bad eye

NOUN

glare

Synonyms

STRONGEST

frown scowl

STRONG

glower lower

WEAK

angry stare black look evil eye

Antonyms

WEAK

dullness grin smile

NOUN

evil eye

Synonyms

WEAK

curse double whammy hex hostile stare ill wishes jinx malocchio silent curse whammy

VERB

menace

Synonyms

STRONGEST

endanger imperil intimidate jeopardize terrorize threaten

STRONG

alarm browbeat bully chill compromise hazard impend loom lower overhang peril portend risk scare spook torment

WEAK

bad-eye lean on push around put heat on scare hell out of whip around

Antonyms

STRONGEST

assist guard help protect save

STRONG

calm compliment praise reassure soothe

WEAK

aid

Example Sentences

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I suggest more surgeries — cutting-edge surgeries to fix my bad eye and its marble-y wobbling.

From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 30, 2024

A patient who’d recently been to an ophthalmologist came in with a bad eye infection.

From Seattle Times • Feb. 28, 2023

Maurice has a bad eye, so he compares himself to Thom Yorke, the lead singer of Radiohead.

From New York Times • Sep. 16, 2019

He doesn’t always trust his bad eye, after all.

From The Guardian • May 17, 2016

He was pondering a mine diagram with one hand held over his bad eye.

From "October Sky" by Homer Hickam