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adjective

Definition of blindednext
as in unsighted

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blinded

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verb

past tense of blind
as in dazed
to overpower with light the bright lights in the TV studio momentarily blinded the quiz show contestants

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for blinded
  1. stunned
  2. blind
  3. dazzled
  4. blindfolded
  5. sightless
Verb
  • For the coveted shoot, the Olympic athlete stunned in a variety of looks.
    — Angel Saunders, People.com, 3 Jan. 2025
  • However, most were stunned at Dawn's story.
    — Dan Perry, Newsweek, 3 Jan. 2025
Definition of stunned
Adjective
  • Yen was already starring in the Lionsgate feature, reprising his role of the formidable blind assassin known as Caine.
    — Borys Kit, HollywoodReporter, 1 Apr. 2025
  • Elon Musk has announced that a new brain chip that aims to restore sight to blind people will be used for the first time this year.
    — Ron Estes, MSNBC Newsweek, 31 Mar. 2025
Definition of blind
Verb
  • The total solar eclipse dazzled New Hampshire's North Country.
    — Natalie Escobar, NPR, 24 Dec. 2024
  • Meryl Streep dazzled in Valentino, Michelle Yeoh rocked Bottega Veneta with new bangs, Emily in Paris‘ Philippine Leroy-Beaulieu sashayed in sculptural Schiaparelli.
    — Alison Edmond, The Hollywood Reporter, 24 Dec. 2024
Definition of dazzled
Adjective
  • On the March 26 episode of Everybody’s Live with John Mulaney, Luenell, 66, ran her hand up the Saturday Night Live alum’s leg during a blindfolded segment.
    — Stephanie Wenger, People.com, 28 Mar. 2025
  • Balancing the demands of a career with the unpredictable needs of family life can feel like navigating a maze blindfolded.
    — Christine Michel Carter, Forbes, 3 Mar. 2025
Definition of blindfolded
Adjective
  • By hooking up the brains of blind rats to compasses, scientists in Japan found the sightless rodents could navigate a maze nearly as well as normally sighted rats.
    — IEEE Spectrum, IEEE Spectrum, 2 Apr. 2015
  • That makes for quick, sightless control of both radio volume and climate temperature.
    — Gordon G. Chang, Newsweek, 11 Dec. 2024
Definition of sightless
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