turbidly

In murky fashion

In a cloudy or murky manner, as when sediment obscures clear water: The river flowed turbidly after the storm.

By extension, in a confused or muddled way: His thoughts swirled turbidly, unable to settle on a decision.

obscured

opaquely

Without letting light pass

nebulously · dimly · hazily · faintly · shadowily · unclearly · blurrily · foggily · mistily · murkily

murky

clouded

Made unclear or dim

  • muddyObscured by silt
  • siltyContaining fine earth deposits
  • opaqueImpassable to light

unclear · hazy · foggy · milky · brackish · miry · sludgy · swirling · stirred · unsettled

confused

unclear

Not easily understood

chaotic · incoherent · garbled · scrambled · disorganized · befuddled · addled · mixed-up · tangled · convoluted

agitated

swirling

Turning in curves

tumultuously · convulsively · violently · frenetically · frantically · wildly · fiercely · torrentially · ragingly · boisterously

Opposites
visual clarity/transparency

turbidlyclearly

Without ambiguity

transparently · limpidly · pellucidly · translucently · cleanly

mental/expressive clarity

turbidlyclearly

Without ambiguity

lucidly · coherently · perspicuously · transparently · intelligibly

Family

turbid, turbidity, turbidness

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