fogginess

Lack of clarity

Fogginess is the quality of being foggy—unclear, hazy, or obscured.

Weather has fogginess when mist reduces visibility.

Mental fogginess describes difficulty thinking clearly: The fogginess from the medication took hours to wear off.

Ideas or explanations have fogginess when they lack precision or sharpness.

visual

blur

Lack of sharpness

soft-focus · smudge · filminess · milkiness · opacity · murkiness · bleariness · indistinctness · fuzziness · obscurity

cognitive

vagueness

Absence of precision

confusion · indecision · incomprehension · perplexity · puzzlement · haziness · indefiniteness · imprecision · incoherence

atmospheric

mist

Fine airborne moisture

murk · brume · smog · overcast · cloudiness · drizzle · dew · steam · spray · mizzle

mental

confusion

Mental disorientation or bewilderment

befuddlement · bewilderment · stupor · drowsiness · muddledness · wooziness · sluggishness · lethargy · haziness · punch-drunk

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Opposites
visual clarity

fogginessclarity

State of being understandable

clearness · visibility · brightness · transparency · clear skies

mental clarity

fogginessclarity

State of being understandable

sharpness · lucidity · mental acuity · alertness · clear thinking

definiteness

fogginesssharpness

Keenness of edge, mind, or image

clarity · crispness · distinctness · precision · clearness

Family

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