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UNFOCUSED: Synonyms and Related Words. What is Another Word for UNFOCUSED?

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Unfocused as an Adjective
Definitions of "Unfocused" as an adjective
Synonyms of "Unfocused" as an adjective (19 Words)
Usage Examples of "Unfocused" as an adjective

The synonyms of “Unfocused” are: unfocussed, tearful, teary, weepy, weeping, lachrymose, indistinct, blurry, fuzzy, hazy, misty, foggy, shadowy, smoky, faint, purposeless, pointless, goalless, undirected

Unfocused as an Adjective

Definitions of "Unfocused" as an adjective

According to the Oxford Dictionary of English, “unfocused” as an adjective can have the following definitions:

(of a person's eyes or gaze) not focusing on a particular person or thing.
(of an optical device) not adjusted to focus.
(of an object of vision) not in focus; indistinct.
(of feelings or plans) without a specific aim or direction.
Not concentrated at one point or upon one objective- Owen Wister.
(of a lens) not making incident light rays meet at a single point.
Not concentrated at one point or upon one objective.
(of an image) not being in or brought into focus.
Not being in or brought into focus.

Synonyms of "Unfocused" as an adjective (19 Words)

blurry	Not clearly or distinctly visible or audible. Their eyes were blurry* with tears.*
faint	Indistinctly understood or felt or perceived. Suddenly felt faint* from the pain.*
foggy	Indistinct or hazy in outline. A dark and foggy* night.*
fuzzy	Having a frizzy texture or appearance. Their former jolly sound has been drowned in swathes of layered fuzzy* guitar.*
goalless	Lacking purpose or direction. A goalless* draw.*
hazy	Indistinct or hazy in outline. School leavers were often hazy* about employment.*
indistinct	Not clearly defined or easy to perceive or understand. Only indistinct* notions of what to do.*
lachrymose	Inducing tears; sad. She was pink eyed and lachrymose.
misty	Wet with mist. The misty* air above the frozen river.*
pointless	Serving no useful purpose; having no excuse for being. Speculating like this is a pointless* exercise.*
purposeless	Serving no useful purpose; having no excuse for being. His purposeless* life.*
shadowy	Filled with shade. We sat on rocks in a shadowy* cove.*
smoky	Producing or obscured by a great deal of smoke. A smoky* office.*
tearful	Showing sorrow. A tearful* infant.*
teary	Full of tears; tearful. There were teary* eyes all round.*
undirected	Lacking direction; without a particular aim, purpose, or target. She was full of ineffectual undirected* anger.*
unfocussed	Not concentrated at one point or upon one objective- Owen Wister.
weeping	Used in names of tree and shrub varieties with drooping branches e g weeping cherry. The pendulous branches of a weeping* willow.*
weepy	Tearful; inclined to weep. A weepy* made for TV movie.*