unsharp
Lacking a point
Unsharp means not sharp—blurred, fuzzy, or lacking clear definition.
The term appears most often in photography and image processing, where unsharp masking is a counterintuitive technique that actually sharpens images by manipulating contrast at edges.
Outside technical contexts, unsharp occasionally describes anything lacking precision or clarity: The details remain unsharp in my memory.
Unclear, indistinct
- indistinctUnclear, hard to perceive
- blurryIndistinct, lacking definition
- smudgedBlurred by contact
- out-of-focusLacking sharpness or definition
fuzzy · bleary · burred · smeared · defocused · unfocused · soft · ill-defined
Unclear, ill-defined
- inexactLacking full accuracy
- approximateNearly accurate but inexact
- indefiniteNot precisely determined
- looseNot firmly secured
rough · ballpark · general · unclear · sketchy · uncertain · imperfect · coarse
hazy
Unclear, indistinct
- indistinctUnclear, hard to perceive
- blurryIndistinct, lacking definition
- smudgedBlurred by contact
out-of-focus · fuzzy · bleary · burred · smeared · defocused · unfocused · soft · ill-defined · low-resolution
vague
Unclear, ill-defined
- inexactLacking full accuracy
- approximateNearly accurate but inexact
- indefiniteNot precisely determined
loose · rough · ballpark · general · unclear · sketchy · uncertain · imperfect · coarse · unrefined
bokeh
Aesthetic quality of defocus
- dreamyVague and pleasantly distracted
- etherealDelicate beyond earthly measure
- gauzyThin and transparent
diffuse · hazy · luminous · misty · romantic · diffused · feathery · glowy · vignette · glamour
Photoshop
Professional graphics manipulation program
- filterPorous separation device
- contrastNotable difference between things
- post-processingModifying output after generation
unsharpsharp
Fine-edged, or astute
crisp · in focus · focused · clear · well-defined
unsharpsharp
Fine-edged, or astute
acute · keen · incisive · penetrating · perceptive