Synonyms of blurs

blurs 1 of 2

verb

present tense third-person singular of blur

1

as in confuses

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

• confuses
• obfuscates
• muddies
• disrupts
• complicates
• clouds
• beclouds
• fogs
• befogs
• snarls
• muddles
• perplexes
• upsets
• jumbles
• disorders
• entangles
• tangles
• shuffles
• disarranges
• tousles
• scrambles
• sophisticates
• disturbs
• mixes (up)
• disarrays
• discomposes
• messes (up)
• dishevels

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• clarifies
• illuminates
• clears (up)
• simplifies
• streamlines
• unravels
• undoes
• analyzes
• straightens (out)
• decodes
• breaks down
• disentangles
• untangles
• unscrambles
• deciphers

2

as in obscures

to make dark, dim, or indistinct

evening shadows blurred the view of the valley from the overlook

Synonyms & Similar Words

• obscures
• darkens
• blackens
• overshadows
• shadows
• dims
• clouds
• hazes
• shrouds
• beclouds
• obliterates
• fogs
• overcasts
• conceals
• mists
• hides
• fuzzes (up)
• bedims
• dislimns
• shades
• covers
• eclipses
• blears
• befogs
• overclouds
• adumbrates
• camouflages
• masks
• blots out
• curtains
• disguises
• screens
• cloaks
• veils

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• illuminates
• reveals
• lights (up)
• exposes
• brightens
• lightens
• uncovers
• illumines
• unveils

blurs

2 of 2

noun

plural of blur

as in blots

Related Words

• blots
• taints
• stains
• damages
• glitches
• spots
• distortions
• bugs
• kinks
• injuries
• impairments
• abnormalities
• irregularities
• misshapes
• defects
• malformations
• defacements
• blotches
• blemishes
• weaknesses
• scars
• blights
• flaws
• imperfections
• failings
• excrescences
• deformities
• faults
• marks
• disfigurements
• pockmarks
• excrescencies
• mars

Dissimilar Words

• enhancements
• decorations
• ornaments
• embellishments
• adornments

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of blurs

Verb

Having first revealed her AMD diagnosis in 2012, which is a disease that blurs a person’s central vision by causing damage to the macula, Dench has discussed her potential retirement in recent years. — Glenn Garner, Deadline, 23 Oct. 2026

And again, that just blurs the lines between what things are supposed to be. — Brian Hiatt, Rolling Stone, 23 Oct. 2026

And then the sun slips above the horizon, and in an instant the shadows turn from indistinct gray blurs to sharp black lines. — Literary Hub, 21 Oct. 2026

The lightweight powder blurs the appearance of pores, fine lines, and imperfections for a soft-focus finish that doesn’t look flat. — Mariana Best, PEOPLE, 21 Oct. 2026

In fact, it is rooted in the same rhetoric as the black box metaphor, which similarly blurs the complex aspects of AI by framing inner workings as confined and unintelligible. — Trent Wintermeier, The Conversation, 19 Oct. 2026

Blending 1970s sci-fi aesthetics with a timeless world where cell phones are the only markers of temporal difference, the film blurs the boundaries between memory, history and the supernatural. — Anna Marie De La Fuente, Variety, 18 Oct. 2026

The administration’s pursuit of profit and peace blurs the line between public and private interests. — Max Boot, Washington Post, 12 Oct. 2026

But even with 22 tracks to work with, the sound too often defaults to a similar muted backdrop, which blurs some of the less distinct songs together. — Molly Mary O’Brien, Pitchfork, 7 Oct. 2026