Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of verb blind

3 senses of blind

Sense 1
blind -- (render unable to see)

Sense 2
blind -- (make blind by putting the eyes out; "The criminals were punished and blinded")
       => change, alter, modify -- (cause to change; make different; cause a transformation; "The advent of the automobile may have altered the growth pattern of the city"; "The discussion has changed my thinking about the issue")

Sense 3
blind, dim -- (make dim by comparison or conceal)
       => darken -- (make dark or darker; "darken a room")

Antonyms of adj blinding

1 sense of blinding

Sense 1
blazing, blinding, dazzling, fulgent, glaring, glary -- (shining intensely; "the blazing sun"; "blinding headlights"; "dazzling snow"; "fulgent patterns of sunlight"; "the glaring sun")

INDIRECT (VIA bright) -> dull -- (emitting or reflecting very little light; "a dull glow"; "dull silver badly in need of a polish"; "a dull sky")

Similarity of adj blinding

1 sense of blinding

Sense 1
blazing, blinding, dazzling, fulgent, glaring, glary -- (shining intensely; "the blazing sun"; "blinding headlights"; "dazzling snow"; "fulgent patterns of sunlight"; "the glaring sun")
       => bright (vs. dull) -- (emitting or reflecting light readily or in large amounts; "the sun was bright and hot"; "a bright sunlit room")

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