blurred
Out of focus
Blurred describes something with unclear edges or outlines, as if seen through fog or tears: The photo came out blurred.
Vision blurs when eyes lose focus.
Distinctions blur when boundaries become indistinct: The line between work and life has blurred.
A blurred memory is one whose details have faded or merged together.
Obscured by vapor
- foggyObscured by vapor
- smokyFilled with combustion haze
- smoggyPolluted and hazy
- cloudedMade unclear or dim
murky · overcast · dim · hazy · veiled · steamy · vaporous · nebulous
Soft and unclear
- hazyUnclear, indistinct
- out-of-focusLacking sharpness or definition
- unfocusedWithout clear direction
- soft-focusIntentionally blurred imagery
smudged · smeared · indistinct · unclear · bleary · filmy · gauzy · pixelated
Unclear, ill-defined
- ambiguousHaving multiple interpretations
- nebulousUnclear and formless
- impreciseLacking exactness or accuracy
- indefiniteNot precisely determined
uncertain · muddled · confused · hazy · fuzzy · unclear · ill-defined · amorphous
Covering part of another
- mergedUnited into one
- blendedMixed into uniformity
- fusedJoined by melting together
- indistinguishableImpossible to tell apart
seamless · gradual · transitional · liminal · permeable · fluid · dissolving · intermingled
misty
Obscured by vapor
clouded · murky · overcast · dim · hazy · veiled · steamy · vaporous · nebulous · soupy
fuzzy
Soft and unclear
- hazyUnclear, indistinct
- out-of-focusLacking sharpness or definition
- unfocusedWithout clear direction
soft-focus · smudged · smeared · indistinct · unclear · bleary · filmy · gauzy · pixelated · grainy
vague
Unclear, ill-defined
- ambiguousHaving multiple interpretations
- nebulousUnclear and formless
- impreciseLacking exactness or accuracy
indefinite · uncertain · muddled · confused · hazy · fuzzy · unclear · ill-defined · amorphous · nonspecific
overlapping
Covering part of another
indistinguishable · seamless · gradual · transitional · liminal · permeable · fluid · dissolving · intermingled · bleeding
hidden
Kept out of sight
shrouded · cloaked · camouflaged · disguised · screened · eclipsed · covered · obfuscated · shadowed · dimmed
- confusionconfusion, confused, bewilderment, perplexity, baffled
- hard to readillegible, faded print, smudged, faded, poor contrast
- unrecognizabledisguised, unrecognizable, camouflaged, masked, obscured
- visionsharp, eye, visual perception, sight, eyes
- censorshipbanned books, censored, banned, book banning, book bans
- disorderedchaotic, disorganized, disordered, jumbled, messy
- blurred visionUnclear visual perception
- blurry visionUnclear, indistinct seeing
- blurring the lines
- blurry photo
- blurred boundariesUnclear divisions between things
- blurry textIndistinct written characters