unblinkered

adjective

un·​blink·​ered ˌən-ˈbliŋ-kərd How to pronounce unblinkered (audio)
: not limited or narrow in scope or perspective : not blinkered
His account of Soviet life—penal, military and civilian—is encyclopedic and unblinkered.Ronald Hingley
unblinkered candor

Examples of unblinkered in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web No unblinkered observer can still cling to the hope that Pence has the inclination, never mind the capacity, to restrain, never mind educate, the man who elevated him to his current glory. George Will, National Review, 14 Oct. 2017

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Word History

First Known Use

1886, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of unblinkered was in 1886

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“Unblinkered.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/unblinkered. Accessed 18 Apr. 2024.

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