BLINDFOLDED Synonyms: 49 Similar and Opposite Words

blindfolded

adjective

Definition of blindfolded

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Recent Examples of blindfolded Kittleson was zip-tied, blindfolded, and moved to multiple locations during her captivity. — Ricardo Torres, jsonline.com, 23 Apr. 2026 Vatu took the loss on this challenge, which saw nearly every member of each tribe blindfolded and led through an obstacle course by one non-blindfolded member. — Jacob Wilt, Memphis Commercial Appeal, 11 Mar. 2026 In the next frame, the fictional father — bound, blindfolded and kneeling on a muddy battlefield — is approached by a soldier, and shot in the head. — Justin Spike, Los Angeles Times, 25 Feb. 2026 Over the past 15 years, he has been imprisoned, blindfolded, interrogated, and put under house arrest with a 20-year ban on making films. — Anne Thompson, IndieWire, 18 Feb. 2026 See All Example Sentences for blindfolded

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Adjective

Anika Reed Was the blindfold the biggest trend of the Met Gala?

— Swasti Singhai, USA Today, 20 May 2026
The host handed me a blindfold and Bose noise-canceling headphones, playing the hypnotic sounds of a space drum with birds chirping in the distance.

— Shelby Hartman, Los Angeles Times, 18 Feb. 2026

Definition of blindfold

Adjective

The provincial government said a committee had been formed to investigate the cause of the roof collapse of the three-story building.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 16 Oct. 2026
In total, the deal will inject nearly 125 megawatts of extra clean electricity into the provincial grid.

— Aman Tripathi, Interesting Engineering, 16 Oct. 2026

Definition of provincial

Adjective

Fake controversies that always tilt against one specific viewpoint and ideology that they are too blinded to understand.

— Ian Miller OutKick, FOXNews.com, 15 June 2026
One of the critical risks to patient privacy is the accidental inclusion of personally identifiable information in what is supposed to be a blinded data payload.

— Expert Panel®, Forbes.com, 29 Aug. 2025

Definition of blinded

Adjective

The yearslong feud offers a rare window into the insular world of top-tier science labs, where directors wield outsized authority.

— Chris Serres — Boston Globe, STAT, 16 Oct. 2026
Amid geopolitical uncertainty and the AI boom, executive leadership has had to become a much less insular affair.

— Sasha Rogelberg, Fortune, 16 Oct. 2026

Definition of insular

Adjective

And by a blinkered nonrecognition of the animus behind Noem’s action.

— George F. Will, Washington Post, 26 June 2026
The conflict looms large over the film’s Kosovar Albanian teens — as does institutionalized discrimination against them — but Basholli’s intentionally blinkered focus, through the eyes of her 13-year-old protagonist, proves constraining and liberating all at once.

— Siddhant Adlakha, Variety, 13 May 2026

Definition of blinkered

Adjective

For Bourne, newspapers, besides giving information, encourage an acceptance of non-parochial views.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 14 Oct. 2026
Our small island has arguably contributed more in terms of popular music than any other nation, but British driving songs are unavoidably parochial.

— Jason Barlow, Robb Report, 11 Oct. 2026

Definition of parochial

Adjective

Both were in their thirties, and saw themselves as innovative leaders cutting through hidebound bureaucracies.

— Dexter Filkins, New Yorker, 14 Sep. 2026
The discipline and economy of Rosenwald’s philanthropy also provide a chastening contrast to our current hidebound efforts to help people.

— Harold Pollack, Chicago Tribune, 14 Aug. 2026

Definition of hidebound

Adjective

His method is often to approach cultural or political phenomena, progressive or reactionary, with a mix of Gen X irony and sincere moralism which, by degrees, subtly shifts the frame of the discourse to the right.

— Vinson Cunningham, New Yorker, 18 Oct. 2026
While this may all sound a bit reactionary or like shooting fish in a barrel, Mungiu wisely complicates matters.

— Mark Olsen, Los Angeles Times, 9 Oct. 2026

Definition of reactionary

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