shut one's eyes

verb

To ignore or deliberately overlook.

“She was pretty, so he shut his eyes to all her faults.”

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Meanings

verbshut one's eyes (third-person singular simple present shuts one's eyes, present participle shutting one's eyes, simple past and past participle shut one's eyes)

present singular third person shuts one's eyes · participle present shutting one's eyes

  1. idiomaticTo ignore or deliberately overlook.

    She was pretty, so he shut his eyes to all her faults.

    Synonyms: connive, turn a blind eye, wink

Synonyms & antonyms

verbTo ignore or deliberately overlook.

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conniveturn a blind eyewink
Also see
connivelook the other wayturn a blind eyewink
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shut one's eyes. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/shut%20one's%20eyes

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“shut one's eyes.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/shut%20one's%20eyes. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

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