Meaning & use
obfuscated
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Made unclear, confusing, or difficult to understand, often deliberately.
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The contract's obfuscated language made it hard to know what we were agreeing to.
Programmers sometimes intentionally use obfuscated code to protect it from being copied.
A note on using this word
Often implies intentional confusion, especially in legal, political, or technical writing meant to hide meaning.
Words with a similar meaning
confusedmuddled
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Words with an opposite meaning
clarifiedclear
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