BLINKERED Synonyms: 29 Similar and Opposite Words

blinkered

adjective

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as in parochial

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Recent Examples of blinkered At times, Fedorova’s valiantly open-minded kinksters can seem blinkered in their own way. — Lillian Fishman, New Yorker, 25 Feb. 2026 After presenting a morass of rich themes, Nwosu teases out a small, surprising finale that transcends the blinkered concerns driving her protagonist. — Sophie Monks Kaufman, IndieWire, 22 Jan. 2026 The variety of politics that preoccupied the literary scene in New York turned out to be fractious, blinkered, and less than helpful on almost every front, including the artistic. — Vince Passaro, Harpers Magazine, 30 Dec. 2025 By that blinkered calculus, an informative podcast will always trump music. — Thomas Chatterton Williams, The Atlantic, 30 Dec. 2025 See All Example Sentences for blinkered

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Our small island has arguably contributed more in terms of popular music than any other nation, but British driving songs are unavoidably parochial.

— Jason Barlow, Robb Report, 11 Oct. 2026
Since 2015, a flurry of cases has decided issues as parochial as how much individual athletes are paid out of broadcast revenues and how long student athletes are eligible to play.

— Sen. Rand Paul OutKick, FOXNews.com, 24 Sep. 2026

Definition of parochial

Adjective

The yearslong feud offers a rare window into the insular world of top-tier science labs, where directors wield outsized authority.

— Chris Serres — Boston Globe, STAT, 16 Oct. 2026
Amid geopolitical uncertainty and the AI boom, executive leadership has had to become a much less insular affair.

— Sasha Rogelberg, Fortune, 16 Oct. 2026

Definition of insular

Adjective

The provincial government said a committee had been formed to investigate the cause of the roof collapse of the three-story building.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 16 Oct. 2026
In total, the deal will inject nearly 125 megawatts of extra clean electricity into the provincial grid.

— Aman Tripathi, Interesting Engineering, 16 Oct. 2026

Definition of provincial

Adjective

While this may all sound a bit reactionary or like shooting fish in a barrel, Mungiu wisely complicates matters.

— Mark Olsen, Los Angeles Times, 9 Oct. 2026
Once upon a time, the idea that the world was growing stupider was mostly confined to the realm of dyspeptic reactionary polemic.

— James Marriott, Washington Post, 7 Oct. 2026

Definition of reactionary

Adjective

Both were in their thirties, and saw themselves as innovative leaders cutting through hidebound bureaucracies.

— Dexter Filkins, New Yorker, 14 Sep. 2026
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

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