blindly

ˈblaɪndli

Definition

Definition of blindly - Reverso English Dictionary

Adverb

visionin a manner without sight or visual perception

He walked blindly through the dark room.

without questionwithout questioning or considering information

She followed the instructions blindly.

uncritically

unquestioningly

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Origin of blindly

Old English, blind (sightless) + -ly (adverbial suffix)

Terms with blindly included in their meaning

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fumble

clumsy search

search clumsily or blindly for something

groping

adj.

exploration

searching blindly or uncertainly

follow someone off a cliff

figurative behavior

copy someone’s choices blindly, even when they cause serious harm

fumble around

searching

search clumsily or blindly for something

grope for

searching

search blindly with hands or mind

lead by the nose

manipulation

control someone by making them follow blindly

stumble in the dark

act blindly

act without understanding or knowledge

like lemmings

adv.

conformity

in a blindly conformist manner

Examples of blindly in a sentence

The explorer moved blindly through the dense fog.
He accepted the terms blindly, without reading them.
They blindly trusted the leader, ignoring all warnings.

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French:à l'aveuglette, sans réfléchir, ...
German:blindlings, ohne nachzudenken, ...
Italian:alla cieca, senza riflettere, ...
Spanish:a ciegas, ciegamente, ...
Portuguese:às cegas, cegamente, ...
Chinese:盲目地, 不假思索地, ...
Japanese:手探りで, 盲目的に, ...
Arabic:بِشَكْلٍ أَعْمَى, دونَ تَفْكِير, ...
Hebrew:בְּעִיוָּרוֹן, בְּאוֹפֶן עִוֵּר, ...
Russian:вслепую, слепо, ...
Ukrainian:наосліп, сліпо, ...
Hindi:बिना देखे, बिना सोचे-समझे, ...
Bengali:অন্ধভাবে, প্রশ্ন ছাড়াই, ...
Catalan:a les palpentes, sense qüestionar, ...
Czech:naslepo, nekriticky, ...
Danish:uden at se, ukritisk, ...
Dutch:blindelings, zonder vragen, ...
Greek:τυφλά, χωρίς σκέψη, ...
Hungarian:vakon, gondolkodás nélkül, ...
Khmer:ដោយងងឹតភ្នែក, ដោយងងឹតងងល់, ...
Korean:눈을 감고, 무턱대고, ...
Persian:بدون دید, بدون سوال, ...
Polish:na oślep, ślepo, ...
Portuguese (BR):às cegas, cegamente, ...
Romanian:orbește, fără să întrebe, ...
Swedish:blint, ...
Thai:อย่างไม่เห็นทาง, โดยไม่ตั้งคำถาม, ...
Turkish:görmeden, körü körüne, ...
Vietnamese:không thấy đường, một cách mù quáng, ...

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