unblinded

[uhn-blahyn-did]

adjective

1. not physically blinded.

2. without illusions.

   an unblinded view of reality.

Word History and Origins

Origin of unblinded¹

First recorded in 1605–15; un- ¹ + blind + -ed ²

Example Sentences

It was also an unblinded study, which means patients knew what study group they were in, which can influence their health behaviors.

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Wine judging is subjective and unblinded, meaning that wine critics know the origins of the wines they're tasting.

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“The realization of what that unblinded number meant—that, of course, is pure gold.”

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My friend wound up getting the placebo, and was subsequently unblinded so she could go ahead and get fully vaccinated.

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When the mass rollout of approved vaccines begun, they were "unblinded" and both found out they had received Novavax.

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