Blinkered
adjective
Not able to understand other people's ideas or ways because you are unwilling to consider possibilities different than your own.
His blinkered approach to politics means he won't consider any ideas that differ from his own.
Often appears as...
- blinkered approach
- blinkered view
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Disapproving
adjective
Having limited outlook or understanding, like a horse wearing blinkers to prevent it from seeing to the side.
Her blinkered perspective on life prevented her from appreciating other cultures.
Often appears as...
- blinkered perspective
- blinkered mentality
Usage tips
Disapproving
adjective
Not able to understand other people's ideas or ways because you are unwilling to consider possibilities different than your own.
His blinkered approach to politics means he won't consider any ideas that differ from his own.
Often appears as...
- blinkered approach
- blinkered view
Usage tips
Disapproving
adjective
Having limited outlook or understanding, like a horse wearing blinkers to prevent it from seeing to the side.
Her blinkered perspective on life prevented her from appreciating other cultures.
Often appears as...
- blinkered perspective
- blinkered mentality
Usage tips
Disapproving
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Pro Tip 1/3Negative Implication
Blinkered often suggests a person is ignoring important information or viewpoints.
His blinkered refusal to listen to feedback led to the project's failure.
Pro Tip 2/3Stubborn Attitude
Indicates a stubbornness to change one's mind or consider alternatives.
Despite the evidence, his blinkered beliefs remained unchanged.
Pro Tip 3/3Critical Usage
Often used critically to signify an overly narrow or limited approach.
Her blinkered approach to teaching ignored the students' diverse needs.
Pro Tip 1/3Negative Implication
Blinkered often suggests a person is ignoring important information or viewpoints.
His blinkered refusal to listen to feedback led to the project's failure.
Pro Tip 2/3Stubborn Attitude
Indicates a stubbornness to change one's mind or consider alternatives.
Despite the evidence, his blinkered beliefs remained unchanged.
Pro Tip 3/3Critical Usage
Often used critically to signify an overly narrow or limited approach.
Her blinkered approach to teaching ignored the students' diverse needs.
Pro Tip 1/3Negative Implication
Blinkered often suggests a person is ignoring important information or viewpoints.
His blinkered refusal to listen to feedback led to the project's failure.
Pro Tip 2/3Stubborn Attitude
Indicates a stubbornness to change one's mind or consider alternatives.
Despite the evidence, his blinkered beliefs remained unchanged.
Pro Tip 3/3Critical Usage
Often used critically to signify an overly narrow or limited approach.
Her blinkered approach to teaching ignored the students' diverse needs.
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What a nun can teach a...
doesn't exactly encourage the type of humility where scientists will look to nonscientists and really ask for their input. In fact, I think we have a bit of a tradition, especially in the West, of a kind of academically blinkered hubris
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What a nun can teach a...
doesn't exactly encourage the type of humility where scientists will look to nonscientists and really ask for their input. In fact, I think we have a bit of a tradition, especially in the West, of a kind of academically blinkered hubris
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Mariella Frostrup
British Journalist
While we women dilly-dally, making decisions, leaving jobs half done, forgetting where we've put the house keys while we water the Hoover and leave the laundry in the dishwasher, men, like blinkered horses, look straight ahead, oblivious to peripheral vision, where a discarded pile of wet towels might have caught their eye.
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Paula Radcliffe
English Athlete
If I start planning then that's dangerous because then I have a target that I'm blinkered towards and I won't listen to the warning signs quite so much. I'd rather be in shape and then look around and say there's a race next week and jump into that than have it planned.
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Samantha Morton
English Actress
We're all living blinkered lives, and we're not seeing what's going on and looking to change it. I'm not saying that everyone has to make a political statement, but we need to be more aware of what's happening and why.
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Neil Jordan
Irish Director
I mean I grew up in Ireland, so one would have to be consciously blinkered not to have reflected on the issue of political violence because that was the story since I was 19 years old or 20.
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Ron Moody
British Actor
I never thought about settling down. I was obsessed with my career - I was blinkered. I finally met a woman who was worthy of me. Then we settled down and had many children.
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Paul Merson
This is hard to say but I think Jurgen Klopp has been a bit blinkered at Liverpool.
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Anthony Minghella
British Director
Being a writer-director can sometimes make you incredibly blinkered.
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Mariella Frostrup
British Journalist
While we women dilly-dally, making decisions, leaving jobs half done, forgetting where we've put the house keys while we water the Hoover and leave the laundry in the dishwasher, men, like blinkered horses, look straight ahead, oblivious to peripheral vision, where a discarded pile of wet towels might have caught their eye.
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Paula Radcliffe
English Athlete
If I start planning then that's dangerous because then I have a target that I'm blinkered towards and I won't listen to the warning signs quite so much. I'd rather be in shape and then look around and say there's a race next week and jump into that than have it planned.
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Samantha Morton
English Actress
We're all living blinkered lives, and we're not seeing what's going on and looking to change it. I'm not saying that everyone has to make a political statement, but we need to be more aware of what's happening and why.
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Neil Jordan
Irish Director
I mean I grew up in Ireland, so one would have to be consciously blinkered not to have reflected on the issue of political violence because that was the story since I was 19 years old or 20.
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Ron Moody
British Actor
I never thought about settling down. I was obsessed with my career - I was blinkered. I finally met a woman who was worthy of me. Then we settled down and had many children.
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Paul Merson
This is hard to say but I think Jurgen Klopp has been a bit blinkered at Liverpool.
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Anthony Minghella
British Director
Being a writer-director can sometimes make you incredibly blinkered.
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