mist vs fog

mist and fog both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
mist	Yes	No	Yes	No
fog	Yes	No	Yes	No

As nouns, fog is a hypernym of mist; that is, fog is a word with a broader meaning than mist:

As verbs, mist and fog are synonyms defined as:

Other synonyms of mist include becloud, befog, cloud, haze over, obnubilate, obscure.

mist (noun)	fog (noun)
a thin fog with condensation near the ground	confusion characterized by lack of clarity
	droplets of water vapor suspended in the air near the ground
	an atmosphere in which visibility is reduced because of a cloud of some substance

mist (verb)	fog (verb)
become covered with mist	make less visible or unclear
spray finely or cover with mist
make less visible or unclear