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May 25, 2012
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Synonyms for clouded

Verb

1. overcast, cloud, darken, cloud over, cloud up
usage: make overcast or cloudy; "Fall weather often overcasts our beaches"
2. obscure, befog, becloud, obnubilate, haze over, fog, cloud, mist, hide, conceal
usage: make less visible or unclear; "The stars are obscured by the clouds"
3. cloud, billow, wallow
usage: billow up in the form of a cloud; "The smoke clouded above the houses"
4. cloud, affect, impress, move, strike
usage: make gloomy or depressed; "Their faces were clouded with sadness"
5. defile, sully, corrupt, taint, cloud, mar, impair, spoil, deflower, vitiate
usage: place under suspicion or cast doubt upon; "sully someone's reputation"
6. mottle, dapple, cloud, spot
usage: colour with streaks or blotches of different shades
7. cloud, dull
usage: make milky or dull; "The chemical clouded the liquid to which it was added"

Adjective

1. clouded, troubled (vs. untroubled)
usage: made troubled or apprehensive or distressed in appearance; "his face was clouded with unhappiness"
2. cloud-covered, clouded, overcast, sunless, cloudy (vs. clear)
usage: filled or abounding with clouds
3. clouded, confused (vs. clearheaded)
usage: mentally disordered; "a mind clouded by sorrow"
4. blurred, clouded, unclear (vs. clear)
usage: unclear in form or expression; "the blurred aims of the group"; "sometimes one understood clearly and sometimes the meaning was clouded"- H.G.Wells
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