PIXILLATED Synonyms: 41 Similar and Opposite Words

pixilated

adjective

ˈpik-sə-ˌlā-təd

variants also pixillated

Definition of pixilated

as in dazed

suffering from mental confusion a pixilated waitress who couldn't seem to get anything straight

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Recent Examples of pixilated Price upon request Louis Vuitton Pharrell’s autumn outing features several eye-catching knits, including this volcanic take on a Nordic yoke sweater, which deviates from more-traditional styles with an irregular, almost pixilated gradient pattern. — Jon Roth, Robb Report, 5 Sep. 2026 In One Kind of Story, for example, Box pairs a large, pixilated self-portrait with photographs of her female family members in the periphery. — Shantay Robinson, ARTnews.com, 18 Dec. 2024 Offering feedback cultivates a supportive environment that encourages employee growth, reduces misunderstandings, and ultimately boosts productivity—each of which can be even more complex and complicated to achieve through a pixilated screen. — William Arruda, Forbes, 7 Mar. 2023 The bomb is in fact a functioning alarm clock dressed up to look like a science-fictional nuclear popper (alas, there are no pixilated Light-Brite cartoon characters…), with the innards encased in a translucent red plastic case. — Rob Beschizza, WIRED, 5 Feb. 2007

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Adjective

Hsu maps a Los Angeles of leftovers and castoffs; portraits of friends and strangers in the street are full of dazed, inscrutable expressions.

— Hua Hsu, New Yorker, 5 Sep. 2026
When the dazed young woman reels off quotes from an obscure self-help book, her new acolytes take her words as gnomic wisdom.

— Guy Lodge, Variety, 31 Aug. 2026

Definition of dazed

Adjective

When kids first got online, parents were bewildered and alarmed, but kids, who tend to gravitate to new technology, found freedom in a space that was basically ungoverned.

— Joshua Rothman, New Yorker, 4 Sep. 2026
That bewildered shake of the head after Meyer's pitch in that video is not a rare occurrence for Raleigh this year.

— Eno Sarris, New York Times, 25 Aug. 2026

Definition of bewildered

Adjective

The event was somewhat shambolic, with confused chefs stopping for selfies with Bibendum as the host tried to move things along.

— Ruby Tandoh, New Yorker, 7 Sep. 2026
The adoption of this policy came very late in the summer and after a more tentative earlier policy that mainly confused educators and parents.

— New York Daily News Editorial Board, New York Daily News, 6 Sep. 2026

Definition of confused

Adjective

His first 12 came under the supervision of a coach who was, to put it as gently as possible, somewhat distracted from his job.

— Joe Rexrode, New York Times, 8 Sep. 2026
Troopers say they are focused on pulling over and ticketing drivers for distracted and dangerous driving.

— Brian Sherrod, CBS News, 7 Sep. 2026

Definition of distracted

Adjective

Several other instances of illness linked to the MBG program have cropped up, including a group of 15 elementary schoolers and a school principal who became nauseous and dizzy after a meal in the Aceh province’s Bener Meriah regency, per the AP.

— Bailey Richards, PEOPLE, 5 Sep. 2026
Most patients feel dizzy, nauseated and weak within 30 to 60 minutes.

— Prayan Pokharel, The Conversation, 27 Aug. 2026

Definition of dizzy

Adjective

Fernández’s adaptation is anxious to turn tragedy into a sermon, offering theatergoers moral solace where Sophocles leaves his audience in a contemplative state of stunned silence.

— Theater Critic, Los Angeles Times, 11 Sep. 2026
What happened next — footage of a stunned DeLonge, Hoppus, and Barker on set watching President Bush’s address after the attacks— aired later that week on MTV News.

— Sarah Shanfield, Vulture, 11 Sep. 2026

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