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 insecurity has forced some health and aid workers to leave remote Ebola hot spots for the relative safety of the provincial capital, Bunia.

— ABC News, ABC News, 15 Aug. 2026
It was announced a few months after the 2017 provincial election that, with the support of the Green Party, empowered the New Democratic Party.

— Voice of the People, New York Daily News, 15 Aug. 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

Set against the remote, insular world of its titular island, production designer Steve Arnold and set decorator Jennifer Engel created a lived-in, slightly stuck in time and, when necessary, deeply unsettling environment.

— Destiny Jackson, Deadline, 14 Aug. 2026
For example, academic departments often become insular, scholars may quickly dismiss unfamiliar perspectives without enough knowledge, and some fields would benefit from broader intellectual and methodological representation.

— Marybeth Gasman, Forbes.com, 10 Aug. 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

Several residents who spoke at the meetings characterized the opposition as a vocal minority of residents who have fixated on a few mostly parochial issues.

— John Moritz, Hartford Courant, 1 Aug. 2026
All but one, Pulaski Academy in Little Rock, were either parochial or had some religious affiliation.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 25 July 2026

Definition of parochial

Adjective

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
And while a few of its more hidebound customs can present something of an endurance test—outside of Chicagoland, nobody actually enjoys Take Me Out to the Ball Game—fans would probably riot if MLB managers stopped wearing their team’s uniform.

— Anthony Crupi, Sportico.com, 13 Mar. 2026

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