Antonyms of verb clarify

1 of 2 senses of clarify

Sense 1
clarify, clear up, elucidate -- (make clear and (more) comprehensible; "clarify the mystery surrounding her death")
       Antonym of obfuscate (Sense 1)
      => obfuscate -- (make obscure or unclear)

Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of verb clarify

2 senses of clarify

Sense 1
clarify, clear up, elucidate -- (make clear and (more) comprehensible; "clarify the mystery surrounding her death")
       => explain, explicate -- (make plain and comprehensible; "He explained the laws of physics to his students")

Sense 2
clarify -- (make clear by removing impurities or solids, as by heating; "clarify the butter"; "clarify beer")
       => change, alter, modify -- (cause to change; make different; cause a transformation; "The advent of the automobile may have altered the growth pattern of the city"; "The discussion has changed my thinking about the issue")

Antonyms of adj clarifying

1 sense of clarifying

Sense 1
clarifying, elucidative -- (that makes clear; "a clarifying example")

INDIRECT (VIA instructive) -> uninstructive -- (failing to instruct)

Similarity of adj clarifying

1 sense of clarifying

Sense 1
clarifying, elucidative -- (that makes clear; "a clarifying example")
       => instructive (vs. uninstructive), informative -- (serving to instruct or enlighten or inform)