English dictionary

blur

/bl/[@]/r/

Definitions, examples, synonyms and antonyms from WordNet 3.0.

noun

a hazy or indistinct representation

noun.cognition

Examples
It happened so fast it was just a blur.

Synonyms fuzz

Source: WordNet 3.0
That which obscures without effacing; a stain; a blot, as upon paper or other substance.

noun

Source: webster1913

become glassy; lose clear vision

verb.perception

Synonyms film over glaze over

Source: WordNet 3.0
to make less distinct or clear

verb.perception

Examples
The haze blurs the hills.

Antonyms focus

Source: WordNet 3.0
make unclear, indistinct, or blurred

verb.cognition

Synonyms confuse obnubilate obscure

Source: WordNet 3.0
make a smudge on; soil by smudging

verb.contact

Synonyms smear smudge smutch

Source: WordNet 3.0
make dim or indistinct

verb.change

Examples
The fog blurs my vision.

Synonyms blear

Antonyms focalise focalize focus sharpen

Source: WordNet 3.0
become vague or indistinct

verb.change

Examples
The distinction between the two theories blurred.

Synonyms dim slur

Antonyms focalise focalize focus

Source: WordNet 3.0
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 <i>blur</i> manuscript by handling it while damp; to <i>blur</i> the impression of a woodcut by an excess of ink.

verb

Source: webster1913