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adjective

as in surprised

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verb

past tense of blindside
as in bewildered

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Recent Examples of blindsided
Adjective
My son-in-law feels blindsided, as my daughter is asking for a complete break. — R. Eric Thomas, Chicago Tribune, 30 June 2026 Miller was seemingly blindsided by both her ex (Wilson) and her best friend (Batula), and will confront them during the upcoming reunion. — Armando Tinoco, Deadline, 12 June 2026 Talk about getting blindsided, literally. — Huntley Woods, Entertainment Weekly, 11 June 2026 In many cases, the parents are blindsided and don't know what to look out for. — Michael Ruiz , Adam Sabes, FOXNews.com, 6 June 2026 Advertisement Even people trained to handle grief can get blindsided. — Angela Haupt, Time, 28 May 2026 When Kim Airhart said she was blindsided after she was diagnosed with ovarian cancer in 2020. — Emily McLeod, CBS News, 19 May 2026 Eddy feels blindsided by Jenna’s sudden turn. — Rafaela Bassili, Vulture, 28 Apr. 2026 Republican leaders may have initially felt blindsided by the conflict, but most quickly either bent the knee or remained silent. — Sun Sentinel Editorial Board, Sun Sentinel, 25 Apr. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for blindsided
  1. surprised
  2. bewildered
  3. startled
  4. disconcerted
  5. stunned
  6. befuddled
  7. dumbstruck
  8. dismayed
Adjective
  • Still, stories of people surprised to find their homes inundated by rising rivers illustrate the challenges of trying to bolster early warning systems in a vast, rural area known as Flash Flood Alley.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 18 July 2026
  • Just do not be surprised if the other parents start stealing the excuse.
    — Judith Martin, Sun Sentinel, 18 July 2026
Definition of surprised
Verb
  • Former Republican state senator Jeff Brandes, who now leads the Florida Policy Project, said he was bewildered by the governor's proposal.
    — Jim DeFede, CBS News, 31 May 2026
  • Gasly seems faintly bewildered by the designation.
    — Maxwell Adler, Vanity Fair, 27 Apr. 2026
Definition of bewildered
Adjective
  • TikTok user Aubrey Birrell posted a video of her startled reaction to her San Diego, California, Airbnb on July 2.
    — Andrea Margolis, FOXNews.com, 14 July 2026
  • One of them who’d worked with Juliatra-Monoth gave him a startled look.
    — Jeff Spry, Space.com, 26 June 2026
Definition of startled
Verb
  • Still, the boy was disconcerted during his first sessions in early June, said his mother, Tricia LaBrasca.
    — Grant Stringer, Mercury News, 18 June 2026
Definition of disconcerted
Adjective
  • Our team reports that as people emerge from the life-or-death struggle for survival, which eclipsed all thought and numbed sensations, their trauma is transforming into a stunned grief.
    — James Gordon, Time, 14 July 2026
  • And when Cape Verde’s Deroy Duarte evened the score with a right footed shot from a difficult angle at the 59-minute mark, the stunned stadium went silent, minus two small spirited clots of Cape Verde fans in the East end zone seats.
    — Michelle Kaufman, Miami Herald, 13 July 2026
Definition of stunned
Verb
  • But behind closed doors, grievances are simmering over programming, budgets, and dueling marketing campaigns that befuddled the American public.
    — Philip Wang, Time, 29 June 2026
  • Hardly ten more minutes had passed before Dembélé scored again—this time, cutting inside and stuttering his dribble and then, having befuddled the defense, rolling the ball right past it into an open corner of the goal.
    — Louisa Thomas, New Yorker, 27 June 2026
Definition of befuddled
Adjective
  • And she is just completely dumbstruck by that.
    — Mike Fleming Jr, Deadline, 5 Sep. 2025
  • Lyons can be a brilliant agent of chaos, a person whose presence left castmates starstruck before her bluntness left them dumbstruck.
    — Daniel D'Addario, Variety, 13 July 2023
Definition of dumbstruck
Verb
  • Fans of the Spinners were dismayed this week after the team said the town unfairly ejected it from the stadium.
    — Joe Marusak, Charlotte Observer, 17 July 2026
  • Attorney Ben Crump, who’s representing Wells’ family, said he’s dismayed by the lack of clear details that have emerged in the case.
    — Holly Yan, CNN Money, 11 July 2026
Definition of dismayed

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“Blindsided.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/blindsided. Accessed 22 Jul. 2026.

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