Synonyms of blurring

blurring 1 of 2

noun

as in confusion

Related Words

• confusion

Dissimilar Words

• discrimination
• distinction
• separation
• differentiation
• demarcation
• isolation
• discreteness
• segregation

blurring

2 of 2

verb

present participle of blur

1

as in confusing

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

• confusing
• clouding
• obfuscating
• muddying
• fogging
• complicating
• disrupting
• beclouding
• befogging
• snarling
• muddling
• perplexing
• upsetting
• tangling
• shuffling
• jumbling
• disordering
• sophisticating
• entangling
• disarranging
• scrambling
• disturbing
• tousling
• mixing (up)
• disarraying
• disheveling
• discomposing
• messing (up)

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• clarifying
• illuminating
• clearing (up)
• simplifying
• streamlining
• unraveling
• analyzing
• straightening (out)
• undoing
• decoding
• deciphering
• disentangling
• untangling
• breaking down
• unscrambling

2

as in obscuring

to make dark, dim, or indistinct

evening shadows blurred the view of the valley from the overlook

Synonyms & Similar Words

• obscuring
• darkening
• clouding
• blackening
• overshadowing
• dimming
• fogging
• shadowing
• shrouding
• overcasting
• hazing
• beclouding
• misting
• shading
• concealing
• obliterating
• hiding
• blearing
• overclouding
• dislimning
• covering
• eclipsing
• fuzzing (up)
• bedimming
• masking
• befogging
• adumbrating
• camouflaging
• disguising
• blotting out
• screening
• veiling
• curtaining
• cloaking

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• illuminating
• brightening
• lightening
• lighting (up)
• revealing
• exposing
• uncovering
• illumining
• unveiling

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of blurring

Noun

While blurring has turned into a 2026 cosmetic buzzword, finish has always been integral to Westman’s skin philosophy. — Kiana Murden, Vogue, 11 Aug. 2026

Some have a pane of glass blurring views, including at the 50-yard-line. — Ian Miller Outkick, FOXNews.com, 9 Aug. 2026

Estée Lauder is most known for its Double Wear Foundation, a blurring, full-coverage formula that’s made its way around many red carpets. — Reece Andavolgyi, InStyle, 25 July 2026

The wardrobe pieces were born out of this idea, given the blurring of lines between performance and lifestyle. — Kanika Talwar, Footwear News, 22 July 2026

That same blurring of artifice and sincerity informs their debut full-length, TOY COLLAGES. — Cassidy Sollazzo, Pitchfork, 13 July 2026

And at a blazing 240Hz refresh rate, ghosting, blurring, and screen tearing will be kept to a minimum. — George Yang, PC Magazine, 23 June 2026

On some TVs, overly aggressive motion blurring can also lead to ghosting or artifacts, such as soccer balls turning into streaks in the sky. — Jacob Feldman, Sportico.com, 12 June 2026

But the most significant blurring may come in the realm of data infrastructure. — David Szondy may 31, New Atlas, 31 May 2026

Verb

The examples run on and on, and at a certain point the numbers begin blurring together. — Literary Hub, 14 Aug. 2026

Boron nitride gives the formula its silky slip and creates a blurring effect, while avocado oil adds conditioning moisture so a matte doesn’t look like skin is parched. — Christa Joanna Lee, Allure, 14 Aug. 2026

No screen tearing or motion blurring in your games and your work. — George Yang, PC Magazine, 10 Aug. 2026

Stewart and Jessica Alba are fans of this blurring concealer. — Reece Andavolgyi, InStyle, 10 Aug. 2026

The team computed 500 spectral points across the observed wavelength band, applying the transmission profile of the real interference filter and blurring the result to match the real telescope’s resolution. — Jacek Krywko, ArsTechnica, 7 Aug. 2026

To accentuate the connection to cinema, little tubs of popcorn were handed out upon arrival—adding to the theatrical effect of the mountains in the background blurring with the mountains on the screen as darkness descended. — Andy Battaglia, ARTnews.com, 7 Aug. 2026

The line between authentic and synthetic reality is blurring. — Muhamad Aly Rifai, Forbes.com, 6 Aug. 2026

As Port falls in with a group of conspirators preparing for the insurrection, the book takes on a hallucinatory, digressive quality, blurring the lines between life and death, reality and illusion. — The New Yorker, New Yorker, 3 Aug. 2026