Synonyms of blurred

blurred

verb

past tense of blur

1

as in confused

to make (something) unclear to the understanding

an article for the layman that blurs the distinction between the two kinds of cholesterol

Synonyms & Similar Words

• confused
• clouded
• muddied
• fogged
• obfuscated
• complicated
• disrupted
• beclouded
• befogged
• sophisticated
• perplexed
• muddled
• snarled
• upset
• tangled
• jumbled
• disarranged
• scrambled
• entangled
• disordered
• shuffled
• tousled
• disheveled
• disturbed
• mixed (up)
• disarrayed
• messed (up)
• discomposed

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• clarified
• illuminated
• cleared (up)
• simplified
• streamlined
• straightened (out)
• unraveled
• analyzed
• disentangled
• deciphered
• decoded
• undid
• broke down
• untangled
• unscrambled

2

as in obscured

to make dark, dim, or indistinct

evening shadows blurred the view of the valley from the overlook

Synonyms & Similar Words

• obscured
• darkened
• blackened
• clouded
• overshadowed
• dimmed
• fogged
• shrouded
• shadowed
• hazed
• misted
• overcast
• beclouded
• bleared
• obliterated
• shaded
• concealed
• covered
• overclouded
• bedimmed
• befogged
• eclipsed
• dislimned
• fuzzed (up)
• hid
• masked
• adumbrated
• camouflaged
• veiled
• blotted out
• screened
• disguised
• cloaked
• curtained

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• brightened
• illuminated
• lit (up)
• revealed
• exposed
• lightened
• uncovered
• illumined
• unveiled

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of blurred

The distinction between entertainment platforms and traditional media is becoming increasingly blurred. — Victoria Usher, Forbes.com, 20 Oct. 2026

At the same time, prediction markets have blurred the distinction between investing, speculation and entertainment. — Aneri Jambusaria, Fortune, 18 Oct. 2026

Days had blurred together into a whirlwind of phone calls and emails to his landlord, city officials, family and insurance. — Alicia Victoria Lozano, NBC news, 17 Oct. 2026

Menon's photo reveals spectacular pink, purple and red auroras glowing in Earth's upper atmosphere above a sparse dappling of city lights, subtly blurred by the motion of the orbital spacecraft over the course of the exposure. — Anthony Wood, Space.com, 13 Oct. 2026

But as the spectacle grew, the distinction between personal style and dressing for visibility became increasingly blurred. — Alex Badia, Footwear News, 12 Oct. 2026

That thought process forms the premise behind A Seat at the Table, her reoccurring dinner series, where the line between entertaining and doing deals is deliberately blurred. — Rachel Marlowe, Vogue, 9 Oct. 2026

So immigration stories get softened over time, with trauma turning into adventure and hard facts blurred into entertaining myths. — Los Angeles Times, 9 Oct. 2026

That could also explain why my fine lines looked noticeably blurred right away. — Christa Joanna Lee, Allure, 9 Oct. 2026