Synonyms of clear-eyed

clear-eyed

adjective

ˈklir-ˌīd 

as in smart

having or showing a practical cleverness or judgment

shows a clear-eyed understanding of what it takes to be successful in business

Synonyms & Similar Words

• smart
• astute
• shrewd
• sharp
• savvy
• hardheaded
• wise
• knowing
• intelligent
• clear-sighted
• veteran
• brilliant
• experienced
• clever
• heady
• keen
• bright
• sharp-witted
• canny
• cunning
• quick
• hard-boiled
• insightful
• perceptive
• slick
• subtle
• sagacious
• perspicacious
• artful
• wily
• sly
• cagey
• discerning
• crafty
• tricky
• sage
• foxy
• guileful
• devious
• pawky
• resourceful
• percipient
• nimble
• sapient
• brainy
• discriminating
• agile
• discriminative
• ingenious
• apt
• alert
• dodgy
• calculating
• quick-witted
• sharp-eyed
• sharp-sighted
• scheming

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• naive
• guileless
• ingenuous
• artless
• innocent
• unknowing
• gullible
• dense
• unwise
• exploitable
• unperceptive
• obtuse
• simple
• slow
• dumb
• dull
• stupid
• foolish
• dopey
• thoughtless
• unintelligent
• silly
• feebleminded
• brain-dead
• idiotic
• ignorant
• thickheaded
• brainless
• uninformed
• witless
• moronic
• weak-minded
• imbecile
• softheaded
• gormless
• empty-headed
• slow-witted
• knuckleheaded
• dim-witted
• lamebrain
• lunkheaded
• thick-witted
• airheaded
• half-witted
• birdbrained

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of clear-eyed

Washington’s support isn’t a favor to the Gulf, but rather a clear-eyed assessment of its own strategic interests. — Faisal J. Abbas, semafor.com, 9 Oct. 2026

Nuanced, resonant verse paints a clear-eyed, profoundly loving portrait of a teen navigating the complexities of growing up. — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 8 Oct. 2026

Brittin has spent his early months in the job interrogating whether the broadcaster’s output is properly meeting audience needs and is said to be clear-eyed about shifting resources away from services that are dwindling in influence. — Jake Kanter, Deadline, 23 Sep. 2026

Our nation’s future requires a clear-eyed understanding of how its aspirations for freedom and democracy coexisted with an institution defined by violence and injustice. — Drew Gilpin Faust, The New York Review of Books, 19 Sep. 2026