blindside

verb

Definition of blindsidenext
as in to befuddle

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Recent Examples of blindside Keeping an eye on the horizon (while ever sharpening their prediction skills) ensures they aren’t blindsided by external shifts. — John Cairney, Sportico.com, 22 Mar. 2025 Because companies that aren’t future-focused get blindsided by external forces. — Dev Patnaik, Forbes, 12 Mar. 2025 That’s made Ortiz feel welcome months after a trade that blindsided him. — Zack Meisel, The Athletic, 26 Feb. 2025 By the end of 2022, Google would shut down Stadia entirely, blindsiding even more game developers. — Ars Technica, 18 Mar. 2025 See All Example Sentences for blindside
Recent Examples of Synonyms for blindside
  1. befuddle
  2. bewilder
  3. shake up
  4. disconcert
  5. blow away
  6. discomfit
  7. perplex
  8. muddle
Verb
  • Too long of an instruction can sometimes befuddle the generative AI.
    — Lance Eliot, Forbes, 6 Mar. 2025
  • The crowd looked befuddled, but Dugin cottoned at once.
    — James Verini, The New Yorker, 1 Mar. 2025
Definition of befuddle
Verb
  • That’s all bewildering plot-wise, but Morrison also bewilders readers through language.
    — The New Yorker, The New Yorker, 12 Mar. 2025
  • Meanwhile, Ukrainians are bewildered, wondering how the U.S. went so quickly from isolating the Kremlin to appearing to embrace it.
    — Eleanor Beardsley, NPR, 24 Feb. 2025
Definition of bewilder
Verb
  • Toy Story saw a happy-go-lucky cowboy figurine named Woody (Tom Hanks) have his world shaken up when his owner Andy (John Morris) received a cool, brand new action figure by the name of Buzz Lightyear (Tim Allen).
    — Angela Andaloro, People.com, 28 Mar. 2025
  • There have been efforts to shake up the primary care market, perhaps most notably One Medical, which charges members $199 a year, and was acquired by Amazon for $3.9 billion two years ago.
    — Amy Feldman, Forbes.com, 27 Mar. 2025
Definition of shake up
Verb
  • The first 10 minutes of USC’s NCAA tournament debut had been disconcerting enough already.
    — Ryan Kartje, Los Angeles Times, 22 Mar. 2025
  • Poor or limited communication is also deeply disconcerting to candidates and is a key reason for dropping out of the process.
    — Rebecca Skilbeck, Forbes, 19 Mar. 2025
Definition of disconcert
Verb
  • While faithful flocked to Notre Dame in Paris and St. Peters in Rome to worship, they were also blown away by the amazing art and architecture inside these holy shrines.
    — Joe Yogerst, Forbes, 21 Mar. 2025
  • The same Oregon high school that came under fire last year for allowing a transgender athlete to compete against girls continues to blow away the competition one year later.
    — Scott Thompson, Fox News, 20 Mar. 2025
Definition of blow away
Verb
  • But there are discomfiting signs that HTS is already abandoning an inclusive mentality and intends to consolidate single-party Islamist rule.
    — Fawaz A. Gerges, Foreign Affairs, 27 Jan. 2025
  • But overjoyed liberals seem to again have a discomfiting ally in Trump, who released a curious post-collapse statement that appeared to heap ridicule on Putin.
    — Paul Du Quenoy, Newsweek, 9 Dec. 2024
Definition of discomfit
Verb
  • For a former player who was known as a cutthroat defender, he was perplexed by his players’ disappointing effort.
    — Felipe Cardenas, The Athletic, 21 Mar. 2025
  • However, she too was perplexed about the role of the pro-prefect.
    — Elisabetta Povoledo, New York Times, 6 Jan. 2025
Definition of perplex
Verb
  • Ferrari’s unhealthy reputation for muddling their decisions looked to have been eradicated last year in Fred Vasseur’s first season as team principal, but the issue has reared its head again over the opening two races of 2025.
    — Dan Cancian, Forbes, 24 Mar. 2025
  • There was something stark and piercing in me that was much closer to clarity than to muddle, but calling it a muddle took less effort.
    — Yiyun Li, The New Yorker, 23 Mar. 2025
Definition of muddle

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“Blindside.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/blindside. Accessed 5 Apr. 2025.

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