UNFOCUSED Synonyms: 53 Similar and Opposite Words

unfocused

adjective

variants also unfocussed

Definition of unfocused

as in muddled

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Recent Examples of unfocused The real reason is that his report is an unfocused jumble of personal testimony, with no evident attempt to corroborate the lurid and sometimes unbelievable accusations made by anonymous sources. — Helen Lewis, The Atlantic, 26 July 2026 Despite the conversations on AI and the state of the art market, the Summit seemed oddly unfocused. — Shanti Escalante-De Mattei, ARTnews.com, 21 July 2026 Defense and conditioning needs work In what has been a role reversal for a man who was lauded as a stopper in Ann Arbor, Lendeborg’s hot shooting has been balanced out by his unfocused defense. — Joseph Dycus, Mercury News, 19 July 2026 Rather than casting wide nets with unfocused stops, officers act on verified information. — Charles "chuck" Broadway, The Orlando Sentinel, 10 July 2026 See All Example Sentences for unfocused

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Adjective

Made with gin, Campari, lemon, simple syrup, and muddled white grapes, it was created in 2001 by Vincenzo Errico in London.

— Amy Cavanaugh, Chicago Tribune, 24 Sep. 2026
Garfield, sensitive and earthy, is our bellwether as the events descend into bloody carnage dictated by muddled agendas.

— Katie Walsh, Los Angeles Times, 11 Sep. 2026

Definition of muddled

Adjective

But Iñárritu’s caricatures become people in a way Kubrick’s don’t; as the bewildered President, for example, John Goodman is simultaneously grounded and theatrical in his presentation, recalling his best work with the Coen brothers.

— Jim Hemphill, IndieWire, 30 Sep. 2026
Five o’clock Saturday, the Riverside Stadium and Middlesbrough head coach Kim Hellberg is fist-pumping a half-bewildered but fully enthused home crowd.

— Michael Walker, New York Times, 15 Sep. 2026

Definition of bewildered

Adjective

Susan Blanchard co-starred as Tina Kelly, his scatterbrained housekeeper.

— Marc Berman, Forbes.com, 9 Sep. 2025
The novel begins on a Monday afternoon like any other at its three adolescent central characters’ loving but scatterbrained aunt Xía’s house in Miami.

— Juan Vidal, New York Times, 24 Jan. 2025

Definition of scatterbrained

Adjective

Somewhere, James Baldwin looks on bemused as Ming-Trent tries to turn him into a god of war.

— Sara Holdren, Vulture, 28 Sep. 2026
Or, for those on his level or a step ahead of it, maybe just bemused chatter at a coastal dinner party in desperate need of a conversation steroid shot.

— Ryan Lattanzio, IndieWire, 4 Sep. 2026

Definition of bemused

Adjective

Not long ago, a senile American president’s plan to lead democracies in a battle with autocracies was being applauded by post-1989 Atlanticists such as Anne Applebaum and Adam Michnik.

— Cynthia Zarin, Harpers Magazine, 28 July 2026
They are being given directions by a senile old man who is losing his mind.

— Voice of the People, New York Daily News, 22 Mar. 2026

Definition of senile

Adjective

The four-count lawsuit alleges that High Meadow was negligent and reckless in allowing more than 150 students into a pool that had a maximum capacity of 105 occupants.

— Justin Muszynski, Hartford Courant, 2 Oct. 2026
Avila’s sister and co-plaintiff, Patricia Avila sued Brown in April 2021, alleging premises liability, negligent infliction of emotional distress and strict liability.

— Alexandra Del Rosario, Los Angeles Times, 30 Sep. 2026

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