blinded 1 of 2

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
  • However, her attempt to get into the festive spirit didn't quite go to plan, and her version of a balloon Santa has stunned the internet—for all the wrong reasons.
    Josh Hammer, Newsweek, 23 Dec. 2024
  • But the name stunned some community members.
    Lorraine Mirabella, Baltimore Sun, 23 Dec. 2024
Definition of stunned
Adjective
  • The rifle season ended on Dec. 1 so, on Dec. 7, Bruce climbed into a ground blind with a crossbow.
    Bob McNally, Outdoor Life, 20 Dec. 2024
  • Long-term doubts In China, the government prohibits blind box sales to children under the age of eight due to worries over addiction.
    Lionel Lim, Fortune Asia, 20 Dec. 2024
Definition of blind
Verb
  • 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
  • The total solar eclipse dazzled New Hampshire's North Country.
    Natalie Escobar, NPR, 24 Dec. 2024
Definition of dazzled
Adjective
  • Remember when recording a phone call on your iPhone felt like trying to solve a Rubik's Cube blindfolded?
    Fox News Staff, Fox News, 13 Nov. 2024
  • Weeks later, a video clip of him emerged, blindfolded and disheveled, held at gunpoint by unknown men.
    Anita Chabria, Los Angeles Times, 12 Dec. 2024
Definition of blindfolded
Adjective
  • That makes for quick, sightless control of both radio volume and climate temperature.
    Gordon G. Chang, Newsweek, 11 Dec. 2024
  • Our new unlucky heroine is terminally ill writer Sam (Lupita Nyong’o), out of the hospital on a day trip to the city when sightless monsters begin falling from the sky.
    A.A. Dowd, Vulture, 28 June 2024
Definition of sightless
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