Confound
Confound verb - To prove to be false.
Usage example: new discoveries that confound much of what archaeologists thought they knew about the Mayan civilization
Illustrate is an antonym for confound.
Nearby Words: confounding, confoundedly
Illustrate
Illustrate verb - To make plain or understandable.
Usage example: the recent devastating fire illustrates the need for improved safety codes
Confound is an antonym for illustrate.
Common collocations
| belief | confound belief | illustrate belief |
| characters | confound characters | illustrate characters |
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Illustrate and Confound. (2016). Retrieved 2026, July 21, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/confound/illustrate
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