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Synonyms for blur
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English Synonyms and Antonyms0.0 / 0 votes

  1. blur

    Whatever mars the beauty or completeness of an object is a blemish, whether original, as squinting eyes, or the result of accident or disease, etc., as the pits of smallpox. A blemish is superficial; a flaw or taint is in structure or substance. In the moral sense, we speak of a blot or stain upon reputation; a flaw or taint in character. A defect is the want or lack of something; fault, primarily a failing, is something that fails of an apparent intent or disappoints a natural expectation; thus a sudden dislocation or displacement of geological strata is called a fault. Figuratively, a blemish comes from one's own ill-doing; a brand or stigma is inflicted by others; as, the brand of infamy.

    Synonyms:
    blemish, blot, brand, crack, daub, defacement, defect, deformity, dent, disfigurement, disgrace, dishonor, fault, flaw, imperfection, injury, reproach, smirch, soil, speck, spot, stain, stigma, taint, tarnish

Princeton's WordNet0.0 / 0 votes

  1. blur, fuzzverb

    a hazy or indistinct representation

    "it happened so fast it was just a blur"; "he tried to clear his head of the whisky fuzz"

    Synonyms:
    fuzz, bull, copper, pig, hair, tomentum, cop

    Antonyms:
    focus, sharpen, focalize, focalise

  2. film over, glaze over, blurverb

    become glassy; lose clear vision

    "Her eyes glazed over from lack of sleep"

    Synonyms:
    smear, glass, glaze over, slur, blear, glass over, glaze, dim, smudge, obnubilate, obscure, confuse, film over, smutch

    Antonyms:
    focalize, focus, focalise, sharpen

  3. blurverb

    to make less distinct or clear

    "The haze blurs the hills"

    Synonyms:
    smear, glaze over, smudge, slur, blear, dim, obnubilate, obscure, confuse, film over, smutch

    Antonyms:
    focalize, sharpen, focus, focalise

  4. confuse, blur, obscure, obnubilateverb

    make unclear, indistinct, or blurred

    "Her remarks confused the debate"; "Their words obnubilate their intentions"

    Synonyms:
    fuddle, film over, slur, confound, befuddle, fog, fox, confuse, becloud, jumble, cloud, smutch, mix up, glaze over, flurry, bedim, blot out, dim, obscure, mist, throw, obliterate, haze over, overcloud, smear, hide, put off, smudge, befog, veil, disconcert, discombobulate, blear, bedevil, obnubilate

    Antonyms:
    focus, focalize, sharpen, focalise

  5. smear, blur, smudge, smutchverb

    make a smudge on; soil by smudging

    Synonyms:
    besmirch, smudge, asperse, dim, smear, smutch, calumniate, confuse, denigrate, daub, film over, slander, slur, sully, glaze over, blear, smirch, defame, obscure, obnubilate

    Antonyms:
    sharpen, focus, focalize, focalise

  6. blur, blearverb

    make dim or indistinct

    "The fog blurs my vision"

    Synonyms:
    smear, glaze over, smudge, slur, blear, dim, obnubilate, obscure, confuse, film over, smutch

    Antonyms:
    focus, focalize, focalise, sharpen

  7. blur, dim, slurverb

    become vague or indistinct

    "The distinction between the two theories blurred"

    Synonyms:
    smear, glaze over, smudge, slur, blear, dip, dim, obnubilate, obscure, blind, confuse, film over, smutch

    Antonyms:
    focalize, focalise, focus, sharpen

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Dictionary of English Synonymes0.0 / 0 votes

  1. blurnoun

    Synonyms:
    blot, stain, spot, blemish, soil, tarnish, defect

  2. blurverb

    Synonyms:
    obscure, darken

  3. blurverb

    Synonyms:
    tarnish, stain, blot, sully, spot, blemish

Synonyms, Antonyms & Associated Words0.0 / 0 votes

  1. blurnoun

    Synonyms:
    blot, indistinctness, mackle, macule

  2. blurverb

    Synonyms:
    dim, bedim, obscure, sully, blemish, mackle, macule

PPDB, the paraphrase database0.0 / 0 votes

  1. List of paraphrases for "blur":

    vagueness, blurring, confuse, soft

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How to use blur in a sentence?

  1. Bruce Fuller:

    After a while, wineries get to feel the same, and it all starts to feel like a bit of a blur, we didn’t want to be part of that blur.

  2. Jamie Lynn:

    Time doesn't matter, and seems to blur together when you're waiting for your daughter to wake up, and a day could be a week, and you wouldn't notice, because you're fighting for what you love. For obvious reasons, I put everything with my work life on hold, till I knew my little girl was more [than OK]. now, more [than] ever, I realize how important it is to only put your time into things that matter, and I can't wait to get back to my music. Now, that my baby girl is better- I can't wait to make her proud. She is my everything. I want to thank you all for your patience, and prayers as we worked through this hard time.

  3. Corey Conners:

    The last few holes are a bit of a blur, big change of plans. It was just going to be an off week but it's not now.

  4. Jonathon Keats:

    If the landscape changes over time, the photographic plate will show multiple overlapping scenes or the motion blur of a scene that gradually morphs.

  5. Angela Hernandez:

    The next few days kind of became a blur.


Translations for blur

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  • размазванеBulgarian
  • rozostřit, rozmazatCzech
  • ManchaSpanish
  • تیرگیPersian
  • hämäryys, sumentaa, tahra, tahrata, hämärtyä, hämärtää, sumentua, sumeusFinnish
  • s'estomper, estomper, salissure, flou, brouiller, tache, marqueFrench
  • elhomályosodik, összefoltoz, folt, elhomályosít, összepacáz, homályHungarian
  • לְטַשׁטֵשׁHebrew
  • ぼける, ぼかすJapanese
  • bezoedelen, onduidelijke plek, bevlekken, smet, bekladden, vlekje, veeg, vervagen, nevelig beeldDutch
  • rozmazanyPolish
  • desfocar, borrão, borrarPortuguese
  • розмиттяUkrainian

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