blurred

adjective

ˈblərd 

: characterized by dimness, indistinctness, or obscurity

the blurred names on the gravestones

: lacking clarity or sharpness : blurry

a blurred photograph

blurred vision

blurredly

ˈblər-əd-lē 

adverb

I am being lifted into the air—and even as I pant and stare blurredly, limply, mindlessly, a map appears, of the dark ground where I ran …

—Harold Brodkey

Examples of blurred in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Hemorrhagic fever with renal syndrome affects the kidneys and causes a wide range of symptoms, including blurred vision, low blood pressure, acute shock, internal bleeding and kidney failure. —Mary Whitfill Roeloffs, Forbes.com, 11 June 2026

According to Seymour, the lines between fiction and reality briefly became blurred. —Virginia Chamlee, PEOPLE, 8 June 2026

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu praised authorities for neutralizing the gunman, while the nation’s controversial security minister, Itamar Ben-Gvir, released a video standing next to what appeared to be the gunman’s blurred body. —Robert Blankenship, The Washington Examiner, 7 June 2026

And the blurred line between guanxi and outright illegality bred widespread graft. —Reagan Yip, CNN Money, 3 June 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1701, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for blurred

• absurd
• averred
• bluebird
• byword
• catbird
• catchword
• concurred
• conferred
• cowbird
• cowherd
• crossword
• deferred