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

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 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

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

Related Stories Cruise, declaiming every line, acting with blind bluster and a mean gleam of good-ol’-boy joy, makes Digger a walking cartoon — a larger-than-life satire of over-the-top American arrogance, like LBJ crossed with Foghorn Leghorn.

— Owen Gleiberman, Variety, 29 Sep. 2026
For some reason that has zero bearing on the plot, Digger loves his mangy cat and is determined to keep the ailing creature, half-blind and incontinent, alive at any cost.

— David Rooney, HollywoodReporter, 29 Sep. 2026

Definition of blind

Verb

The dancer dazzled the judges and left the audience’s jaws on the ground with his captivating, Matrix-like audition.

— Skyler Caruso, PEOPLE, 24 Sep. 2026
Still, more people are beginning to worry about the risks of the technology that has dazzled the world with its astounding capabilities.

— Barbara Ortutay, Los Angeles Times, 23 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

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