BLINDFOLDED Synonyms: 49 Similar and Opposite Words

blindfolded

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Definition of blindfolded

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Recent Examples of blindfolded Kittleson was zip-tied, blindfolded, and moved to multiple locations during her captivity. — Ricardo Torres, jsonline.com, 23 Apr. 2026 Vatu took the loss on this challenge, which saw nearly every member of each tribe blindfolded and led through an obstacle course by one non-blindfolded member. — Jacob Wilt, Memphis Commercial Appeal, 11 Mar. 2026 In the next frame, the fictional father — bound, blindfolded and kneeling on a muddy battlefield — is approached by a soldier, and shot in the head. — Justin Spike, Los Angeles Times, 25 Feb. 2026 Over the past 15 years, he has been imprisoned, blindfolded, interrogated, and put under house arrest with a 20-year ban on making films. — Anne Thompson, IndieWire, 18 Feb. 2026 See All Example Sentences for blindfolded

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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

The provincial government says the investment will strengthen aerospace capacity and support skilled employment in the province.

— Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 3 Sep. 2026
Twenty whales — 19 belugas and one killer whale — had died at Marineland since 2019, according to provincial government data obtained through Freedom-of-Information laws and official statements.

— ABC News, ABC News, 3 Sep. 2026

Definition of provincial

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

Definition of blinded

Adjective

The scale of private capital available to entrepreneurs has made the tech industry a particularly insular space.

— Benjamin Wallace-Wells, New Yorker, 30 Aug. 2026
Set against the remote, insular world of its titular island, production designer Steve Arnold and set decorator Jennifer Engel created a lived-in, slightly stuck in time and, when necessary, deeply unsettling environment.

— Destiny Jackson, Deadline, 14 Aug. 2026

Definition of insular

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And by a blinkered nonrecognition of the animus behind Noem’s action.

— George F. Will, Washington Post, 26 June 2026
The conflict looms large over the film’s Kosovar Albanian teens — as does institutionalized discrimination against them — but Basholli’s intentionally blinkered focus, through the eyes of her 13-year-old protagonist, proves constraining and liberating all at once.

— Siddhant Adlakha, Variety, 13 May 2026

Definition of blinkered

Adjective

Among the bureaucratic, parochial, pastoral and familial spaces his work takes his clients, a reflection on roots, gentrification and the act of remaining emerges.

— Matthew Carey, Deadline, 31 Aug. 2026
In some cases, opposition might amount to parochial not in my backyard — or NIMBY — concerns.

— Stefan Chavez-Norgaard, The Conversation, 20 Aug. 2026

Definition of parochial

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The discipline and economy of Rosenwald’s philanthropy also provide a chastening contrast to our current hidebound efforts to help people.

— Harold Pollack, Chicago Tribune, 14 Aug. 2026
And while a few of its more hidebound customs can present something of an endurance test—outside of Chicagoland, nobody actually enjoys Take Me Out to the Ball Game—fans would probably riot if MLB managers stopped wearing their team’s uniform.

— Anthony Crupi, Sportico.com, 13 Mar. 2026

Definition of hidebound

Adjective

Far from merely raising a reactionary fist in the air at the new science, Swift identified an attitude that is still around today — and one that has created many of the greatest challenges now facing educators.

— Dónal Gill, The Dial, 8 Sep. 2026
Almost every day, a news story about a film professional whose decision to prioritize trans solidarity or Palestinian solidarity brings a rash of reactionary takes.

— Sophie Monks Kaufman, IndieWire, 4 Sep. 2026

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