Synonyms of blur

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verb

1

as in to confuse

to make (something) unclear to the understanding

an article for the layman that blurs the distinction between the two kinds of cholesterol

Synonyms & Similar Words

• confuse
• muddy
• obfuscate
• fog
• cloud
• disrupt
• complicate
• becloud
• befog
• snarl
• muddle
• upset
• disarray
• tangle
• shuffle
• perplex
• scramble
• jumble
• disarrange
• disorder
• mix (up)
• entangle
• disturb
• sophisticate
• tousle
• dishevel
• mess (up)
• discompose

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• clarify
• clear (up)
• simplify
• illuminate
• streamline
• straighten (out)
• unravel
• undo
• disentangle
• analyze
• decipher
• break down
• decode
• untangle
• unscramble

2

as in to obscure

to make dark, dim, or indistinct

evening shadows blurred the view of the valley from the overlook

Synonyms & Similar Words

• obscure
• darken
• dim
• haze
• blacken
• cloud
• mist
• fog
• shadow
• overshadow
• overcast
• shroud
• becloud
• bedim
• blear
• conceal
• fuzz (up)
• hide
• obliterate
• shade
• dislimn
• overcloud
• eclipse
• cover
• blot out
• befog
• mask
• screen
• camouflage
• curtain
• veil
• adumbrate
• disguise
• cloak

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• light (up)
• brighten
• lighten
• illuminate
• reveal
• expose
• uncover
• illumine
• unveil

blur

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noun

as in taint

Synonyms & Similar Words

• taint
• stain
• blot
• glitch
• distortion
• spot
• impairment
• injury
• bug
• damage
• kink
• irregularity
• abnormality
• failing
• defacement
• defect
• malformation
• scar
• blotch
• misshape
• blemish
• blight
• weakness
• imperfection
• deformity
• disfigurement
• flaw
• mar
• excrescence
• fault
• mark
• pockmark
• excrescency

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• enhancement
• decoration
• ornament
• adornment
• embellishment