Blur

/ˈblɜː/

Synonyms for "blur" (206 found)

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Closest matches (42)

Noun(5 words)

aspersion attaintbadge of infamybar sinisterbaton becloud bedaub bedim befogbend sinisterbesmear besmirch besmoke bestainblack eyeblack markblacken blear bleariness bloodstain

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blot blotch bluntblur distinctionsblurriness brandbroad arrowcensure champain cloud cloudiness conceal confound confuse

Verb(3 words)

blear clouded commingles

Strong matches (61)

Verb(13 words)

confuse defame dim effacedfilm overfog the mirrorfogged fuzzed fuzzified fuzzifies fuzzifyglaze overhazed

dab darken darkness daub defocus deform dim dimness dirty discolor disorder disparagement distort dull efface eyesore faintness feebleness film filminess

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fleck flick flyspeck fogfog upfogginess fuzz fuzziness half-visibility haze haziness hide imputation indefiniteness indistinctness indistinguishability jumble

Noun(10 words)

dimdreamlike blurfuzzes fuzzifying fuzziness fuzzing haze hazes hazing indistinctness

Adjective(1 words)

fuzzy

Related words (103)

jumble togetherlose resolutionlow profilemacula maculation macule markmark of cainmaskmess upmist mistiness mix muddle muddy obfuscate obscure obscurity odium onus

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overlook distinctionspale paleness patch pilloryingpoint champainreflection reprimand reproach scorch sear semivisibility shadowiness singe slubber slur smear smirch smoke smouch smudge smut smutchsoft focussoften soil spatter speck speckle splash splatter splotch spot stain stigma stigmatism stigmatization stigmatize taint tar tarnish tumble uncertainty unclearness unform unplainness unshapevague appearancevagueness veil weaken weakness

Noun(16 words)

mirror foggingmore obscurenebn obscuration obscureobscure the issueobscurity scumbling smear smearing smooth smudges smudging soften softening splodge

Verb(13 words)

muddies mystify obnubilate obscure obscures pixilated resmudge slur smear smudge smudged smutch softened

Adjective(2 words)

unfocused exerciseunfocussed

Related word relations

OpenGloss and ConceptNet supply richer edges like generalizations, collocations, and derivations.

7 relation types

More general

18 entries

aesthetic effectalter changeimage artifactimage processing operationinternal representationmental representationmodifyperceptual qualityrepresentation rub transform varyvisual defectvisual phenomenon

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More specific

12 entries

bokehboundary blurringbox blurdefocus blurdreamlike blurgaussian blurimpressionistic blurline blurringlow pass filtermotion blurradial blursoft focus

Collocations

10 entries

blur effectblurred visiondepth of field bluredge blurgaussian blurimage blurmotion blurradial blursoft blursoft focus

Inflections

3 entries

blurred blurring blurs

Derivations

6 entries

blurrily blurriness blurring blurry unblur unblurred

Antonyms

1 entries

focus

similar

2 entries

confound confuse

Sample sentences

27 total sentences available.

Tatoeba + Wiktionary

The sports car was going so fast it was just a blur as it passed by.

Source: tatoeba (2418626)

I can't remember anything. It's just one big blur.

Source: tatoeba (2684393)

The cities, the roads, the countryside, the people I meet - they all begin to blur. I tell myself I am searching for something. But more and more, it feels like I am wandering, waiting for something to happen to me, something that will change everything, something that my whole life has been leading up to.

Source: tatoeba (5972338)

Fiction and reality are starting to blur.

Source: tatoeba (8688915)

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