sentence?

1. Karoun Demirjian:

   Many of the Democrats think he was shilling for the President, and are going to challenge him basically on, did you tell us lies intentionally, to obfuscate what was in the report ? The tone that is set clearly has implications for the subpoena battle, but it also has implications for everything else that goes through DOJ, which is a massive portfolio of issues, if there's no trust between the attorney general and the Hill this early on, that's a problem for a while to come.

2. Adam Kinzinger:

   I mean, there is civil, there is criminal referrals that can happen if they refuse, refusing a subpoena from congress is a crime. We aren't out to try to hang this around anybody's neck. We want answers, the problem is when Adam Kinzinger start seeing people resist, and people obfuscate, Adam Kinzinger have to look at that and go why are they doing that if they have nothing to hide ? We have a lot of people coming and talking to us voluntarily. We'll get to the bottom of it. We want to do it quickly, efficiently and thoroughly.

3. Donald Trump:

   Hillary should spend more time producing her illegally hidden emails and less time trying to obfuscate a statement by me that is totally clear and obviously very much accepted by the public as true.

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