Synonyms for obfuscation
ob·fus·ca·tion

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1. bewilderment, obfuscation, puzzlement, befuddlement, mystification, bafflement, bemusementnoun

   confusion resulting from failure to understand

   Synonyms:
   bemusement, mystification, bafflement, puzzlement, bewilderment, befuddlement

2. mystification, obfuscationnoun

   the activity of obscuring people's understanding, leaving them baffled or bewildered

   Synonyms:
   bewilderment, mystification, bafflement, puzzlement, bemusement, befuddlement

3. obfuscationnoun

   darkening or obscuring the sight of something

   Synonyms:
   bewilderment, bafflement, puzzlement, mystification, bemusement, befuddlement

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1. • Activity
   • Blackening
   • Confusion

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1. List of paraphrases for "obfuscation":

   obscuration, confusion, cover-up

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1. Mark Heywood:

   It was a lost decade. We blew the years 2000 to 2008 with political obfuscation.

2. Eraka Bath:

   I'd say the obfuscation of her achievement is part of a larger narrative.

3. House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy:

   And that evening, the New York Times reporters produced audio of House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy saying exactly what New York Times reporters had quoted House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy as saying about pushing President Trump to resign. So, House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy is dead to rights here. There's no both sides of this debate. House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy said the New York Times report was totally wrong. They had audio of House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy saying that House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy told members of Republican leadership that House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy would tell President Trump to resign.To the extent that House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy has a strategy for how to deal with this mess, it appears to be one of obfuscation.He mentions the timing of the request for comment as last minute. But why does when the question is asked impact how you answer it?New audio reveals House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy said President Trump admitted bearing some responsibility for Capitol attackHe says House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy misunderstood the question to be whether House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy had ever asked President Trump to resign. But, that was clearly NOT the question. Alex Burns and Jonathan Martin reported that House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy had talked to Republicans about telling Trump House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy should resign. ( Here's exactly what New York Times wrote :.

4. Mark Warner:

   Diplomacy is the right path forward to deal with North Korea, at the same time, due to Pyongyang’s history of obfuscation and international defiance, the United States must proceed with caution. I am deeply concerned that the White House has not laid the necessary diplomatic groundwork and coordination for direct talks with North Korea, continued Warner, a Democrat on the Senate Intelligence Committee. Trump had previously threatened North Korea with fire and fury like the world has never seen. He also tweeted Saturday :.

5. James Scott:

   In an age of dynamic malware obfuscation through operations such as mutating hash, a hyper-evolving threat landscape, and technologically next generation adversaries, offensive campaigns have an overwhelming advantage over defensive strategies.