Synonyms of sharp-eyed

sharp-eyed

adjective

ˈshärp-ˈīd 

as in watchful

having unusually keen vision

a very sharp-eyed child found the last Easter egg, which was hidden in the flower arrangement

Synonyms & Similar Words

• watchful
• eagle-eyed
• observant
• sharp-sighted
• lynx-eyed
• hawkeyed
• aware
• clear-sighted
• observing
• sighted
• vigilant
• attentive
• alert

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• blind
• sightless
• eyeless
• visionless
• nearsighted
• astigmatic
• myopic
• shortsighted
• stone-blind
• purblind

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of sharp-eyed

So Mom clears them out, taking them to a nearby nature preserve and natural-history museum, where the sharp-eyed Sasha notices the teen-age Jeremy stealing a souvenir keychain from a rotating rack. — Richard Brody, New Yorker, 12 Apr. 2026

That moment required sharp-eyed expertise — a scientist looking at an image of a living animal and connecting it, across years and continents, to fossils described by a colleague from teeth found in the ground. — Hanna Wickes, Kansas City Star, 9 Mar. 2026

His ever-glowering face on the sideline has sparked countless memes and has come to personify the sharp-eyed, no-nonsense manner in which these Hoosiers have rocketed through the sport in just two seasons. — Greg Beacham, Chicago Tribune, 3 Jan. 2026

Rosalia, by now, has proven herself to be pop’s most provocative chaos agent, having released radical projects like El Mal Querer, which played with flamenco traditions and pop genres, and Motomami, an exploration of femininity through sharp-eyed production and reggaeton beats. — Julyssa Lopez, Rolling Stone, 4 Nov. 2025