open-eyed

American  

[oh-puhn-ahyd] / ˈoʊ pənˈaɪd /

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.

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open-eyed British  

adjective

1. with the eyes wide open, as in amazement

2. watchful; alert

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Other Word Forms

• open-eyedly adverb

Etymology

Origin of open-eyed

First recorded in 1595–1605

Example Sentences

‘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 • Dec. 18, 2023

But we need to be open-eyed about what renewables — whether hydro, wind or solar — can actually produce.

From Salon • May 20, 2023

So it was just being open-eyed about who we are as Americans and looking at our history and learning from it.

From Fox News • Jun. 20, 2020

But it lays the enduring groundwork for the kind of sane, open-eyed conversation that is too rarely held these days and has never felt more necessary.

From New York Times • Nov. 11, 2019

The young kids were mystified by this and stood open-eyed, watching.

From "Farewell to Manzanar" by Jeanne Houston