closing one's eyes
Blocking out sight
Closing one's eyes is the act of bringing the eyelids together, blocking vision.
The phrase often appears figuratively: to close one's eyes to something is to deliberately ignore it or refuse to acknowledge an uncomfortable truth: The administration closed its eyes to the corruption.
She closed her eyes and tried to remember.
- blinkRapid lid movement
- meditationFocused attention practice
- surrenderCease resistance, yield
- sleepRecurring unconscious repose
- sweet dreamsNighttime farewell blessing
reflex · introspection · inner peace · rest · trust · leap of faith · avoidance · intimacy · contemplation · vulnerability · hope · prayer · making a wish · denial · mindfulness · visualization · daydreaming · fatigue
closing one's eyeskeeping one's eyes open
Remaining alert and aware
staring · eyes wide open · eyes open · gazing · watching
closing one's eyesacknowledging
Accepting as true
paying attention · staying alert · bearing witness · keeping watch · taking notice
close, closing, closed, closer, closest, closeness, enclose, enclosed, enclosure