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EXPLAIN Antonyms

10 antonyms for explain. (opposite meanings)

Best Opposite Words For EXPLAIN

WordSaveSyns..UsageType
baffle

verb

v

noun

• a flat plate that controls or directs the flow of fluid or energy

verb

• be a mystery or bewildering to

• hinder or prevent (the efforts, plans, or desires) of

• restrain the emission of (sound, fluid, etc.)

bewilder

verb

v

verb

• be a mystery or bewildering to

• cause to be confused emotionally

confound

verb

v

verb

• be confusing or perplexing to; cause to be unable to think clearly

• mistake one thing for another

confuse

verb

v

verb

• mistake one thing for another

• be confusing or perplexing to; cause to be unable to think clearly

• cause to feel embarrassment

• assemble without order or sense

• make unclear, indistinct, or blurred

misunderstand

verb

v

verb

• interpret in the wrong way

mystify

verb

v

verb

• be a mystery or bewildering to

• make mysterious

obfuscate

verb

v

verb

• make obscure or unclear

obscure

adjective

adj

adjective satellite

• not clearly expressed or understood

• marked by difficulty of style or expression

• difficult to find

• not famous or acclaimed

• not drawing attention

• remote and separate physically or socially

verb

• make less visible or unclear

• make unclear, indistinct, or blurred

• make unintelligible or unclear

• reduce a vowel to a neutral one, such as a schwa

• make undecipherable or imperceptible by obscuring or concealing

perplex

verb

v

verb

• be a mystery or bewildering to

• make more complicated

puzzle

noun

n

noun

• a particularly baffling problem that is said to have a correct solution

• a game that tests your ingenuity

verb

• be a mystery or bewildering to

• be uncertain about; think about without fully understanding or being able to decide

Alternatives for BAFFLE

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Alternatives for BEWILDER

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Alternatives for CONFOUND

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Alternatives for CONFUSE

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Alternatives for MISUNDERSTAND

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Alternatives for OBFUSCATE

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Alternatives for OBSCURE

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