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blear

adjective

Synonyms and Antonyms of blear

not seen or understood clearly

I can't describe him; all I saw was a blear figure for an instant

Synonyms of blear

bleary, blurry, dim, faint, foggy, fuzzy, gauzy, hazy, indefinite, indistinct, indistinguishable, misty, murky, nebulous, obscure, opaque, pale, shadowy, unclear, undefined, undetermined, vague

Words Related to blear

dark, dusky, gloomy

impalpable, inappreciable, intangible, invisible

hieroglyphic (also hieroglyphical), incomprehensible, indecipherable, indiscernible, inexplicable, mysterious, obfuscatory, puzzling

Near Antonyms of blear

bright, distinct, evident, obvious, plain

certain, firm, strong, sure

Antonyms of blear

clear, definite, pellucid

blear

verb

Synonyms and Antonyms of blear

to make dark, dim, or indistinct

her image was bleared, as if I were staring at it through a watery lens

Synonyms of blear

becloud, bedim, befog, blacken, blur, cloud, darken, dim, dislimn, fog, fuzz (up), haze, mist, obscure, overcast, overcloud, overshadow, shadow, shroud

Words Related to blear

adumbrate, blot out, conceal, eclipse, hide, obliterate, screen, shade

camouflage, cloak, cover, curtain, disguise, mask, veil

Near Antonyms of blear

expose, reveal, uncover, unveil

Antonyms of blear

brighten, illuminate, illumine, light (up), lighten

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