BLEARED Synonyms: 44 Similar and Opposite Words

bleared

verb

past tense of blear

as in obscured

to make dark, dim, or indistinct her image was bleared, as if I were staring at it through a watery lens

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The exact current values are obscured because federal filings use broad ranges and exclude subsequent market moves.

— Luke Fountain, CNBC, 29 Sep. 2026
The choice to film primarily at night, in darkness, using disembodied voices to tell a story not depicted on camera, further highlights the extent to which these events have been obscured in Israel and around the world.

— Drew Paul, The Conversation, 25 Sep. 2026

Definition of obscured

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Sometimes the images are blurred along the edges, while other shots seem to have been manipulated using CGI.

— Jordan Mintzer, HollywoodReporter, 28 Sep. 2026
Baird, a multi-instrumentalist and vocalist, favors density and percussive force, while Williams, a trumpeter, tends to work in subliminal textures and blurred, dissolving tones.

— Reed Jackson, SPIN, 28 Sep. 2026

Definition of blurred

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In its latest incarnation, designed by the firm S9, the curtain wall has darkened and the electronic billboards brightened, so that the tower resembles a TV mount, more apparatus than architecture.

— Justin Davidson, Curbed, 1 Oct. 2026
Verity is immobile and catatonic, and Lowen learns that the family’s life is also darkened by a child’s accidental death.

— Richard Brody, New Yorker, 30 Sep. 2026

Definition of darkened

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On Tuesday, a silver cross on a long chain hung from the pine tree’s bark, which was peeling and blackened from the blaze.

— Hannah Fry, Los Angeles Times, 15 Sep. 2026
The blaze blackened about 25 acres near the Getty Center before firefighters got the upper hand on it.

— Tom Tapp, Deadline, 9 Sep. 2026

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