View synonyms for blindly

blindly

[ blahynd-lee ]

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

adverb

in a blind manner:
We felt our way blindly through the black tunnel.
without understanding, reservation, or objection; unthinkingly:
They followed their leaders blindly.
without continuation:
The passage ended blindly 50 feet away.

Origin of blindly¹

before 900; Middle English; Old English blindlīce; blind, -ly

And if a police officer is clearly at fault, police chiefs should not blindly defend that person.

I love how blindly optimistic she manages to be, without turning into a caricature.

But then Miley Cyrus twerks or a star on Duck Dynastysays something outrageous and the media moves on and we blindly follow.

Bergdahl was not the first American soldier in modern history to walk away blindly.

I left the river-side, plunged blindly across to the Champs Elysées and turned toward the Arc.

It seemed to free her of a responsibility which she had blindly assumed and for which Fate had not fitted her.

He went blindly down the street, turned at the corner and sought a quiet place, a livery barn.

For Heaven's sake, my dear, good sir, do not rush blindly upon destruction.

Regarded her blindly for a moment, and then, dropped limply back from where he had risen, dead.

But in spite of this the neglect rankled, and from that day he was no longer the blindly devoted follower of Napoleon.

April 24, 2024gallimaufry

[gal-uh-maw-free ]

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