Synonyms for blur
- verb
- noun
Synonyms by meaning
Verb
1. Smudge — to smear, stain or smudge
smudge, darken, blot, stain, tarnish, smooch, smouch US, soil, blacken, sully, smut, besmirch, besmear, bedim, dull, splotch, speck, blotch, taint, befoul, begrime, bedizen formal UK, slur dated
3. Smear — to sully; to stain; to blemish, as reputation
smear, spot, muddy, dirty, cloud, opaque, blemish, reproach, libel, traduce, calumniate, asperse, spatter dated, slander dated
Other
Noun
Definitions
- v. 1
To make indistinct or hazy, to obscure or dim.
to blur a photograph (by moving the camera while taking it)
- v. 2
To smear, stain or smudge.
to blur a manuscript (by handling it while damp)
- v. 3
To sully; to stain; to blemish, as reputation.
- n. 1
A smear, smudge or blot.
Related words
- Word family
- blurry
Example sentences
- darken The jealousy is starting to darken Tom's mind.
- smudge There was a smudge of lipstick on his cheek, and his tie was loose.
- fog The flight was cancelled because of the thick fog.
By length
- 3 letters
- fog1, dim1
- 4 letters
- spot1, soil1, dull1, mist1, slur1, fuzz1, blot1, smut1
- 5 letters
- dirty2, cloud1, stain1, muddy2, smear1, libel2, sully2, speck1, taint1, bedim, blear
- 6 letters
- smooth1, opaque2, darken2, smudge1, smooch1, blotch1, befoul, smouch, macule
- 7 letters
- obscure2, confuse2, slander2, tarnish2, blemish2, spatter2, blacken2, splotch, traduce, becloud, unfocus, besmear, begrime, bedizen3
- 8 letters
- reproach2, confound2, besmirch, pixelate
- 10 letters
- obnubilate, calumniate
- 14 letters
- indistinctness
The small number after each word is its number of syllables (dirty2 = 2 syllables).
In other languages
- Français
- estomper
- Italiano
- sfumare
- Español
- difuminar
- Deutsch
- verblassen