Synonyms of dewy-eyed

dewy-eyed

adjective

ˈdü-ē-ˌīd 

1

as in naive

lacking in worldly wisdom or informed judgment

dewy-eyed newlyweds who had yet to experience the trials and tribulations of married life

Synonyms & Similar Words

• naive
• innocent
• simple
• inexperienced
• primitive
• immature
• uncritical
• dewy
• unsophisticated
• ingenuous
• wide-eyed
• unsuspecting
• unworldly
• green
• unsuspicious
• simpleminded
• naïf
• unknowing
• unwary
• childish
• aw-shucks
• trustful
• idealistic
• trusting
• childlike
• callow
• believing
• credulous
• careless
• gullible
• unrealistic
• impractical
• susceptible
• thoughtless
• raw
• heedless
• unguarded
• gulled
• beguiled
• duped
• tricked

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• experienced
• cynical
• sophisticated
• worldly
• critical
• cosmopolitan
• knowing
• skeptical
• incredulous
• suspicious
• careful
• unconvinced
• cautious
• wary
• worldly-wise
• watchful
• pragmatic
• realistic
• leery
• guarded
• doubting
• hardheaded
• down-to-earth
• sober
• suspecting
• streetwise
• street-smart

2

as in susceptible

readily taken advantage of

perpetrators of the fraud lured in dewy-eyed investors

Synonyms & Similar Words

• naive
• susceptible
• easy
• gullible
• wide-eyed
• trusting
• exploitable
• unwary
• uncritical
• guileless
• credulous
• innocent
• trustful
• genuine
• unsuspecting
• unsophisticated
• artless
• unworldly
• unsuspicious
• amiable
• pliant
• obliging
• acquiescent
• malleable
• deceivable
• pliable
• overcredulous
• simple
• yielding
• fictile
• agreeable

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• cynical
• skeptical
• wary
• critical
• suspicious
• mistrustful
• sophisticated
• hardheaded
• shrewd
• clear-eyed
• clear-sighted
• streetwise
• street-smart

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of dewy-eyed

Many historians are prone to view the radical press of the early nineteenth century with dewy-eyed admiration and to deplore the later erosion of standards as newspapers grew more commercial and sensationalist. — Literary Hub, 14 Oct. 2026

As the match officials made their way off the pitch, Guardiola was planting a kiss on the cheek of his goalkeeper, James Trafford, and waving, almost dewy-eyed, towards the City fans in the most vertiginous parts of St James’ Park. — Daniel Taylor, New York Times, 8 Mar. 2026

Not the dewy-eyed woe-is-me sensitive type, this one. — Rob Sheffield, Rolling Stone, 4 Sep. 2025