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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In it, the British-American journalist Mehdi Hasan debates a wide-eyed, snarling man named Connor, in what appears to be a windowless warehouse.
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Brady Brickner-Wood, New Yorker, 8 Aug. 2025
But Chandler, with just a few small roles under her belt, is a marvel as Wendy, lending her a wide-eyed innocence while effortlessly slipping into action hero mode.
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Parents gripped their kids’ hands Monday as the wide-eyed, backpack-toting youngsters arrived at Gary’s 21st Century Charter School to kick off the first day of school in Northwest Indiana.
—Carole Carlson, Chicago Tribune, 4 Aug. 2025
At that March welcome event, Ruiz entered an auditorium packed with wide-eyed students and proud parents.
—Lily Kepner, Austin American Statesman, 30 July 2025
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Brady Brickner-Wood, New Yorker, 8 Aug. 2025
But Chandler, with just a few small roles under her belt, is a marvel as Wendy, lending her a wide-eyed innocence while effortlessly slipping into action hero mode.
—Dave Nemetz, TVLine, 6 Aug. 2025
Parents gripped their kids’ hands Monday as the wide-eyed, backpack-toting youngsters arrived at Gary’s 21st Century Charter School to kick off the first day of school in Northwest Indiana.
—Carole Carlson, Chicago Tribune, 4 Aug. 2025
At that March welcome event, Ruiz entered an auditorium packed with wide-eyed students and proud parents.
—Lily Kepner, Austin American Statesman, 30 July 2025
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“Wide-eyed.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/wide-eyed. Accessed 21 Aug. 2025.
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