Synonyms for blur
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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

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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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1. blurnoun

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

2. blurverb

   Synonyms:
   obscure, darken

3. blurverb

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

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1. blurnoun

   Synonyms:
   blot, indistinctness, mackle, macule

2. blurverb

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

PPDB, the paraphrase databaseRate these paraphrases:0.0 / 0 votes

1. List of paraphrases for "blur":

   vagueness, blurring, confuse, soft

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1. Angela Hernandez:

   The next few days kind of became a blur.

2. The Australian development expert:

   I would expect with climate change that distinction is going to blur further, and we're going to see more incidents - whether it's... food insecurity riots that create instability, or refugees in Europe.

3. Ben Wood:

   We expect to see the lines between the Mac and the iPad continue to blur with powerful demos of high-performance video editing software and more.

4. Gabriel Christian Natale Hjorth:

   No, no, I -- I dont really remember too well, Finnegan Lee Elder was recorded saying when asked about the blindfold. I was, they had me waiting so long, Italian Carabinieri via AP kind of a blur.

5. Mike Katz:

   People over recent years have found it easier to pursue a discourse where it is acceptable to say these things and blur the lines between legitimate criticism of Israel and something which goes far further.