Synonyms of blur

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verb (1)

1

as in to confuse

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

• confuse
• muddy
• obfuscate
• fog
• cloud
• disrupt
• complicate
• becloud
• befog
• snarl
• muddle
• upset
• disarray
• tangle
• shuffle
• perplex
• scramble
• jumble
• disarrange
• disorder
• mix (up)
• entangle
• disturb
• sophisticate
• tousle
• dishevel
• mess (up)
• discompose

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• clarify
• clear (up)
• simplify
• illuminate
• streamline
• straighten (out)
• unravel
• undo
• disentangle
• analyze
• decipher
• break down
• decode
• untangle
• unscramble

2

as in to obscure

to make dark, dim, or indistinct

evening shadows blurred the view of the valley from the overlook

Synonyms & Similar Words

• obscure
• darken
• dim
• haze
• blacken
• cloud
• mist
• fog
• shadow
• overshadow
• overcast
• shroud
• becloud
• bedim
• blear
• conceal
• fuzz (up)
• hide
• obliterate
• shade
• dislimn
• overcloud
• eclipse
• cover
• blot out
• befog
• mask
• screen
• camouflage
• curtain
• veil
• adumbrate
• disguise
• cloak

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• light (up)
• brighten
• lighten
• illuminate
• reveal
• expose
• uncover
• illumine
• unveil

blurring

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verb (2)

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)
• dishevelling
• 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

blur

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noun (1)

as in taint

Related Words

• taint
• stain
• blot
• glitch
• distortion
• spot
• bug
• impairment
• injury
• damage
• kink
• irregularity
• abnormality
• failing
• defacement
• defect
• malformation
• scar
• blotch
• misshape
• blemish
• blight
• weakness
• imperfection
• deformity
• disfigurement
• flaw
• mar
• excrescence
• fault
• mark
• pockmark
• excrescency

Dissimilar Words

• enhancement
• decoration
• ornament
• adornment
• embellishment

blurring

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noun (2)

as in confusion

Related Words

• confusion

Dissimilar Words

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

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of blur

Verb

One moment, Breanna T. was helping patients during a routine emergency room shift, and the next, the world around her was a blur. —Ashley Vega, People.com, 27 June 2025

The temperatures are rising and your Instagram feed is a blur of European vacation content and spritzes — summer is officially in full swing. —Lauren Alexis Fisher, Footwear News, 25 June 2025

Noun

Massive panes of glass blur the line between indoors and out, flood the living spaces with natural light, and offer knockout views of the River Thames. —Abby Montanez, Robb Report, 8 July 2025

The lines have blurred between tech and finance, and capital is flowing toward platforms, processors, and enablers. —Josh Brown,sean Russo, CNBC, 7 July 2025