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with eyes wide open

ADVERB

deliberately

Synonyms

STRONGEST

consciously knowingly pointedly purposely studiously voluntarily willfully

STRONG

advisedly

WEAK

after consideration apurpose by design calculatingly designed determinedly emphatically freely in cold blood independently meaningfully on purpose premeditatively prepensely purposively resolutely to that end with a view to with malice aforethought without qualms wittingly

Antonyms

WEAK

indetermindedly unintentionally unwittingly

ADVERB

on purpose

Synonyms

WEAK

after consideration by design calculatingly consciously deliberately designed freely in cold blood intentionally knowingly of one's own free will premeditatedly premeditatively purposefully purposely purposively voluntarily willfully with full intent wittingly

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It’s important we go into suburbia with eyes wide open.

From Seattle Times • Mar. 27, 2024

"We all come in with eyes wide open, we know what the challenge is."

From BBC • Dec. 27, 2023

"That needs to be gone into with eyes wide open."

From Reuters • May 16, 2023

Even if you have kids of your own at home, even if you’re friends with lots of teachers, even if you’re a realistic person walking into the room with eyes wide open, teaching is hard.

From Slate • Jun. 11, 2020

Looking at me, hijabless, taking me in with eyes wide open, surprised.

From "Saints and Misfits" by S.K. Ali

with eyes wide open

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