Blur
Blur verb - To make less distinct or clear.
Usage example: The haze blurs the hills
Focus
Focus verb - Put (an image) into focus.
Usage example: Please focus the image
How words are described
| special | special blur | special focus |
| usual | usual blur | usual focus |
| direct | direct blur | direct focus |
| obvious | obvious blur | obvious focus |
| Other adjectives: heavy, strong, constant, big, slight, excessive, mental, less, reduced, red. | ||
Common collocations
Both words in one sentence
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Bad focus or motion blur can, in fact, be run through deconvolution filters to get slightly better focus.
Source: Enhance Button -
It consists of zooming in the shot on Joe, adding blur and motion lines everywhere to focus on the hero, and Joe striking an heroic pose.
Source: Video Game / Viewtiful Joe -
He is also capable of noticing when somebody tries to take a photo of him and blur the image/move out of focus (you can choose).
Source: Manga / Iris Zero
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Focus and Blur. (2016). Retrieved 2026, July 21, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/blur/focus
Blur & Focus. N.p., 2016. Web. 21 Jul. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/blur/focus>.
Focus or Blur. 2016. Accessed July 21, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/blur/focus.
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