blur

/blˈɝ/ · 1 syllable

Meaning

verb

1. become glassy; lose clear vision
   “Her eyes glazed over from lack of sleep”
2. to make less distinct or clear
   “The haze blurs the hills”
3. make unclear, indistinct, or blurred
   “Her remarks confused the debate”
4. make a smudge on; soil by smudging
5. make dim or indistinct
   “The fog blurs my vision”
6. become vague or indistinct
   “The distinction between the two theories blurred”

noun

1. a hazy or indistinct representation
   “it happened so fast it was just a blur”

Synonyms for blur

• film over
• glaze over
• confuse
• obscure
• obnubilate
• smear
• smudge
• smutch
• blear
• dim
• slur
• fuzz

Antonyms of blur

• focus

Words that rhyme with blur

• transfer
• stir
• spur
• refer
• slur
• burr
• infer
• amateur
• prefer
• birr
• bur
• demur
• fur
• occur
• purr
• recur
• ampere
• catcher
• chauffeur
• concur
• confer
• cur
• cynosure
• defer
• descriptor
• deter
• fir
• incur
• saboteur
• silencer