blindfolded
1 of 2adjective
blind·fold·ed ˈblīn(d)-ˌfōl-dəd 
: wearing a blindfold
a blindfolded prisoner
blindfolded
2 of 2adverb
: with the eyes covered by a blindfold
was led blindfolded into the woods
could do it blindfolded [=could do it very easily]
Example Sentences
Recent Examples on the Web
Marisa Lascala, Good Housekeeping, 31 Aug. 2022 Scenes included an El Paso police car on fire, a Border Patrol agent posing with an agitated German Shepherd and a blindfolded boy smashing an ICE agent piñata. Thania Garcia, Variety, 10 July 2022 One shows a blindfolded woman holding a scale of justice that lies askance. Mike Ives, BostonGlobe.com, 21 June 2022 Students of Burton Malkiel would rather let blindfolded monkeys pick stocks by throwing darts at a board than try to time the market peak, buy the dip, or put it all into some crypto scheme. David Goldman, CNN, 19 May 2022 In one video, a blindfolded man speaks on a cellphone proffered by his captors. James Marson And Matthew Luxmoore, WSJ, 1 Mar. 2022 Some of his 2021 records include most marshmallows caught by mouth in one minute, fastest 100-meter jog with three objects while blindfolded (male), and most kiwis sliced on a balance board in one minute. Catherine Garcia, The Week, 27 Jan. 2022 Another had a blindfolded aerialist descend a wire from the Tower’s sixth floor. René A. Guzman, San Antonio Express-News, 21 Jan. 2022 How exactly does a firing squad work?It's not like the movies, with a blindfolded victim in front of a line of riflemen. The Week Staff, The Week, 28 Sep. 2018 See More
Adjective
Challenges like doing a blindfolded taste test of a mystery ingredient and prepping food one-handed add spice to the competition. Marisa Lascala, Good Housekeeping, 31 Aug. 2022 Scenes included an El Paso police car on fire, a Border Patrol agent posing with an agitated German Shepherd and a blindfolded boy smashing an ICE agent piñata. Thania Garcia, Variety, 10 July 2022 One shows a blindfolded woman holding a scale of justice that lies askance. Mike Ives, BostonGlobe.com, 21 June 2022 Students of Burton Malkiel would rather let blindfolded monkeys pick stocks by throwing darts at a board than try to time the market peak, buy the dip, or put it all into some crypto scheme. David Goldman, CNN, 19 May 2022 In one video, a blindfolded man speaks on a cellphone proffered by his captors. James Marson And Matthew Luxmoore, WSJ, 1 Mar. 2022 Some of his 2021 records include most marshmallows caught by mouth in one minute, fastest 100-meter jog with three objects while blindfolded (male), and most kiwis sliced on a balance board in one minute. Catherine Garcia, The Week, 27 Jan. 2022 Another had a blindfolded aerialist descend a wire from the Tower’s sixth floor. René A. Guzman, San Antonio Express-News, 21 Jan. 2022 How exactly does a firing squad work?It's not like the movies, with a blindfolded victim in front of a line of riflemen. The Week Staff, The Week, 28 Sep. 2018 See More Word History
First Known Use
Adjective
1579, in the meaning defined above
Adverb
1654, in the meaning defined above
blindfolded
adjective
1
as in blindfold
Synonyms & Similar Words
Relevance
- blindfold
- blinded
- unsighted
- sightless
- eyeless
- visionless
- blind
- stone-blind
- gravel-blind
- purblind
Antonyms & Near Antonyms
- sighted
- seeing
- observing
- observant
- clear-eyed
- clear-sighted
- lynx-eyed
- sharp-sighted
- gimlet-eyed
- sharp-eyed
2
as in blinkered
Synonyms & Similar Words
- blinkered
- hidebound
- biased
- provincial
- insular
- reactionary
- parochial
- conservative
- prejudiced
- one-sided
- partisan
- partial
- old-fashioned
- bigoted
- narrow
- narrow-minded
- intolerant
- illiberal
- small-minded
Antonyms & Near Antonyms
- unprejudiced
- liberal
- extreme
- radical
- impartial
- open-minded
- tolerant
- unbiased
- progressive
- objective
- broad-minded