blind synonyms

blind

modif.

  1. Without sight

    sightless, unseeing, eyeless, blinded, visionless, in darkness, dim-sighted, visually impaired, groping (in the dark), deprived of sight, sun-blind, purblind, undiscerning, stone-blind, moon-blind, blind as a bat*.

    Antonyms observant*, seeing*, sighted*, keen-sighted. *

  2. Without thought or reason

    heedless, irrational, impetuous, unthinking; see careless 1, rash.

  3. Without perceiving or understanding

    obtuse, unseeing, unaware, oblivious, unconscious, imperceptive, undiscerning, by guesswork, by calculation, with instruments; see also unaware.

    Antonyms observant*, perceptive*, discerning. *

  4. Without passage

    obstructed, blocked, without egress; see tight 2.

  5. Concealed

    secluded, obscured, out of sight; see hidden 2.

  6. Random

    chance, accidental, unplanned; see accidental 1.

blind

n.

  1. An obstruction to light or sight

    blindfold, blinder, blinker, shade, Venetian blind, window shade, mini-blind, vertical blind, shutter, screen; see also curtain, veil 2.

  2. Something intended to deceive

    front, cover, trap, decoy; see camouflage 1, trick 1.

blind

v.

  1. To obscure

    darken, shadow, dim, blindfold; see shade 1, 2.

  2. To deceive

    conceal, delude, mislead, dazzle; see deceive.

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