UNBLINKING Synonyms: 46 Similar and Opposite Words

unblinking

adjective

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as in unflinching

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Recent Examples of unblinking After its seemingly benign opening, the movie captures the appalling conditions under which the inmates are kept, with unblinking scenes of bullying, force feeding, strip searches and squalor. —

Chloe Veltman, NPR, 16 Feb. 2026 Stepping into the Keijsers Koning gallery, a visitor is immediately transfixed by a score of unblinking eyes. —

Benjamin Lima, Dallas Morning News, 5 Feb. 2026 His eyes were unblinking and vacant. —

Literary Hub, 29 Jan. 2026 In making the documentary, Craig stayed true to his and his brother’s body of work, which stares with unblinking eyes at the repercussions of violence. —

Jim Hemphill, IndieWire, 9 Dec. 2025 See All Example Sentences for unblinking

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unflinching

Adjective

Drawn entirely from Capote’s own words, this funny and heartbreaking one-man play is an unflinching portrait of an artist at his breaking point, confronting the consequences of his most scandalous work.

— Dalton Ross, Entertainment Weekly, 16 Mar. 2026
The film is an unflinching, lyrical, and ultimately moving study of an artist’s mind, offering profound insights into the intersections of mental health, creativity, loneliness, and human resilience.

— Matthew Carey, Deadline, 12 Mar. 2026