blind spot

[blahynd spot] / ˈblaɪnd ˌspɒt /

NOUN

obstruction

Synonyms

WEAK

dead spot unseen area

Antonyms

WEAK

strength strong point

NOUN

failing

Synonyms

STRONGEST

deficiency weak point

WEAK

drawback fault weakness

Antonyms

WEAK

strength strong point

Example Sentences

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Both women say it happened in a blind spot in a dark stairwell.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 13, 2026

"I took too long checking the blind spot and all the cars in front had stopped," she said.

From BBC • Jan. 6, 2026

The situation has been flagged by members of Congress as a regulatory blind spot.

From Barron's • Dec. 19, 2025

For all of her good, natural sense, motherhood gives Agnes a glaring blind spot.

From Salon • Nov. 30, 2025

I felt vaguely stunned, as if she had struck me from a blind spot.

From "The City Beautiful" by Aden Polydoros