Synonyms of blindness

blindness

noun

as in amnesia

Related Words

• amnesia
• forgetfulness
• oblivion
• ignorance
• obliviousness
• unawareness
• unconsciousness
• unfamiliarity
• nirvana
• insensibility
• inattention
• absorption
• preoccupation
• inattentiveness
• absentmindedness
• nescience
• abstraction
• innocence
• incognizance

Dissimilar Words

• memory
• recollection
• awareness
• consciousness
• recall
• remembrance
• alertness
• cognizance

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of blindness

That rapid response helped reduce the risk of temporary flash blindness and retinal burns while allowing pilots to regain outside visibility once the flash had passed. — Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 7 Aug. 2026

People are doing this now to treat – this is not our work – but to treat like forms of retinal degeneration and blindness actually. — Quanta Magazine, 6 Aug. 2026

Looking at the sun without proper protection can result in permanent blindness and vision problems. — Harry Bennett, Space.com, 5 Aug. 2026

For millions of people with geographic atrophy, the speck in their vision is far more literal and can eventually lead to blindness. — New Atlas, 5 Aug. 2026

Midjourney, Nano Banana, Kling, Veo 3 and ElevenLabs An intimate exploration of Kev’s personal experience of blindness, highlighting the people, relationships and aspects of everyday life that matter most to him. — Melanie Goodfellow, Deadline, 28 July 2026

Buyers Need Meaning The overabundance of content is creating information blindness. — Andrey Insarov, Forbes.com, 27 July 2026

The mutations cause small cells in the retina to die, leading to blindness. — Adam England, PEOPLE, 24 July 2026

Swift overturns the tradition of Homer’s blindness in Gulliver’s Travels partly to remind us of the poet’s eye for detail, but also to emphasize the possibility of direct connection between Homer and his audience. — Literary Hub, 17 July 2026