Synonyms of blurred

blurred

verb

past tense of blur

1

as in confused

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

• confused
• clouded
• muddied
• fogged
• obfuscated
• complicated
• disrupted
• beclouded
• befogged
• sophisticated
• perplexed
• muddled
• snarled
• upset
• tangled
• jumbled
• disarranged
• scrambled
• entangled
• disordered
• shuffled
• tousled
• disheveled
• disturbed
• mixed (up)
• disarrayed
• messed (up)
• discomposed

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• clarified
• illuminated
• cleared (up)
• simplified
• streamlined
• straightened (out)
• unraveled
• analyzed
• disentangled
• deciphered
• decoded
• undid
• broke down
• untangled
• unscrambled

2

as in obscured

to make dark, dim, or indistinct

evening shadows blurred the view of the valley from the overlook

Synonyms & Similar Words

• obscured
• darkened
• blackened
• clouded
• overshadowed
• dimmed
• fogged
• shrouded
• shadowed
• hazed
• misted
• overcast
• beclouded
• bleared
• obliterated
• shaded
• concealed
• covered
• overclouded
• bedimmed
• befogged
• eclipsed
• dislimned
• fuzzed (up)
• hid
• masked
• adumbrated
• camouflaged
• veiled
• blotted out
• screened
• disguised
• cloaked
• curtained

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• brightened
• illuminated
• lit (up)
• revealed
• exposed
• lightened
• uncovered
• illumined
• unveiled

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of blurred

The move into podcasting marks another expansion for MasterClass, which has increasingly blurred the lines between online education and entertainment. — Anna Tingley, Variety, 6 Oct. 2026

Meanwhile, the line between sports leagues and the media outlets that cover them has blurred. — Alex Volonte, The Conversation, 1 Oct. 2026

Sometimes the images are blurred along the edges, while other shots seem to have been manipulated using CGI. — Jordan Mintzer, HollywoodReporter, 28 Sep. 2026

Baird, a multi-instrumentalist and vocalist, favors density and percussive force, while Williams, a trumpeter, tends to work in subliminal textures and blurred, dissolving tones. — Reed Jackson, SPIN, 28 Sep. 2026

The remarkable result of the collaboration is an open-air residence crafted from natural and reclaimed materials, where the boundary between inside and outside is completely blurred. — Tori Latham, Robb Report, 25 Sep. 2026

Fashion and athletics have long shared a vocabulary of performance and precision—and nowhere more visibly than in Italy, where houses from Prada to Armani have repeatedly blurred the line between sporting uniform and high style. — Anna Cafolla, Vogue, 23 Sep. 2026

Bags have gotten softer and slouchier as the boundaries between work, travel, exercise and everyday life have blurred. — Thomas Waller, Footwear News, 23 Sep. 2026

In an era when everyone totes water bottles from the gym, to breakfast meetings, to the office, and then to dinner, the lines of personal beverage etiquette have blurred. — Sam Stone, Bon Appetit Magazine, 22 Sep. 2026