1
: having or marked by unsophisticated or uncritical acceptance or admiration : naive
wide-eyed innocence
2
: having the eyes wide open especially with wonder or astonishment
Examples of wide-eyed in a Sentence
a wide-eyed and trusting child
the sort of phony UFO "artifacts" that wide-eyed tourists fall for
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The camera pans back to Atlas who appears to be watching the screen wide-eyed ad shocked, the marks over his eyes giving the impression that his eyebrows are raised in incredulity.
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Rachael O'Connor, MSNBC Newsweek, 2 July 2025
That is an evolution in itself since the wide-eyed wonder and element of surprise — tactically and emotionally — that came with winning the last Euros on home soil.
—Nancy Froston, New York Times, 30 June 2025
Squeezed between us in the bed, my daughter listened wide-eyed to the storm before drifting off to sleep.
—Frederick Dreier, Outside Online, 26 June 2025
While Baekhyun’s chocolate-brown hair during the Essence of Reverie promotions lent him a mature air, the tour’s platinum blonde hue underscored his playful spirit, one that shone with every wide-eyed glance and genuine laugh.
—Jeff Benjamin, Forbes.com, 25 June 2025
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Rachael O'Connor, MSNBC Newsweek, 2 July 2025
That is an evolution in itself since the wide-eyed wonder and element of surprise — tactically and emotionally — that came with winning the last Euros on home soil.
—Nancy Froston, New York Times, 30 June 2025
Squeezed between us in the bed, my daughter listened wide-eyed to the storm before drifting off to sleep.
—Frederick Dreier, Outside Online, 26 June 2025
While Baekhyun’s chocolate-brown hair during the Essence of Reverie promotions lent him a mature air, the tour’s platinum blonde hue underscored his playful spirit, one that shone with every wide-eyed glance and genuine laugh.
—Jeff Benjamin, Forbes.com, 25 June 2025
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“Wide-eyed.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/wide-eyed. Accessed 9 Jul. 2025.
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