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unsighted

unsighted

8.8
A person who cannot see
  • adjective
  • /ʌnˈsaɪtɪd/
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  • He stepped forward, knelt, and took his father's wrist in his hand to feel for the pulse that he did not expect, having seen the wound and the fixed, unsighted eyes.

Examples

  • The dog was unsighted after losing its vision, requiring special care and attention.

  • This was with experienced shooters who were all good at unsighted fire.

    Blog text (18)

  • 9 And, curiously, perhaps also unsighted: it has been suggested that, like many people in southern Galatia, Paul suffered from an acute form of conjunctivitis.

    Academic text (1991)

  • Without his glasses, he felt unsighted as he struggled to read the signs around him.

  • The unsighted passengers relied on audio announcements to navigate through the busy train station.

Synonyms

blind
vsunsighted
520 1.0

Unable to see because of illness, injury, or from birth

is the simple description of not being able to see regardless of cause
visually impaired
vsunsighted
8 3.9

Having very little or no sight that makes seeing hard

is strictly the state of having no visual sense at all
sightless
vsunsighted
5 5.0

Not able to see, as a person or animal

is the direct statement of complete inability to see
eyeless
vsunsighted
1 7.0

Not having eyes or openings like the hole in a needle

is about lacking sight itself rather than the physical absence of eyes
near-blind
vsunsighted
1 6.3

Able to see only a little

is strict total lack of sight rather than a severe reduction
visually challenged
vsunsighted
1 5.8

Not able to see well and often needing help to read or move around

is the plain description of total lack of visual ability rather than a euphemism
stone-blind
vsunsighted
8.4

Not able to see at all

is the everyday way to state total lack of sight
unseeing
vsunsighted
7.0

Not able to see

is the ordinary term focusing on total absence of visual perception
blinded
vsunsighted
3.4

Unable to see because of injury, illness, or bright light

is the neutral statement of being unable to see without naming cause
dim-sighted
vsunsighted
8.6

Unable to see things clearly because you have weak eyes

denotes complete inability to see rather than poor visual clarity
sand-blind
vsunsighted
9.9

Having very poor sight because sand or dust hurt the eyes

describes full inability to see rather than only partial loss

Antonyms

sighted
1.3

A person who can see

How Sighted

sighted
1.3
unsighted
8.8

Surface Forms

unsighted positive

Morphology

unsighted = sighted (transparent) = un + sight + ed

Formed by adding 'un-' to 'sighted' (sight + -ed); the negation of 'sighted' is directly inferable from the parts.

Etymology

Unsighted comes from un- 'not' and sight 'seeing', the same sight you have in eyesight. So, unsighted means 'not able to see'.