BLINKERED Synonyms: 29 Similar and Opposite Words

blinkered

adjective

Definition of blinkered

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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Back then the age of discovery was at its peak, and startling new information about what had previously been a very parochial planet was flooding into the academies of Europe and the Americas.

— Ian Tattersall, The New York Review of Books, 19 Sep. 2026
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

Definition of parochial

Adjective

Though Best Original Song can seem impenetrable, as the Music Branch that determines the shortlist and nominees for the category has its own insular politics, Swift has inched her way closer to a nomination with every song she’s written for a film.

— Marcus Jones, IndieWire, 26 Sep. 2026
But after years of success for automakers such as GM, the Chinese automotive sector has rapidly changed from an insular industry to the biggest exporter of vehicles globally.

— Michael Wayland, CNBC, 23 Sep. 2026

Definition of insular

Adjective

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.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 23 Sep. 2026
The New Democrats won a narrow majority in the 2024 provincial election, giving Eby enough seats to govern without relying on another party, and he was not required to call another election until 2028.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 23 Sep. 2026

Definition of provincial

Adjective

My perspective and approach has been to try and be as measured as possible and not be as reactionary.

— Katie Abel, Footwear News, 9 Sep. 2026
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

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

Definition of hidebound

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