Synonyms of blinds

blinds 1 of 2

verb

present tense third-person singular of blind

as in stuns

to overpower with light

the bright lights in the TV studio momentarily blinded the quiz show contestants

Synonyms & Similar Words

• stuns
• dazes
• dazzles
• overwhelms
• bedazzles
• overpowers
• confuses

blinds

2 of 2

noun

plural of blind

1

as in nooks

Related Words

• nooks
• recesses
• nests
• concealments
• covers
• coverts
• dens
• hideaways
• shelters
• hideouts
• refuges
• hidey-holes
• lairs
• redoubts
• haunts
• retreats
• hermitages
• hangouts
• havens
• harbors
• harborages

2

as in smoke screens

Related Words

• smoke screens
• deceptions
• fronts
• frauds
• swindles
• subterfuges
• trickeries
• bluffs
• shams
• hoaxes
• duplicities
• chicaneries
• gaffs
• cunnings
• juggleries
• duperies
• fakeries
• crafts
• devices
• feints
• skulduggeries
• end runs
• legerdemains
• cozenages
• crookeries
• stratagems
• artifices
• ruses
• jigs
• gambits
• wiles
• ploys
• schemes
• plays
• knacks
• sleights
• dodges
• shenanigans
• fetches
• tricks
• gimmicks
• flimflams
• juggles

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of blinds

Verb

As rain blinds the sailors, the coach watches a bird’s-eye digital tracking map, dynamic laylines, and a live stream of over 1,200 telemetry points broadcast from the boat every second. — Andrew Rice, New York Times, 15 Sep. 2026

But the legacy of the modernist academic-cultural complex blinds us to the mimetic spirit of this new technical logic. — Mario Carpo, Artforum, 1 Sep. 2026

Odysseus blinds the Cyclops and escapes Circe with the help of a magic herb, but not before losing some of his men. — John Blake, CNN Money, 2 Aug. 2026

After Odysseus blinds him and later reveals his true identity, Polyphemus calls on Poseidon to curse the rest of the hero’s voyage home. — Brianna Zigler, Entertainment Weekly, 20 July 2026

Dust blinds every two weeks and clean them at least twice each year to maintain a fresh, healthy home. — Mary Marlowe Leverette, The Spruce, 1 July 2026

Gartner predicts that over 40% of agentic AI projects will be canceled by 2027, and analyst Anushree Verma noted that most are driven by hype that blinds organizations to real deployment complexity. — Josipa Majic Predin, Forbes.com, 25 May 2026

The way that Nathan’s wealth and ideology blinds him to the implications and risks of his technology is eerily similar to the behavior of contemporary techworld figures like Palantir’s Alex Karp. — David Faris, TheWeek, 22 Apr. 2026

But this technocratic benevolence blinds officials to the economic anxieties on the ground. — Yunus Emre Tozal, Chicago Tribune, 9 Feb. 2026

Noun

The large slats of shutters might be easier to vacuum than those of mini blinds or even cellular shades, so make a plan based on your window blind type and style. — Patricia Shannon, Better Homes & Gardens, 9 Apr. 2026