adj, verb ·Moderate ·High school level

Definitions

Verb

1. 1
   simple past and past participle of cloud form-of, participle, past

Adjective

1. 1
   Filled with clouds; cloudy.
2. 2
   Unclear; surrounded in mystery. figuratively

   "Oh, Mimi, can you tell me there's an issue? / I've seen it clouded all around you"

3. 3
   Dim or blurry.

   "the clouded eyes of the sick man"

4. 4
   Variegated with spots.

   "a clouded cane"

Adjective

1. 1
   unclear in form or expression wordnet
2. 2
   mentally disordered wordnet
3. 3
   filled or abounding with clouds wordnet
4. 4
   made troubled or apprehensive or distressed in appearance wordnet

Synonyms

All synonyms

abstruseacheronianacheronticambiguousarmoredbeclouded

Antonyms

All antonyms

cloudlessnoncloudyuncloudeduncloudy

Example

More examples

"The sky has gradually clouded over."

Etymology

From cloud + -ed.

Related phrases

clouded leopardclouded yellow

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