blind eye
Deliberately not seeing
To turn a blind eye is to deliberately ignore something, pretending not to notice what you could easily see: Management turned a blind eye to the safety violations.
The phrase suggests willful ignorance rather than genuine unawareness—choosing not to see what's inconvenient or uncomfortable to acknowledge.
- turnRotational movement
- ignoreRefuse to notice
- look the other wayWillfully ignore misconduct
- overlookMiss or commanding view
- neglectFailure to provide care
pretend · unseeing · see no evil · willful · willful ignorance · disregard · wink · denial · plausible deniability · complicit · silence · look away · tacit approval · patch · pirate · Nelson · indifference · excuse
- Blindblindsided
- missing partsmissing limb, missing finger, missing toe, missing hand, limbless
- insensitivitycallousness, cold-heartedness, hard-heartedness, heartlessness, inconsideration
- dilemmasdilemma, moral dilemma, ethical dilemma, tough call, lesser evil
- self-deceptiondenial, delusion, wishful thinking, rationalization, false belief
- ignoranceignorance, unawareness, nescience, in the dark, clueless
blind eyewatchful eye
Attentive observation of something
vigilance · scrutiny · close attention · sharp eye · eagle eye
blind eyezero tolerance
Policy allowing no infractions
calling out · confrontation · whistleblowing · speaking up · holding accountable
blind eyecrackdown
Sudden strict enforcement
by-the-book · holding to account · due diligence · iron fist · heavy hand
blind, eye, blinds, blinded, blinding, blindly, blindness, blindfold, eyes