Definitions

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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But that highlights the difference between blindly buying some brand-name stock after it plunges and having a sophisticated view of what it’s worth despite the news: You’re not Warren Buffett.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 19, 2026

Even if you hire a top team — including an experienced estate-planning attorney and financial adviser — don’t blindly follow their lead.

From MarketWatch • Dec. 6, 2025

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

From Science Daily • Nov. 22, 2025

People should not "blindly trust" everything AI tools tell them, the boss of Google's parent company Alphabet told the BBC.

From BBC • Nov. 18, 2025

Sometimes I would go to Riverside Drive and look out blindly over the dreary Hudson River.

From "Bad Boy" by Walter Dean Myers