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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I was naïve and just totally blindly happy about the publishing process in the beginning.

From Los Angeles Times • May 25, 2026

“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

Yet everyone loves a bargain, and no investor should blindly pay high prices.

From Barron's • Jan. 6, 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

I like him, and his work, but I’m not going to follow him blindly.

From "Vincent and Theo: The Van Gogh Brothers" by Deborah Heiligman

Vocabulary lists containing blindly

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