muddying the waters
- obscuringMaking less visible
- confusingCausing mental uncertainty
- cloudingMaking less transparent
- obfuscatingMaking unclear or confusing
- deflectingTurning from original path
distraction · evasion · smokescreen · spin · misdirection · murky · turbid · stirring · sediment · unclear · hazy · foggy · deception · manipulation · rhetoric · dodging · sidestepping · complicating
clarity of communication
muddying the watersclarifying
Making something understandable
elucidating · illuminating · explaining · simplifying · demystifying
intent in discourse
muddying the waterscoming clean
Admitting wrongdoing honestly
laying cards on the table · telling it like it is · setting the record straight · cutting to the chase · calling a spade a spade