Definitions

glassy-eyed

[glas-ee-ahyd, glah-see-] / ˈglæs iˌaɪd, ˈglɑ si- /

ADJECTIVE

confused

Synonyms

STRONGEST

baffled befuddled bewildered dazed disorganized distracted muddled perplexed perturbed puzzled

STRONG

abashed addled discombobulated disconcerted flummoxed flustered gone misled nonplussed stumped thrown unscrewed unzipped woolly

WEAK

at a loss at sea at sixes and sevens come apart fouled-up mixed up not with it out to lunch punch-drunk punchy screwy shook-up shot to pieces slaphappy spaced out taken aback thrown off balance unglued

Antonyms

STRONGEST

clear

STRONG

composed

WEAK

methodical ordered organized oriented separated systematic understanding

ADJECTIVE

muddle-headed

Synonyms

WEAK

abashed addled addlepated at a loss at sea at sixes and sevens baffled befuddled bewildered come apart confounded confusional dazed discombobulated disconcerted disorganized distracted flummoxed flustered fouled-up gone misled mixed up muddled nonplussed not with it out to lunch perplexed perturbed punch-drunk punchy puzzled screwy shook-up shot to pieces slaphappy spaced out stumped taken aback thrown thrown off balance turbid unglued unscrewed unzipped

Example Sentences

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After coming out fighting on the eve of this game, declaring his fire was "burning very strongly", Howe looked glassy-eyed in his news conference following this latest defeat.

From BBC • Apr. 18, 2026

It’s the same species that transformed Sam Neill, Laura Dern and Jeff Goldblum into giddy, glassy-eyed children, only now drained of all majesty.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 30, 2025

The women of Stepford transform into glassy-eyed housewives within months of arriving.

From Salon • Aug. 8, 2022

But glassy-eyed, meaty-bodied adults of the African clawed frog, or Xenopus laevis, have none of this regeneration prowess.

From New York Times • Jan. 26, 2022

Just as I walked through the fire doors into the hallway, the elevator bell dinged and a glassy-eyed Will and his Mercer Day buddy Eric came spilling out.

From "Here to Stay" by Sara Farizan

glassy-eyed

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