The word "ex plicates" means to make something clear or understandable. The antonyms for "ex plicates" include obscure, confuse, complicate, puzzle, and mystify. When something is obscure, it is not easy to understand or be clear about. Confuse refers to creating ambiguity or making something difficult to understand due to a lack of organization. Complicate means to make something more complex than necessary. Puzzle refers to making something cryptic and hard to understand. Finally, mystify means to make someone feel confused or perplexed. When we use these antonyms, we are talking about making things difficult to understand rather than attempting to make them clear.