OVERCLOUDING Synonyms: 43 Similar and Opposite Words

overclouding

verb

present participle of overcloud

as in obscuring

to make dark, dim, or indistinct the eerie dusk of an approaching storm overclouded the plains

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But the speculation had become the real story, obscuring the events that were being bet on.

— Simon Denny, Artforum, 1 Oct. 2026
Bonny abandons her film, recognizing how its obscuring her filial understanding.

— Ryan Chapman, Literary Hub, 30 Sep. 2026

Definition of obscuring

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The lines between Iñárritu’s fiction and our demented present are clearly blurring.

— Brent Lang, IndieWire, 30 Sep. 2026
The lines have been blurring between categories for a while, and now Snapdragon chips are powering laptops and delivering performance that rivals high-end Intel Core chips.

— Will Greenwald, PC Magazine, 30 Sep. 2026

Definition of blurring

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But at a festive National Day meal in Riyadh, where families dined while patriotic songs filled the room, there was a growing sense that the public mood may be darkening.

— Matthew Chance, CNN Money, 24 Sep. 2026
The title references Black Like Me, white journalist John Howard Griffin’s 1961 nonfiction book about darkening his skin to pass for Black in the Jim Crow South.

— Kory Grow, Rolling Stone, 21 Aug. 2026

Definition of darkening

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Lines at Russian gas stations, crippled refineries, and images of burning oil depots blackening the sky lent credence to the narrative, as did blackouts and fuel shortages in Crimea.

— Brady Knox, The Washington Examiner, 26 Sep. 2026
There’s more than just blackening bananas; electrodes embedded in the fruit transmit electrical signals into sound and light tones that constantly shift.

— Jane Wooldridge, Miami Herald, 24 Sep. 2026

Definition of blackening

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Something about home or family could be distracting you in a way that’s clouding your read on your professional situation today.

— Valerie Mesa, PEOPLE, 25 Sep. 2026
Beyond the 2022 case dismissal, in other instances, charges were never filed, information has come out clouding an accuser’s story, or Brown has counter-sued for defamation — details which complicate each story.

— Leah Asmelash, CNN Money, 18 Sep. 2026

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