BLINDED Synonyms: 27 Similar and Opposite Words

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adjective

as in unsighted

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verb

past tense of blind

as in dazed

to overpower with light the bright lights in the TV studio momentarily blinded the quiz show contestants

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Recent Examples of blinded

Adjective

Fake controversies that always tilt against one specific viewpoint and ideology that they are too blinded to understand. — Ian Miller Outkick, FOXNews.com, 15 June 2026 One of the critical risks to patient privacy is the accidental inclusion of personally identifiable information in what is supposed to be a blinded data payload. — Expert Panel®, Forbes.com, 29 Aug. 2025

Verb

Of course, Badhon’s salon manager, blinded by dominant ideology, would vehemently disagree. — Ritesh Mehta, IndieWire, 5 Sep. 2026 Fortunately, more answers should arrive in the near future, based on a larger tranche of data that has been properly blinded. — Joseph Howlett, Scientific American, 1 Sep. 2026 The magnificence of the AI renaissance has blinded our society to its pernicious creep into the arts. — David Barber, HollywoodReporter, 31 Aug. 2026 The blast injured 22 other churchgoers, including a 12-year-old girl, Sarah Jean Collins, who was blinded in one eye. — Jason Wollschleger, The Conversation, 19 Aug. 2026 One of his sons hid the gem in the crack of his cell wall before he was blinded and deposed. — Hadley Hall Meares, Vanity Fair, 17 Aug. 2026 Drafters get blinded by big names and tend to overrate players. — Jim Reineking, USA Today, 13 Aug. 2026 The affected utilities, which were not named, were temporarily blinded when automated systems went down. — Aaron Katersky, ABC News, 5 Aug. 2026 One puzzle blinded a member of my crew, who then relied on our screaming from the sidelines to cross a path. — Zackery Cuevas, PC Magazine, 4 Aug. 2026

Recent Examples of Synonyms for blinded

Adjective

Anika Reed Was the blindfold the biggest trend of the Met Gala?

— Swasti Singhai, USA Today, 20 May 2026
The host handed me a blindfold and Bose noise-canceling headphones, playing the hypnotic sounds of a space drum with birds chirping in the distance.

— Shelby Hartman, Los Angeles Times, 18 Feb. 2026

Definition of blindfold

Adjective

Flynn and Miss Ogilvie had been given no part to play in the blind judging of the Festival Cake.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 15 Sep. 2026
Adaptive cruise control, autonomous emergency braking, lane-keeping assistance, and blind-spot detection are included as standard.

— Atharva Gosavi, Interesting Engineering, 15 Sep. 2026

Definition of blind

Verb

Amal Clooney stunned in a red gown, as did Oscar-winner Chloé Zhao, fresh off delivering a master class on the Lido, went from table to table chatting with guests as dinner was served.

— Chris Murphy, Vanity Fair, 5 Sep. 2026
For those who didn't feel like giving the big UMass-Rutgers game Thursday night your time and effort, the Minutemen stunned Greg Schiano's group, 37-21, snapping a 16-game losing streak to FBS teams.

— Zach Dean OutKick, FOXNews.com, 4 Sep. 2026

Definition of stunned

Verb

No one dazzled in a quarterback competition that Monken let play out deep into August despite always leaning toward Deshaun Watson’s experience.

— Zac Jackson, New York Times, 8 Sep. 2026
The lefty who dazzled fans with his celebratory strikeout jumps and impressed teammates with his 80-minute pregame workouts was optioned to Triple-A Syracuse on Sunday.

— Abbey Mastracco, New York Daily News, 6 Sep. 2026

Definition of dazzled

Adjective

Experts stated that there is still more to be known about the mechanism by which these sightless cells perceive the game or understand their objectives.

— Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 3 Mar. 2026
Then there’s the additional intrigue of just how Bocelli makes his way through the world, as a sightless person, constantly on the go.

— Chris Willman, Variety, 24 Sep. 2025

Definition of sightless

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