1. So he muddies the water.

2. Synonyms for Befouls include dirties, soils, stains, fouls, muddies, blackens, smudges, sullies, begrimes and daubs

3. Synonyms for Bemires include soils, stains, daubs, dirties, mucks, muddies, sullies, befouls, besmirches and fouls

4. Synonyms for Beclouds include obscures, muddies, confuses, obfuscates, blurs, clouds, confounds, mystifies, perplexes and puzzles

5. 18 Ducks and geese are stripping the shoreline of vegetation, triggering erosion that muddies the shallow lake.

6. The misuse of Averages reduces rather than betters understanding, confuses rather than clarifies and muddies scientific and policy decisions