n. 25B6; adjective
he has been blind since birth : SIGHTLESS, unsighted, visually impaired, visionless, unseeing; partially sighted, purblind; informal as blind as a bat.
she was ignorant, but not blind : IMPERCEPTIVE, unperceptive, insensitive, slow, obtuse, uncomprehending; stupid, unintelligent; informal dense, dim, thick, dumb, dopey; Brit. informal dozy; Scottish & N. English informal glaikit.
you should be blind to failure : UNMINDFUL OF, mindless of, careless of, heedless of, oblivious to, insensible to, unconcerned about, indifferent to.
blind acceptance of conventional opinion : UNCRITICAL, unreasoned, unthinking, unconsidered, mindless, undiscerning, indiscriminate.
a blind rage : IMPETUOUS, impulsive, uncontrolled, uncontrollable, unrestrained, immoderate, intemperate, wild, irrational, unbridled.
a blind alley : WITHOUT EXIT, blocked, closed, barred, impassable; dead end.
sighted, perceptive, mindful, discerning.
25B6; verb
he was blinded in a car crash : MAKE BLIND, deprive of sight, render sightless; put someone's eyes out.
scaffolding blinded the windows : OBSCURE, cover, blot out, mask, shroud, block, eclipse, obstruct.
he was blinded by his faith : DEPRIVE OF JUDGEMENT, deprive of perception, deprive of reason, deprive of sense.
they try to blind you with science : OVERAWE, intimidate, daunt, deter, discourage, cow, abash, subdue, dismay; disquiet, discomfit, unsettle, disconcert; confuse, bewilder, confound, perplex, overwhelm; informal faze, psych out.
25B6; noun
a window blind : SCREEN, shade, sunshade, curtain, awning, canopy; louvre, jalousie, shutter.
some crook had sent the card as a blind : DECEPTION, camouflage, smokescreen, front, facade, cover, pretext, masquerade, feint; trick, ploy, ruse, machination.