low-res
Not sharply defined
Low-res, short for low-resolution, describes images, video, or displays with relatively few pixels, resulting in less detail and clarity.
The term emerged with digital imaging and is now used broadly for anything that appears grainy, blocky, or lacking sharpness.
The security footage was so low-res you couldn't identify anyone.
Figuratively, low-res can describe something vague or poorly defined: I have a low-res memory of that night.
Resembling stacked cubes
- jaggedSharply uneven, notched
- aliasedUsing assumed name
- mosaicInlaid pictorial arrangement
- chunkyThick and lumpy
bitmap · dithered · grid · banded · quantized · upscaled · stretched · interpolated
Soft and unclear
- unclearNot easily understood
- indistinctUnclear, hard to perceive
- hazyUnclear, indistinct
- smudgedBlurred by contact
out-of-focus · soft · muddy · blear · murky · washed-out · faded · diffuse
blocky
Resembling stacked cubes
chunky · bitmap · dithered · grid · banded · quantized · upscaled · stretched · interpolated · scaled
fuzzy
Soft and unclear
- unclearNot easily understood
- indistinctUnclear, hard to perceive
- hazyUnclear, indistinct
smudged · out-of-focus · soft · muddy · blear · murky · washed-out · faded · diffuse · smeary
8-bit
Vintage computing standard
vintage · nostalgic · lo-fi · old-school · classic · arcade · sprite · scanlines · interlaced · composite
vaporwave
Ironic eighties nostalgia genre
intentional · stylized · filtered · crunchy · lo-fi · grainy · textured · raw · unpolished · amateur
- photo termssharp, blurry, JPEG, bright, dark
- retro gamingretro gaming, 8-bit, NES, SNES, 16-bit
- image quality issuesblur, fuzzy, grainy, noise, compression
- pixel artpixel art, sprite, sprite art, pixel perfect, dithering
- pixelationpixelated, blocky, jagged, aliased, aliasing
- Granularitycoarse, fine, granule, grit, particle
low-reshigh-res
Finely detailed imagery
high-resolution · HD · high-definition · 4K · crisp
low-reshigh-res
Finely detailed imagery
high-resolution · detailed · granular · fine-grained · precise
low, resolve, resolution, resolved, resolving, low-resolution, resolutions, resolvable, resolver