Definitions

open-eyed

[oh-puhn-ahyd] / ˈoʊ pənˈaɪd /

ADJECTIVE

alert

Synonyms

WEAK

active all ears bright cagey careful circumspect clever fast on the draw good hands heads up heedful hip intelligent jazzed observant on guard on one's toes on the ball on the job on the lookout on the qui vive perceptive psyched-up quick ready sharp spirited switched on vigilant wakeful wary watchful wide-awake wired wise with it

Example Sentences

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Mannequins are tilted over on couches and chairs, grinning open-eyed at the ruins of their home.

From Literature

It’s what gives this compassionate, cautiously hopeful movie’s open-eyed naturalism a wonderful, pulsating humanity.

From Los Angeles Times

It’s like any love; you have to be open-eyed about it.

From Los Angeles Times

‘Oppenheimer’ director Christopher Nolan is interested in directing a James Bond movie but is open-eyed about the creative ‘constraints’ he would face.

From Los Angeles Times

That this message comes from someone whose football career seemingly ended after he put his own power to use is left unspoken in this open-eyed but optimistic series.

From New York Times

open-eyed

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