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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Moving through memory, death, altered consciousness, addiction, violence, fate, and the supernatural, these works delve into what happens when familiar boundaries begin to blur.

— Sarah Shachat, IndieWire, 8 Sep. 2026
His films, all of which have been critically and commercially successful, have long blurred the lines between the aspirations of the art house and the pleasures of the grind house.

— Justin Chang, New Yorker, 4 Sep. 2026

Definition of blur

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Orwell was exploring the roles that euphemism, tangled syntax, and dying metaphors can play in obscuring the true intentions of a totalitarian state.

— Louisa Thomas, New Yorker, 6 Sep. 2026
Last week, OpenAI began rolling out its latest model, Astra, which performs better but obscures more of its internal processes.

— Brendan Ruberry, semafor.com, 6 Sep. 2026

Definition of obscure

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China’s growth target is already its lowest since 1991, and the economic picture is darkened further by a real estate downturn that is straining local government finances and undercutting spending capacity, Goldman Sachs said in a note to clients.

— Jeronimo Gonzalez, semafor.com, 7 Sep. 2026
When a treatment starts, the room darkens, and chromatherapy lights cast soft purple, blue, and red hues across the room as a soft mist showers down from the ceiling.

— Jen Murphy, Travel + Leisure, 7 Sep. 2026

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