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unfocused

adjective

Similar

blurry fuzzy out of focus dim distant hazy ill-definedill-marked

Opposite

OriginEnglish focused ← Middle English un- ← Old English un- →

UncommonScrabble 15

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Meanings

adjectiveunfocused (comparative more unfocused, superlative most unfocused)

comparative more unfocused · superlative most unfocused

Not focused
Synonyms: blurry, fuzzy, out of focus, dim, fuzzy, distant, hazy, ill-defined

Synonyms & antonyms

adjectiveNot focused

Similar

blurry fuzzy out of focus dim fuzzy distant hazy ill-definedill-markedindefinite indistinct indistinguishable muzzy obscure undefined vague

More synonyms by meaning

adjective(of an image) not being in or brought into focus

Similar

Opposite

adjectivenot concentrated at one point or upon one objective

Similar

unfocussed distributed

Also see

dilettante out of focus

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

Proto-Indo-European*né
Proto-Indo-European*n̥-
Proto-Germanic*un-
Proto-West Germanic*un-
Old Englishun-
Middle Englishun-
Englishun-
Englishfocused
Englishunfocused

From un- + focused.

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Translations

Spanish desenfocado

desenfocadoTranslations

Cite this entry

APA

unfocused. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/unfocused

MLA

“unfocused.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/unfocused. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “unfocused,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/unfocused.

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