FUZZ (UP) Synonyms: 43 Similar and Opposite Words

fuzz (up)

verb

Definition of fuzz (up)

as in to blur

to make dark, dim, or indistinct picture postcards never show those not-infrequent days when the coastal scenery is fuzzed up by fog

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Some diligently blur out the faces of guests who are in the vicinity and captured on camera.

— Doug Gollan, Forbes.com, 11 Aug. 2026
Her new liquid foundation—the brand’s first—utilizes amino acid powders to blur and mattify the appearance of pores sans dryness for a finish that’s natural, skinlike, and exceptionally diffused.

— Kiana Murden, Vogue, 11 Aug. 2026

Definition of blur

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Totality — when the sun is completely obscured — is only visible within the narrow path of the moon's shadow.

— Daisy Dobrijevic, Space.com, 10 Aug. 2026
No political spin, just a focus on the numbers from governments’ own reports and how their unique accounting rules and financial definitions are obscuring the full truth of their financial story.

— Sheila Weinberg, Baltimore Sun, 9 Aug. 2026

Definition of obscure

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In locations where the eclipse will occur around sunset, people may see Perseid meteors during totality, the minutes when the moon fully blocks the sun’s light, leaving a fiery ring and temporarily darkening the skies.

— Denise Chow, NBC news, 11 Aug. 2026
Severe weather cut power Tuesday in the Chicago area and northwestern Indiana as perilous storms pummeled the region, darkening the sky and carrying extreme wind gusts across state lines.

— ABC News, ABC News, 11 Aug. 2026

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