blur

Word Type

v. t.

blur Meaning Definition

To render obscure by making the form or outline of confused and uncertain, as by soiling; to smear; to make indistinct and confused; as, to blur manuscript by handling it while damp; to blur the impression of a woodcut by an excess of ink.

Synonyms for blur

aspersion,attaint,badge of infamy,bar sinister,baton,becloud,bedaub,bedim,befog,bend sinister,besmear,besmirch,besmoke,bestain,black eye,black mark,blacken,blear,bleariness,bloodstain,blot,blotch,blur distinctions,blurriness,brand,broad arrow,censure,champain,cloud,cloudiness,conceal,confound,confuse,dab,darken,darkness,daub,defocus,deform,dim,dimness,dirty,discolor,disorder,disparagement,distort,efface,eyesore,faintness,feebleness,film,filminess,fleck,flick,flyspeck,fog,fog up,fogginess,fuzz,fuzziness,half-visibility,haze,haziness,hide,imputation,indefiniteness,indistinctness,indistinguishability,jumble,jumble together,lose resolution,low profile,macula,maculation,macule,mark,mark of Cain,mask,mess up,mist,mistiness,mix,muddle,muddy,obfuscate,obscure,obscurity,odium,onus,overlook distinctions,pale,paleness,patch,pillorying,point champain,reflection,reprimand,reproach,scorch,sear,semivisibility,shadowiness,singe,slubber,slur,smear,smirch,smoke,smouch,smudge,smut,smutch,soft focus,soften,soil,spatter,speck,speckle,splash,splatter,splotch,spot,stain,stigma,stigmatism,stigmatization,stigmatize,taint,tar,tarnish,tumble,uncertainty,unclearness,unform,unplainness,unshape,vague appearance,vagueness,veil,weaken,weakness

Synonym Search Links for blur

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