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. Ray Zaccaro:

   Before Senator Merkley demanded to see these facilities, they were shrouded in secrecy and Americans had no idea the extent to which the Administration's zero tolerance policy led to the incarceration of children and separation from their families, given their track record of obfuscation, it's not surprising to learn HHS has found public disclosure inconvenient.

2. 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 :.

3. 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.

4. Mark Heywood:

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

5. Christoph Mueller:

   My experience is it's very difficult to create a winning team from existing management, there's nowhere more obfuscation than in the boardroom at the beginning of a turnaround.