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

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He wrote up the Keaton interview and sent it blindly to NYT.

From Los Angeles Times • May 12, 2026

“The message is: bullish above $80k, but not blindly bullish.”

From The Wall Street Journal • May 5, 2026

The memory of small children running blindly through the hallways screaming will stay with me forever.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 1, 2026

Freeman's centre role feels like one to preserve with for now, but not blindly.

From BBC • Feb. 7, 2026

Only as he walked blindly back through the crowd did he realize, from a trace of flowery scent on the air, that it was Ginny who was leading him back into the castle.

From "Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince" by J.K. Rowling

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