blind as a mole
Cannot see anything
Blind as a mole describes severe nearsightedness or complete inability to see something obvious.
Moles have tiny, nearly useless eyes adapted to underground life.
The comparison is usually hyperbolic: I'm blind as a mole without my glasses.
Sometimes describes obliviousness rather than literal vision problems: He was blind as a mole to her feelings.
- willful ignorancePurposely remaining uninformed
- sightlessUnable to perceive visually
- unseeingLacking visual perception
- darknessTotal absence of light
- visionlessLacking the ability to see
subterranean · tunnel vision · molelike · unaware · feeling around · myopic · poor eyesight · blindfolded · oblivious · digging · in the dark · figuratively · bat · metaphorically · comparatively · mammalian · deaf · fumbling
blind as a moleeagle-eyed
Exceptionally sharp of vision
sharp-eyed · hawk-eyed · lynx-eyed · clear-sighted · gimlet-eyed
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