blurring

ADJECTIVE

confusing

Synonyms

STRONGEST

baffling bewildering complex complicated confounding difficult disconcerting perplexing upsetting

STRONG

befuddling disorienting involved mystifying unsettling

Antonyms

STRONGEST

clear easy plain simple

WEAK

orderly reassuring

NOUN

confusion

Synonyms

STRONGEST

bewilderment disorientation distraction embarrassment turbulence turmoil

STRONG

abashment agitation befuddlement bemusement chagrin commotion demoralization discomfiture dither flap fluster lather perplexity perturbation pother puzzlement stew tumult

WEAK

abashing addling befuddling cluttering confounding disarranging discomfiting disturbing dumbfounding embarrassing embroiling mixup mystification obscuring perplexing stirring up tangling unsettling upsetting

Antonyms

STRONGEST

calm peace

STRONG

calmness happiness

WEAK

clarity composure method order organization orientation sense system

Example Sentences

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The Church Committee stopped short of concluding that Cointelpro deliberately perpetuated extremism, but its report made clear that blurring the line between monitoring and participation might have encouraged informants to keep the activity going.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 24, 2026

"But at the same time, when we apply mental verbs to machines, there's also a risk of blurring the line between what humans and AI can do."

From Science Daily • Apr. 19, 2026

Back then, the lines between cars and phones were blurring.

From Barron's • Apr. 15, 2026

TeraWulf is not alone in blurring that line.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 9, 2026

They rounded a corner in the lane, sleet coming thick and fast, blurring Harry’s glasses.

From "Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince" by J.K. Rowling

blurring

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