as in blind
lacking the power of sight
his failing eyesight makes him fear that he may be eyeless in old age
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Recent Examples of eyeless
On shelves at a Humanetics facility in Huron, Ohio, skulls stare from their eyeless sockets, shiny and silver.
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Camila Domonoske, NPR, 16 Dec. 2025
There’s no sign of a rider’s face, but a head of well-coiffed hair dangles from the creature’s eyeless muzzle.
—Julian Lucas, New Yorker, 24 Oct. 2025
Some eyeless cavefish had fat that was practically white, indicating lower carotenoid levels.
—ArsTechnica, 25 Aug. 2025
Camila Domonoske, NPR, 16 Dec. 2025
There’s no sign of a rider’s face, but a head of well-coiffed hair dangles from the creature’s eyeless muzzle.
—Julian Lucas, New Yorker, 24 Oct. 2025
Some eyeless cavefish had fat that was practically white, indicating lower carotenoid levels.
—ArsTechnica, 25 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for eyeless
Adjective
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One of the demonstrators was also struck in the eye with a crowd-control munition, leaving the eye blind, according to his family.—
Anders Hagstrom , Jasmine Baehr,
FOXNews.com,
15 Jan. 2026
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That isn’t to say that Buffett conducts business with blind cheeriness and optimism — nor did Murphy, Buffett said.—
Ryan Ermey,
CNBC,
15 Jan. 2026
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One of the critical risks to patient privacy is the accidental inclusion of personally identifiable information in what is supposed to be a blinded data payload.—
Expert Panel®,
Forbes.com,
29 Aug. 2025
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Then there’s the additional intrigue of just how Bocelli makes his way through the world, as a sightless person, constantly on the go.—
Chris Willman,
Variety,
24 Sep. 2025
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These tiny fossorial ophidians — though not the tiniest (that title belongs to this 4-inch snake from Barbados) — are nearly sightless.—
Scott Travers,
Forbes.com,
25 Apr. 2025
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“Eyeless.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/eyeless. Accessed 22 Jan. 2026.
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