FUZZED (UP) Synonyms: 44 Similar and Opposite Words

fuzzed (up)

verb

past tense of fuzz (up)

as in obscured

to make dark, dim, or indistinct picture postcards never show those not-infrequent days when the coastal scenery is fuzzed up by fog

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This solution addresses the issue where the input field is obscured by the on-screen keyboard.

— Emily Zemler, Rolling Stone, 6 Oct. 2026
Shimoda reveals how identities are forged through steamships crisscrossing the Pacific, formed by old family journals and photographs, and also obscured by systemic erasure.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 2 Oct. 2026

Definition of obscured

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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

Definition of blurred

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In its latest incarnation, designed by the firm S9, the curtain wall has darkened and the electronic billboards brightened, so that the tower resembles a TV mount, more apparatus than architecture.

— Justin Davidson, Curbed, 1 Oct. 2026
Verity is immobile and catatonic, and Lowen learns that the family’s life is also darkened by a child’s accidental death.

— Richard Brody, New Yorker, 30 Sep. 2026

Definition of darkened

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Footage shot later at daybreak showed the house gutted, charred and blackened from the inside out.

— Zeena Saifi, CNN Money, 29 Sep. 2026
On Tuesday, a silver cross on a long chain hung from the pine tree’s bark, which was peeling and blackened from the blaze.

— Hannah Fry, Los Angeles Times, 15 Sep. 2026

Definition of blackened

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But some of that was still overshadowed by all the chaos that had to happen first.

— Jonathan M. Gitlin, ArsTechnica, 5 Oct. 2026
While Adebayo might be overshadowed by Antetokounmpo at the podium, Heat coach Erik Spoelstra expects Antetokounmpo to help bring more attention to Adebayo’s sometimes overlooked and underappreciated two-way skill set this season.

— Anthony Chiang, Miami Herald, 2 Oct. 2026

Definition of overshadowed

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