unsighted

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for unsighted
Adjective
  • These tiny fossorial ophidians — though not the tiniest (that title belongs to this 4-inch snake from Barbados) — are nearly sightless.
    Scott Travers, Forbes.com, 25 Apr. 2025
  • By hooking up the brains of blind rats to compasses, scientists in Japan found the sightless rodents could navigate a maze nearly as well as normally sighted rats.
    IEEE Spectrum, IEEE Spectrum, 2 Apr. 2015
Adjective
  • Making blind mice see For the experiments, the team selected genetically blind mice that lost their sight shortly after birth due to deteriorating photoreceptor cells.
    ArsTechnica, ArsTechnica, 12 June 2025
  • Understanding and anticipating where earthlike planets form first, and thus targeting observations to avoid blind searches, minimizes the average observation time for detecting an earthlike planets and maximizes the number of detections, the authors write.
    Bruce Dorminey, Forbes.com, 12 June 2025
Adjective
  • For many executives, driving a successful strategy initiative feels like navigating a maze blindfolded.
    Alex Brueckmann, Forbes, 20 Feb. 2025
  • Jeremy Levick gently guiding a blindfolded Mulaney around the stage, and Mulaney being a real grump about it.
    Bethy Squires, Vulture, 16 May 2025
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“Unsighted.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/unsighted. Accessed 17 Jun. 2025.

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