All blinding synonyms
blindΒ·ing
B b verb blinding
- conceal β If you conceal something, you cover it or hide it carefully.
- hide β Informal. to administer a beating to; thrash.
- captivate β If you are captivated by someone or something, you find them fascinating and attractive.
- cloud β A cloud is a mass of water vapour that floats in the sky. Clouds are usually white or grey in colour.
- confuse β If you confuse two things, you get them mixed up, so that you think one of them is the other one.
- block out β If someone blocks out a thought, they try not to think about it.
- misrepresent β to represent incorrectly, improperly, or falsely.
- veil β a piece of opaque or transparent material worn over the face for concealment, for protection from the elements, or to enhance the appearance.
- cover up β If you cover something or someone up, you put something over them in order to protect or hide them.
- shield β a broad piece of armor, varying widely in form and size, carried apart from the body, usually on the left arm, as a defense against swords, lances, arrows, etc.
- dim β DIM statement
- obscure β (of meaning) not clear or plain; ambiguous, vague, or uncertain: an obscure sentence in the contract.
- darken β If something darkens or if a person or thing darkens it, it becomes darker.
- muddy β abounding in or covered with mud.
- soften β to make soft or softer.
- mystify β to perplex (a person) by playing upon the person's credulity; bewilder purposely.
- paralyze β to affect with paralysis.
- befuddle β If something befuddles you, it confuses your mind or thoughts.
- puzzle β a toy, problem, or other contrivance designed to amuse by presenting difficulties to be solved by ingenuity or patient effort.
- distract β to draw away or divert, as the mind or attention: The music distracted him from his work.
- muddle β to mix up in a confused or bungling manner; jumble.
- confound β If someone or something confounds you, they make you feel surprised or confused, often by showing you that your opinions or expectations of them were wrong.
- amaze β If something amazes you, it surprises you very much.
- startle β to disturb or agitate suddenly as by surprise or alarm.
- dizzy β having a sensation of whirling and a tendency to fall; giddy; vertiginous.
- astonish β If something or someone astonishes you, they surprise you very much.
- perplex β to cause to be puzzled or bewildered over what is not understood or certain; confuse mentally: Her strange response perplexed me.
- stupefy β to put into a state of little or no sensibility; benumb the faculties of; put into a stupor.
- petrify β to convert into stone or a stony substance.
- flabbergast β to overcome with surprise and bewilderment; astound.
- fascinate β to attract and hold attentively by a unique power, personal charm, unusual nature, or some other special quality; enthrall: a vivacity that fascinated the audience.
- impress β to press or force into public service, as sailors.
- hypnotize β to put in the hypnotic state.
- awe β Awe is the feeling of respect and amazement that you have when you are faced with something wonderful and often rather frightening.
- radiate β to extend, spread, or move like rays or radii from a center.
- disguise β to change the appearance or guise of so as to conceal identity or mislead, as by means of deceptive garb: The king was disguised as a peasant.
- overshadow β to be more important or significant by comparison: For years he overshadowed his brother.
- cover β If you cover something, you place something else over it in order to protect it, hide it, or close it.
- camouflage β Camouflage consists of things such as leaves, branches, or brown and green paint, which are used to make it difficult for an enemy to see military forces and equipment.
- shroud β a cloth or sheet in which a corpse is wrapped for burial.
- belie β If one thing belies another, it hides the true situation and so creates a false idea or image of someone or something.
- murk β darkness; gloom: the murk of a foggy night.
- wrap β to enclose in something wound or folded about (often followed by up): She wrapped her head in a scarf.
- cloak β A cloak is a long, loose, sleeveless piece of clothing which people used to wear over their other clothes when they went out.
- haze β vagueness or obscurity, as of the mind or perception; confused or vague thoughts, feelings, etc.: The victims were still in a haze and couldn't describe the accident.
- fog β a second growth of grass, as after mowing.