eye-opener

noun

eye-open·​er ˈī-ˌō-pə-nər 

-ˌōp-nər

1

: a drink intended to wake one up

2

: something startling, surprising, or enlightening

Her biography is a real eye-opener.

eye-opening

ˈī-ˌō-pə-niŋ 

-ˌōp-niŋ

adjective

Examples of eye-opener in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Even with this pedigree, the Premier League has been an eye-opener. — Andy Naylor, New York Times, 13 Apr. 2026

But the real eye-opener is that this sedan bests its sibling iX3's headline range stat. — Jeremy White, Wired News, 18 Mar. 2026

My shore excursion in Cartagena was an eye-opener. — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 15 Apr. 2026

Doing user research for the cable company was an eye-opener. — Janko Roettgers, The Verge, 28 May 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1817, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Rhymes for eye-opener

• opener