blindly
Variant of blind
blind
Definition
blind (blīnd)
adjective
- without the power of sight; unable to see; sightless
- of or for sightless persons
- not able or willing to notice, understand, or judge
- done without adequate directions or knowledge a blind search
- having certain information concealed or withheld intentionally a blind ad, a blind test
- disregarding evidence, sound logic, etc. blind love, blind faith
- reckless; unreasonable
- out of sight; hard to see; hidden a blind driveway
- dense; impenetrable a blind hedge
- closed at one end a blind duct
- not controlled by intelligence blind destiny
- insensible
- Slang drunk
- illegible; indistinct a blind letter
- not bearing flowers or fruit: said of an imperfectly developed plant
- guided only by flight instruments, as in a storm a blind landing
- Archit. having no opening a blind wall
- Bookbinding designating stamping or tooling done without ink or foil
Etymology: ME & OE: see blend
transitive verb
- to make sightless
- to make temporarily unable to see; dazzle
- to deprive of the power of insight or judgment
- to make dim; obscure
- to outshine or eclipse
- to hide or conceal
noun
- anything that obscures or prevents sight
- anything that keeps out light, as a window shade or shutter
- Venetian blind
- ☆ a place of concealment, as for a hunter; ambush
- a person or thing used to deceive or mislead; decoy
- a person who, while appearing to act out of self-interest, really acts on behalf of another
adverb
- blindly; specif., so as to be blind, insensible, etc.
- recklessly
- guided only by flight instruments to fly blind
- sight unseen to buy a thing blind
the blind
people who are blind
blindly
Synonyms
blindly
modif.
Without direction
at random, wildly, in all directions, frantically, instinctively, madly, purposelessly, aimlessly, confusedly, indiscriminately, pell-mell. Without thought or judgment
heedlessly, carelessly, recklessly, passionately, tumultuously, wildly, thoughtlessly, regardlessly, impulsively, inconsiderately, willfully, obtusely, purblindly, unreasonably, unreasoningly, without (rhyme or) reason, senselessly; see also carelessly, foolishly.Antonyms
thoughtfully, carefully*, prudently.
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