BLUR Synonyms
There are 14 hypernyms of the word blur. (close relations)
Best Alternative Words for BLUR
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smudge | verb, nounv, n | |||||||
noun • a smoky fire to drive away insects • a blemish made by dirt verb • make a smudge on; soil by smudging | ||||||||
cloud | verb, noun, adjectivev, n, adj | |||||||
noun • any collection of particles (e.g., smoke or dust) or gases that is visible • a visible mass of water or ice particles suspended at a considerable altitude • out of touch with reality • a cause of worry or gloom or trouble • suspicion affecting your reputation • a group of many things in the air or on the ground verb • make overcast or cloudy • make less visible or unclear • billow up in the form of a cloud • make gloomy or depressed • place under suspicion or cast doubt upon • make less clear • colour with streaks or blotches of different shades • make milky or dull | ||||||||
confusion | nounn | |||||||
noun • disorder resulting from a failure to behave predictably • a mental state characterized by a lack of clear and orderly thought and behavior • a feeling of embarrassment that leaves you confused • an act causing a disorderly combination of elements with identities lost and distinctions blended • a mistake that results from taking one thing to be another | ||||||||
fog | verb, nounv, n | |||||||
noun • 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 • confusion characterized by lack of clarity verb • make less visible or unclear | ||||||||
fuzziness | nounn | |||||||
noun • the quality of being indistinct and without sharp outlines | ||||||||
haze | verb, nounv, n | |||||||
noun • atmospheric moisture or dust or smoke that causes reduced visibility • confusion characterized by lack of clarity verb • become hazy, dull, or cloudy • harass by imposing humiliating or painful tasks, as in military institutions | ||||||||
indistinctness | nounn | |||||||
noun • the quality of being indistinct and without sharp outlines | ||||||||
mist | nounn | |||||||
noun • a thin fog with condensation near the ground verb • become covered with mist • make less visible or unclear • spray finely or cover with mist | ||||||||
obscurity | nounn | |||||||
noun • the quality of being unclear or abstruse and hard to understand • an obscure and unimportant standing; not well known • the state of being indistinct or indefinite for lack of adequate illumination | ||||||||
blear | verbv | |||||||
adjective satellite • tired to the point of exhaustion verb • make dim or indistinct | ||||||||
confuse | verbv | |||||||
verb • mistake one thing for another • be confusing or perplexing to; cause to be unable to think clearly • cause to feel embarrassment • assemble without order or sense • make unclear, indistinct, or blurred | ||||||||
dim | verb, adverb, adjectivev, adv, adj | |||||||
adjective • made dim or less bright adjective satellite • lacking in light; not bright or harsh • lacking clarity or distinctness • offering little or no hope • slow to learn or understand; lacking intellectual acuity verb • switch (a car's headlights) from a higher to a lower beam • become dim or lusterless • make dim or lusterless • make dim by comparison or conceal • become vague or indistinct | ||||||||
fuzz | verb, nounv, n | |||||||
noun • filamentous hairlike growth on a plant • uncomplimentary terms for a policeman • a hazy or indistinct representation • the first beard of an adolescent boy | ||||||||
obnubilate | verbv | |||||||
verb • make less visible or unclear • make unclear, indistinct, or blurred | ||||||||
obscure | adjectiveadj | |||||||
adjective satellite • not clearly expressed or understood • marked by difficulty of style or expression • difficult to find • not famous or acclaimed • not drawing attention • remote and separate physically or socially verb • make less visible or unclear • make unclear, indistinct, or blurred • make unintelligible or unclear • reduce a vowel to a neutral one, such as a schwa • make undecipherable or imperceptible by obscuring or concealing | ||||||||
slur | nounn | |||||||
noun • (music) a curved line spanning notes that are to be played legato • a disparaging remark • a blemish made by dirt verb • play smoothly or legato • speak disparagingly of; e.g., make a racial slur • utter indistinctly • become vague or indistinct | ||||||||
smear | verb, nounv, n | |||||||
noun • slanderous defamation • a thin tissue or blood sample spread on a glass slide and stained for cytologic examination and diagnosis under a microscope • a blemish made by dirt • an act that brings discredit to the person who does it verb • stain by smearing or daubing with a dirty substance • make a smudge on; soil by smudging • cover (a surface) by smearing (a substance) over it • charge falsely or with malicious intent; attack the good name and reputation of someone | ||||||||
smooth | verb, adjectivev, adj | |||||||
adjective • having a surface free from roughness or bumps or ridges or irregularities • of the margin of a leaf shape; not broken up into teeth • (music) without breaks between notes; smooth and connected • of motion that runs or flows or proceeds without jolts or turbulence noun • the act of smoothing adjective satellite • smoothly agreeable and courteous with a degree of sophistication • smooth and unconstrained in movement • lacking obstructions or difficulties • (of a body of water) free from disturbance by heavy waves verb • make smooth or smoother, as if by rubbing • make (a surface) shine • free from obstructions | ||||||||
smutch | verb, nounv, n | |||||||
verb • make a smudge on; soil by smudging | ||||||||
film over | verbv | |||||||
verb • become glassy; lose clear vision | ||||||||