open-eyed

[ oh-puhn-ahyd ]

adjective

1. having the eyes open.
2. having the eyes wide open, as in wonder.
3. watchful; observant; alert.
4. deliberate; conscious; knowing:

   an open-eyed commission of a crime.

open-eyed

adjective

1. with the eyes wide open, as in amazement
2. watchful; alert

Other Words From

• o·pen-ey·ed·ly [oh, -p, uh, n-, ahy, -id-lee, -, ahyd, -], adverb

Word History and Origins

Origin of open-eyed¹

First recorded in 1595–1605

Example Sentences

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

For Lee, the book is about “thrusting oneself into the world, and being open-eyed about it.”

From New York Times