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

And various gamma-ray observatories in orbit were saturated and blinded by the torrent of incoming radiation. — Robin George Andrews, Scientific American, 20 Oct. 2026 Some were tackled, blinded with pepper spray or shocked with Tasers. — Kristian Hernández, San Antonio Express-News, 15 Oct. 2026 Companies that built their entire analytics system on click tracking will feel blinded by the shift and realize how narrow their vantage point has been. — Todd Fisher, Forbes.com, 23 Sep. 2026 The National Transportation Safety Board concluded that sun glare had blinded both pilots. — Patt Morrison, Los Angeles Times, 16 Sep. 2026 But the heart of this story is the toxic years-long romance between Marjorie and her co-conspirator Bill Rothstein (David Harbour), an equally cunning player who was blinded by love. — Glenn Garner, Deadline, 14 Sep. 2026 Of course, Badhon’s salon manager, blinded by dominant ideology, would vehemently disagree. — Ritesh Mehta, IndieWire, 5 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

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

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Verb

And they were dazed when JJ Buchanan came down with Bryce Underwood's second Hail Mary pass to turn the four-touchdown-underdog Broncos' 12-7 upset into a 13-12 loss.

— CBS News, CBS News, 9 Sep. 2026
Despite looking dazed, Guerrero scampered home to tie the game at 1-1.

— Ryan Canfield, FOXNews.com, 15 Aug. 2026

Definition of dazed

Adjective

The top four teams after the blind vote are now Teams 1, 2, 3 and 4 in the rankings.

— Jordan McPherson, Miami Herald, 20 Oct. 2026
The working group of administrators and Greek life representatives created action plans for each chapter to resume operations in fall 2018 based on a blind review of their previous four years.

— Brittany Shammas, CNN Money, 17 Oct. 2026

Definition of blind

Verb

Debbie Sullivan, who has lived in the neighborhood just west of Country Walk for more than 30 years, told CBS News Miami she was stunned by the violence in her community.

— Sergio Candido, CBS News, 22 Oct. 2026
Resigned to releasing it themselves on YouTube, Sakurai and André were stunned when Cartoon Network’s Adult Swim took a flyer on the series in 2010.

— Brian Davids, HollywoodReporter, 21 Oct. 2026

Definition of stunned

Verb

Kate, the Princess of Wales, dazzled at the state banquet at Windsor Castle on Tuesday.

— ABC News, ABC News, 20 Oct. 2026
Late during the third quarter against Denver, Mamukelashvili dazzled with a three-pointer, a cutting dunk and a defensive rebound that led to an assist to Quentin Grimes for a three-pointer — all in 99 seconds.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 17 Oct. 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

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