blindly

[blahynd-lee] / ˈblaɪnd li /

ADVERB

without direction, purpose

Synonyms

STRONGEST

aimlessly frantically indiscriminately instinctively madly wildly

WEAK

at random confusedly in all directions pell-mell purposelessly

Antonyms

WEAK

carefully cautiously considerately purposely reasonably sensibly

ADVERB

carelessly

Synonyms

STRONGEST

foolishly impulsively passionately recklessly

WEAK

heedlessly inconsiderately obtusely purblindly regardlessly senselessly thoughtlessly tumultuously unreasonably unreasoningly willfully without rhyme or reason

Antonyms

WEAK

carefully cautiously considerately purposely reasonably sensibly

Example Sentences

Examples are provided to illustrate real-world usage of words in context. Any opinions expressed do not reflect the views of Dictionary.com.

“Then they’d say we needed to have faith in them. But we couldn’t keep blindly trusting them.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 15, 2026

“If you blindly spend and say yes to everything, credit-card spending can quickly get out of hand,” said Sabol, a senior lead planner at Facet Wealth.

From MarketWatch • Dec. 12, 2025

Even at this early stage of life, they are not traveling blindly.

From Science Daily • Nov. 22, 2025

While AI tools were helpful "if you want to creatively write something", Mr Pichai said people "have to learn to use these tools for what they're good at, and not blindly trust everything they say".

From BBC • Nov. 18, 2025

Otherwise she’d be flying blindly into the unknown.

From "A Thousand Sisters" by Elizabeth Wein