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EXPLAINING Antonyms

There are 10 antonyms of the word explaining. (opposite meanings)

Best Opposite Words For EXPLAINING

WordSaveSyns..UsageType
confounding
adjectiveadj
adjective satellite

• that confounds or contradicts or confuses

confusing
adjectiveadj
adjective satellite

• causing confusion or disorientation

• lacking clarity of meaning; causing confusion or perplexity

misleading
adjectiveadj
adjective satellite

• designed to deceive or mislead either deliberately or inadvertently

mystifying
adjectiveadj
adjective satellite

• of an obscure nature

perplexing
adjectiveadj
adjective satellite

• lacking clarity of meaning; causing confusion or perplexity

befuddling
adjectiveadj
verb

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

• make stupid with alcohol

complicating
verb, adverb, adjectivev, adv, adj
verb

• make more complicated

• make more complex, intricate, or richer

deceiving
adjectiveadj
verb

• be false to; be dishonest with

• cause someone to believe an untruth

obfuscating
verb, adjectivev, adj
verb

• make obscure or unclear

obscuring
verb, adjectivev, 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

Alternatives for CONFOUNDING

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Alternatives for CONFUSING

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Phrases (1)

Alternatives for MISLEADING

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Phrases (1)

Alternatives for MYSTIFYING

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Alternatives for PERPLEXING

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Alternatives for BEFUDDLING

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Alternatives for COMPLICATING

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Alternatives for DECEIVING

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Phrases (2)