unseeing

Examples

• All

• Her unseeing eyes stared sightlessly ahead of her as if she hadn't a friend in the world.

  Fiction book (1996)

• With unseeing eyes, she stared straight ahead into the middle distance.

  Fiction book (2001)

• For most of us, knowledge of our world comes largely through sight, yet we look about with such unseeing eyes that we are partially blind.

  Academic text (2011)

• Her unseeing eyes wandered over it in panic.

  Fiction book (1990)

• Clarice emerges from the bathroom in a half-crouch, arms out, both hands on the gun, extended just below the level of her unseeing eyes.

  Fiction book (1991)

• Their deep, unseeing navy blue questioned David's face intently for a long moment, and he stared back at her.

  Fiction book (1990)

• The ancient beauty and mystery of the Mass unfolded before her unseeing eyes while Scarlett imagined her wishes coming true.

  Fiction book (1991)

• Tear-blind and unseeing, Nina wandered helplessly back to the bus stop.

  Fiction book (1994)

• The emotionless faces and fixed, seemingly unseeing eyes of the trance dancers contrasted with their taut-muscled backs and limbs, glistening with sweat.

  Academic text (1995)

• During the ceremony, she stood with her eyes open, but they were unseeing, lost in her thoughts.

Synonyms

U

unconscious

vsunseeing

108 4.1

Not aware of what you do or not acting on purpose

concerns not consciously registering sights, not loss of consciousness

O

oblivious

vsunseeing

76 6.3

Not noticing what happens around you

focuses specifically on not consciously registering what is seen

B

blind to

vsunseeing

35 5.9

Not noticing or choosing to ignore a problem

is unintentional lack of seeing rather than deliberate ignoring

U

unwitting

vsunseeing

17 6.7

Not aware of what is happening and not done on purpose

describes not noticing visually rather than simply acting unintentionally

U

unknowing

vsunseeing

5 5.8

Not aware that something is happening or true

is about not consciously registering what is before the eyes

A

absentminded

vsunseeing

2 5.9

A person who often does not pay attention and forgets small things like keys

is the same missed noticing but without implying distraction by thought

U

unmindful

vsunseeing

1 7.2

Not aware of what is happening around you

is about not consciously registering what lies before the eyes

U

unobservant

vsunseeing

1 5.9

You do not notice small details around you

is about failing to register what is before one's eyes consciously

I

incognizant

vsunseeing

1 8.8

Not aware of what is happening around you

is specifically about not consciously noticing what is before the eyes

U

unperceiving

vsunseeing

8.6

Not noticing things around you

describes the same lack but as a failure to register consciously

I

imperceptive

vsunseeing

8.0

Slow to notice things and people's feelings

is similar but highlights a conscious failure to register sights

U

unperceptive

vsunseeing

7.3

Not good at noticing or understanding things

is about not consciously perceiving what is directly visible

U

unheeding

vsunseeing

7.9

Not paying attention to someone or something

means not noticing without implying deliberate disregard

U

unwatchful

vsunseeing

7.3

Not paying attention makes you miss danger or problems

is a broader failure to register visual information rather than vigilance alone

Antonyms

S

seeing

1.0

The ability to use your eyes to notice things

How Observant

observant

35 3.9

attentive

61 3.0

unseeing

1 7.4

unobservant

1 5.9

Surface Forms

Morphology

Etymology