All blinding synonyms
blind·ing
B b verb blinding
- numb — deprived of physical sensation or the ability to move: fingers numb with cold.
- blur — A blur is a shape or area which you cannot see clearly because it has no distinct outline or because it is moving very fast.
- surprise — to strike or occur to with a sudden feeling of wonder or astonishment, as through unexpectedness: Her beauty surprised me.
- disorder — lack of order or regular arrangement; confusion: Your room is in utter disorder.
- addle — If something addles someone's mind or brain, they become confused and unable to think properly.
- fuddle — to muddle or confuse: a jumble of sounds to fuddle the senses.
- glitz — ostentatious glitter or sophistication: a cocktail lounge noted for its glitz.
- bedazzle — to dazzle or confuse, as with brilliance
- overawe — to restrain or subdue by inspiring awe; intimidate: He often uses that imperious scowl to overawe his subordinates.
- razzle-dazzle — showiness, brilliance, or virtuosity in technique or effect, often without concomitant substance or worth; flashy theatricality: The razzle-dazzle of the essay's metaphors cannot disguise its shallowness of thought.
- eclipse — Astronomy. the obscuration of the light of the moon by the intervention of the earth between it and the sun (lunar eclipse) or the obscuration of the light of the sun by the intervention of the moon between it and a point on the earth (solar eclipse) a similar phenomenon with respect to any other planet and either its satellite or the sun. the partial or complete interception of the light of one component of a binary star by the other.
- obfuscate — to confuse, bewilder, or stupefy.
- mist — a cloudlike aggregation of minute globules of water suspended in the atmosphere at or near the earth's surface, reducing visibility to a lesser degree than fog.
- cloud — A cloud is a mass of water vapour that floats in the sky. Clouds are usually white or grey in colour.
- flare — to burn with an unsteady, swaying flame, as a torch or candle in the wind.
- glaze — to furnish or fill with glass: to glaze a window.
- blare — If something such as a siren or radio blares or if you blare it, it makes a loud, unpleasant noise.
- beam — If you say that someone is beaming, you mean that they have a big smile on their face because they are happy, pleased, or proud about something.
- flame — burning gas or vapor, as from wood or coal, that is undergoing combustion; a portion of ignited gas or vapor.
- blaze — When a fire blazes, it burns strongly and brightly.
- glow — a light emitted by or as if by a substance heated to luminosity; incandescence.
- double-talk — speech using nonsense syllables along with words in a rapid patter.
- fuzz — loose, light, fibrous, or fluffy matter.
- gloom — total or partial darkness; dimness.
- muddy the waters — If someone or something muddies the waters, they cause a situation or issue to seem less clear and less easy to understand.
- shut out — to put (a door, cover, etc.) in position to close or obstruct.
- shut off — the act or time of shutting or closing.
- mix up — an act or instance of mixing.
- bowl over — To bowl someone over means to push into them and make them fall to the ground.
- steam up — water in the form of an invisible gas or vapor.
adj blinding
- chintzy — Something that is chintzy is decorated or covered with chintz.
- florid — reddish; ruddy; rosy: a florid complexion.
- gaudy — brilliantly or excessively showy: gaudy plumage.
- loud — (of sound) strongly audible; having exceptional volume or intensity: loud talking; loud thunder; loud whispers.
- meretricious — alluring by a show of flashy or vulgar attractions; tawdry.
- tawdry — (of finery, trappings, etc.) gaudy; showy and cheap.