“blur”

Definitions

• noun

  a hazy or indistinct representation

  Synonyms: fuzz, aspersion, attaint, baton, becloud, bedaub, bedim, befog, besmear, besmirch, besmoke, bestain

  • Example:“It happened so fast it was just a blur.”
  • Example:“He tried to clear his head of the whisky fuzz.”

• verb

  become glassy; lose clear vision

  Synonyms: film over, glaze over

  • Example:“Her eyes glazed over from lack of sleep.”

• verb

  to make less distinct or clear

  Antonyms: focus

  • Example:“The haze blurs the hills.”

• verb

  make unclear, indistinct, or blurred

  Synonyms: confuse, obscure, obnubilate

  • Example:“Her remarks confused the debate.”
  • Example:“Their words obnubilate their intentions.”

• verb

  make a smudge on; soil by smudging

  Synonyms: smear, smudge, smutch

• verb

  make dim or indistinct

  Synonyms: blear

  Antonyms: focus

  • Example:“The fog blurs my vision.”