blinkered
3
8.1
- adjective
- /ˈblɪŋkərd/
:
cerrado de mente
- Due to his blinkered perspective, he failed to see the potential benefits of change.
- a blinkered view
- blinkered vision
And and I was a bit blinkered because I loved the job.
- And and I was a bit blinkered because I loved the job.
Examples
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At first glance, Taylor's position appears reactionary and blinkered.
Academic text (2009) -
In Finkelstein's blinkered view, then, there are only two options.
Blog text (7) -
So I could have a blinkered view of how it would go somewhere else.
Blog text (26) -
Once again, I ask my blinkered American friends to look north.
Blog text (24) -
His understanding of feminism is blinkered and naive.
Fiction book (2001) -
You’re so blinkered by your ideology that it all just seems obvious.
Blog text (1) -
I was repeatedly told that archaeologists are "blinkered" and willfully ignore the true significance of sacred sites.
Academic text (2003) -
Seeing these choices as mutually exclusive reflects an ideologically blinkered vision of the world that denies the United States the tools and the flexibility it needs to lead and succeed.
Academic text (2007) -
While it is important and useful to measure technical expectations, music educators must beware of blinkered vision that limits their ability to recognize and assess the expressive qualities that are enabled when technical skills are in place.
Academic text (2014) -
His blinkered opinions prevented him from considering more progressive ideas.
Synonyms
46
4.6
Seeing things as only good or bad, with no middle
25
5.1
Not willing to accept ideas or ways different from their own
14
8.1
Not open to new ideas and people from outside a small community
11
5.5
Not willing to think about new ideas or other people's views
11
8.4
Not thinking about future problems when making plans or decisions
9
5.2
Not willing to accept new ideas or different opinions
5
6.3
Not willing to accept new ideas or change
1
6.3
Not willing to listen to or accept new ideas
1
8.0
Not willing to accept different ideas or change
Antonyms
How Narrow-minded
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Blinkered comes from the simple verb blink ('to close the eyes') and from the small eye-pieces called blinkers that were put on horses. A helpful image is a horse that cannot see to the side, so a blinkered person has a narrow view and does not want to see other ideas.