blind

1. adjective

1)

he has been blind since birth

Syn:

sightless, unsighted, visually impaired, visionless, unseeing; partially sighted, purblind; informal as blind as a bat

Ant:

sighted

2)

the government must be blind

Syn:

imperceptive, unperceptive, insensitive, slow, obtuse, uncomprehending; stupid, unintelligent; informal dense, dim, thick, dumb, dopey, dozy

Ant:

perceptive

3)

he was blind to her shortcomings

Syn:

unmindful of, mindless of, careless of, heedless of, oblivious to, insensible to, unconcerned about, indifferent to

Ant:

mindful

4)

blind acceptance of conventional opinion

Syn:

uncritical, unreasoned, unthinking, unconsidered, mindless, undiscerning, indiscriminate

Ant:

discerning

5)

a blind rage

Syn:

impetuous, impulsive, uncontrolled, uncontrollable, wild, unrestrained, immoderate, intemperate, irrational, unbridled

2. verb

1)

he was blinded in a car crash

Syn:

make blind, deprive of sight, render sightless; put someone's eyes out

2)

he was blinded by his faith

Syn:

deprive of judgment, deprive of perception, deprive of reason, deprive of sense

3)

they try to blind you with science

Syn:

overawe, intimidate, daunt, deter, discourage, cow, subdue, dismay; disquiet, discomfit, unsettle, disconcert; disorient, stun, stupefy, confuse, bewilder, bedazzle, confound, perplex, overwhelm; informal faze, psych out

3. noun

1)

a window blind

Syn:

shade, screen, sunshade, shutter, curtain, awning, canopy; louver, jalousie; Venetian blind, miniblind, vertical blind

2)

some crook had sent the basketball tickets as a blind

Syn:

deception, smokescreen, front, facade, cover, pretext, masquerade, feint, camouflage; trick, ploy, ruse, machination