Synonyms for cloudy
ˈklaʊ dicloudy

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1. cloudy

   That is obscure which the eye or the mind can not clearly discern or see through, whether because of its own want of transparency, its depth or intricacy, or because of mere defect of light. That which is complicated is likely to be obscure, but that may be obscure which is not at all complicated and scarcely complex, as a muddy pool. In that which is abstruse (Latin abs, from, and trudo, push) as if removed from the usual course of thought or out of the way of apprehension or discovery, the thought is remote, hidden; in that which is obscure there may be nothing to hide; it is hard to see to the bottom of the profound, because of its depth, but the most shallow turbidness is obscure. Compare COMPLEX; DARK; DIFFICULT; MYSTERIOUS.

   See synonyms for CLEAR.

   Synonyms:
   abstruse, ambiguous, complex, complicated, dark, darksome, deep, dense, difficult, dim, doubtful, dusky, enigmatical, hidden, incomprehensible, indistinct, intricate, involved, muddy, mysterious, obscure, profound, turbid, unintelligible

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1. cloudy, nebulose, nebulousadjective

   lacking definite form or limits

   "gropes among cloudy issues toward a feeble conclusion"- H.T.Moore; "nebulous distinction between pride and conceit"

   Synonyms:
   nebulous, nebular, muddy, mirky, unfixed, nebulose, murky, turbid

   Antonyms:
   distinct, unclouded, serene, clear, fair, cloudless

2. cloudyadjective

   full of or covered with clouds

   "cloudy skies"

   Synonyms:
   turbid, muddy, mirky, murky, nebulous, nebulose

   Antonyms:
   cloudless, distinct, clear, unclouded, fair, serene

3. cloudy, muddy, mirky, murky, turbidadjective

   (of liquids) clouded as with sediment

   "a cloudy liquid"; "muddy coffee"; "murky waters"

   Synonyms:
   dingy, miry, waterlogged, nebulose, mucky, soggy, sloughy, sloppy, nebulous, murky, marshy, dirty, muddied, swampy, squashy, quaggy, muddy, boggy, mirky, turbid

   Antonyms:
   unclouded, distinct, clear, serene, fair, cloudless

Matched Categories

1. • Meteorology

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1. cloudyadjective

   Synonyms:
   clouded, murky, lowering, lurid, overcast

2. cloudyadjective

   Synonyms:
   obscure, dark, dim, not clear

3. cloudyadjective

   Synonyms:
   gloomy, dismal, not cheerful

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1. cloudyadjective

   Synonyms:
   overcast, lowering, murky, overclouded, obscure, sullen, nebulous, hazy, dim, tarnished, indistinct, blurred, variegated, mottled

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1. List of paraphrases for "cloudy":

   overcast, <, cloud, disorder, veil

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How to use cloudy in a sentence?

1. Colin Collett Van Rooyen:

   There are over 80 islands that make up Vanuatu and on a good, sunny day outside of cyclone season it's difficult to get to many of them, until today, the weather has been particularly cloudy, so even the surveillance flights would have had some difficulty picking up good imagery.

2. Daniel Ives:

   IBM as well as other tech stalwarts such as Oracle , SAP, HP and Cisco face major headwinds as they adjust to this new cloud paradigm shift, which coupled with a cloudy IT spending environment have negatively impacted results.

3. Ian Shepherd:

   Cloudy conditions and strong westerly winds associated with an active monsoon tend to suppress sea breezes over the islands, reducing the likelihood of Hector forming regularly, an active monsoon also generates regular showers and thunderstorms which move rapidly across the islands from west to east in the relatively cool maritime airstream.

4. Uddhav Bhattarai:

   We had not been able to reach the area earlier because of rains and cloudy weather.

5. William Schaffner:

   Our crystal balls are a little cloudy at this point this year, but the H3N2 virus should be the dominant strain this year, while it tends to produce more influenza symptoms, and that's the bad news, the good news is now the vaccine has been modified and it does include H3N2 strain, so it ought to be more on target with the dominant strain of the virus this year.