beclouded
Shrouded in haze
Beclouded means obscured or darkened, as if covered by clouds.
The word applies literally to skies but more often appears figuratively: a beclouded mind, a beclouded reputation, a beclouded future.
It suggests something once clear has become murky or difficult to perceive.
The word is literary and somewhat old-fashioned.
Concealed or obscured
- shroudedCovered and hidden
- hiddenKept out of sight
- concealedMade invisible deliberately
- maskedHaving face covered
obfuscated · cloaked · shadowed · screened · eclipsed · camouflaged · disguised · enshrouded
Thoroughly confused, uncertain
- baffledUtterly unable to understand
- bewilderedThoroughly puzzled and confused
- puzzledConfused by something unclear
- mystifiedUtterly unable to understand
befuddled · muddled · addled · disoriented · flummoxed · nonplussed · discombobulated · dumbfounded
gray
Neutral achromatic hue
misty · hazy · murky · leaden · sunless · dull · somber · lowering · nebulous · oppressive
foggy
Obscured by vapor
dim · indistinct · fuzzy · vague · filmy · opaque · smudged · gauzy · unfocused · bleary
veiled
Concealed or obscured
masked · obfuscated · cloaked · shadowed · screened · eclipsed · camouflaged · disguised · enshrouded · occluded
perplexed
Thoroughly confused, uncertain
- baffledUtterly unable to understand
- bewilderedThoroughly puzzled and confused
- puzzledConfused by something unclear
mystified · befuddled · muddled · addled · disoriented · flummoxed · nonplussed · discombobulated · dumbfounded · stupefied
becloudedclear
Without obstruction or fog
unclouded · brightened · sunlit · cloudless · illuminated
becloudedclarified
Made understandable
clear · lucid · enlightened · unclouded · elucidated
becloudedhappy
Feeling pleasure or contentment
cheerful · brightened · sunny · lighthearted · serene