Antonyms of adj purblind

2 senses of purblind

Sense 1
dim-sighted, near-blind, purblind, sand-blind, visually impaired, visually challenged -- (having greatly reduced vision)

INDIRECT (VIA blind) -> sighted -- (able to see)

Sense 2
obtuse, purblind -- (lacking in insight or discernment; "too obtuse to grasp the implications of his behavior"; "a purblind oligarchy that flatly refused to see that history was condemning it to the dustbin"- Jasper Griffin)

INDIRECT (VIA undiscerning) -> discerning -- (having or revealing keen insight and good judgment; "a discerning critic"; "a discerning reader")

Similarity of adj purblind

2 senses of purblind

Sense 1
dim-sighted, near-blind, purblind, sand-blind, visually impaired, visually challenged -- (having greatly reduced vision)
       => blind (vs. sighted), unsighted -- (unable to see; "a person is blind to the extent that he must devise alternative techniques to do efficiently those things he would do with sight if he had normal vision"--Kenneth Jernigan)

Sense 2
obtuse, purblind -- (lacking in insight or discernment; "too obtuse to grasp the implications of his behavior"; "a purblind oligarchy that flatly refused to see that history was condemning it to the dustbin"- Jasper Griffin)
       => undiscerning (vs. discerning) -- (lacking discernment)

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