UNBLINKING Synonyms: 46 Similar and Opposite Words

unblinking

adjective

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as in unflinching

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Recent Examples of unblinking An Easter bunny stood beside the president, unblinking, as the president detailed his accomplishments. —

Maura Judkis, Washington Post, 7 Apr. 2026 Sutskever, who was born in the Soviet Union in 1986, has a receding hairline, dark eyes, and a habit of pausing, unblinking, while choosing his words. —

Ronan Farrow, New Yorker, 6 Apr. 2026 His watery blue eyes, narrow-set and preternaturally unblinking, reveal nothing of the pressure bearing down upon him. —

USA Today, 8 Mar. 2026 After its seemingly benign opening, the movie captures the appalling conditions under which the inmates are kept, with unblinking scenes of bullying, force feeding, strip searches and squalor. —

Chloe Veltman, NPR, 16 Feb. 2026 See All Example Sentences for unblinking

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unflinching

Adjective

While fans of the early aughts game show will remember host Anne Robinson's unflinching presence, the show had almost gone with another host.

— Angela Andaloro, PEOPLE, 18 May 2026
The book is treated as confession, a howl of pain, its ‘anguish’ and ‘unflinching honesty’ much praised.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 14 May 2026