Synonyms for Muddy the waters:

• v.

  •conceal, hide (verb)
  • obscure.
  •confuse, mix up (verb)
  • perplex.
  •disrupt (verb)
  • muck up,
  • mess up,
  • put off,
  • shake,
  • unsettle,
  • bollix,
  • rummage,
  • spoil,
  • rattle,
  • disturb,
  • psych out,
  • disorder,
  • discompose,
  • muddle,
  • mix up,
  • discombobulate,
  • throw,
  • screw up,
  • disarray,
  • rattle one's cage,
  • upset the apple cart,
  • agitate,
  • confuse.
  •perplex (verb)
  • encumber,
  • dumbfound,
  • balk,
  • tangle,
  • ravel,
  • astound,
  • entangle,
  • surprise,
  • thicken,
  • bewilder,
  • snarl up,
  • get to,
  • confound,
  • involve,
  • baffle,
  • perturb,
  • mystify,
  • pose,
  • astonish,
  • jumble,
  • muck,
  • nonplus,
  • puzzle,
  • stumble,
  • beset,
  • buffalo,
  • thwart,
  • befuddle,
  • stump,
  • complicate.
  •upset, disorganize (verb)
  • disrupt.

• Other synonyms:

  •disrupt
  • Disarraying,
  • bollixing,
  • mucked up,
  • disarrayed,
  • upset apple cart,
  • Muddy Waters,
  • bollixed,
  • psyched out.

Antonyms for Muddy the waters:

• v.

  • disrupt
    compose, order, organize, appease, calm, ready, enlighten, soothe, help, clear up, explain, arrange.
  • obscure
    lay out, illuminate, loose, reveal, brighten, clear, unmask, open, lighten, clarify, uncover.
  • perplex
    assist, exclude, explicate, aid, untwist, bore, expect, untangle.