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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Norwood, a wide-eyed young woman with a yearning for Hollywood success, burst into the collective consciousness over the weekend when Mel’s report from a Zurich Summit panel in Switzerland exploded online.
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Jesse Whittock, Deadline, 3 Oct. 2025
Combs appeared stunned and wide-eyed as Subramanian mentioned his children in his address and also imposed five years of supervised release and a $500,000 fine, the maximum possible.
—Nancy Dillon, Rolling Stone, 3 Oct. 2025
Adams is a rock-solid choice for the arachnid, the wise and warm counterpoint to Faulkner’s wide-eyed and impressionable Wilbur.
—Angie Han, HollywoodReporter, 1 Oct. 2025
Recently, Taylor invited her daughter’s class to Euronews Albania for a behind-the-scenes look at how television is made, where the children took part in mock interviews and explored the studio with wide-eyed excitement.
—Tereza Shkurtaj, PEOPLE, 28 Sep. 2025
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Jesse Whittock, Deadline, 3 Oct. 2025
Combs appeared stunned and wide-eyed as Subramanian mentioned his children in his address and also imposed five years of supervised release and a $500,000 fine, the maximum possible.
—Nancy Dillon, Rolling Stone, 3 Oct. 2025
Adams is a rock-solid choice for the arachnid, the wise and warm counterpoint to Faulkner’s wide-eyed and impressionable Wilbur.
—Angie Han, HollywoodReporter, 1 Oct. 2025
Recently, Taylor invited her daughter’s class to Euronews Albania for a behind-the-scenes look at how television is made, where the children took part in mock interviews and explored the studio with wide-eyed excitement.
—Tereza Shkurtaj, PEOPLE, 28 Sep. 2025
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“Wide-eyed.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/wide-eyed. Accessed 9 Oct. 2025.
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