eye-opening

adjective

Definition of eye-openingnext
1
as in surprising
causing a strong emotional reaction because of unexpectedness hunting for a first apartment in a big city is an eye-opening experience for young people

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2
as in wonderful
causing wonder or astonishment that acclaimed magic act had a number of eye-opening moments

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Recent Examples of eye-opening One eye-opening game won’t necessarily purge that thinking, and no doubt Worthy has plenty more to demonstrate. — Kansas City Star, 20 Oct. 2026 Luna 3’s images were eye-opening but still blandly colorless and fuzzy—especially compared with the kaleidoscopic, panchromatic views from Artemis II’s lunar pirouette. — Robin George Andrews, Scientific American, 8 Oct. 2026 Given DuVernay’s track record, the film is bound to be eye-opening and galvanizing. — Joe Reid, Vulture, 25 Sep. 2026 Even on simple motion in the backfield, his acceleration was eye-opening. — Joe Buscaglia, New York Times, 14 Sep. 2026 For long-time listeners to meetings of the Aerospace Safety Advisory Panel, which is distinctly independent from NASA and tasked with identifying safety issues, these were eye-opening statements. — Eric Berger, ArsTechnica, 1 Sep. 2026 Her review of potential sales leads – and how 4 of your 5 target customers are current or former customers – is particularly eye-opening. — Caroline Ceniza-Levine, Forbes.com, 30 Aug. 2026 In person, the 849 looks sleek and eye-opening, like a postmodern kinetic sculpture. — Basem Wasef, Robb Report, 26 Aug. 2026 The fact that Heyward could remain so calm was eye-opening for Freeman. — Maddie Lee, Los Angeles Times, 25 Aug. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for eye-opening
  1. surprising
  2. wonderful
  3. startling
  4. amazing
  5. shocking
  6. astonishing
  7. stunning
  8. miraculous
Adjective
  • The claim that mitochondrial dysfunction is a factor in mental health disorders as well as physical ones is surprising to many people.
    — Rowan Jacobsen, Scientific American, 20 Oct. 2026
  • Louis-Dreyfus works to make Polly relatable, a surprising choice for one of television’s most astringent comic presences.
    — Theater Critic, Los Angeles Times, 19 Oct. 2026
Definition of surprising
Adjective
  • Bruna is fantastic, and Alison is a wonderful producer with a great eye.
    — Jesse Whittock, Deadline, 20 Oct. 2026
  • It is carefully crafted and wincingly sincere, a wonderful conversion of inversions.
    — Samuel Hyland, Pitchfork, 19 Oct. 2026
Definition of wonderful
Adjective
  • Miller was a startling minus-37 in plus-minus ratio for the game.
    — Scott Fowler, Charlotte Observer, 24 Oct. 2026
  • At the Shrine, though, each song was still a startling feat of storytelling — a raw wound that somehow hadn’t healed at all.
    — Mikael Wood, Los Angeles Times, 22 Oct. 2026
Definition of startling
Adjective
  • This amazing energy, the vitality, simply could not be repressed.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 20 Oct. 2026
  • Each week, there are more amazing stats and historical comparisons.
    — Pete Grathoff, Kansas City Star, 20 Oct. 2026
Definition of amazing
Adjective
  • The mother of a toddler who was found breathing in a hospital morgue hours after being pronounced dead is speaking out about the shocking incident.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 22 Oct. 2026
  • Sunday’s shocking loss to the Arizona Cardinals dropped Los Angeles to 2-4, and, suddenly, a team that entered the season with Super Bowl aspirations is fighting to stay in the playoff picture.
    — Andy Scholes, CNN Money, 22 Oct. 2026
Definition of shocking
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  • At Garth Greenan, where more than forty of Drexler’s paintings and drawings from the sixties were on display, I was struck, once again, by the astonishing freshness and psychological bite of her work.
    — Leslie Camhi, New Yorker, 16 Oct. 2026
  • Chelsea 2026-27 rank second on that list, trailing only Liverpool’s astonishing start to their title-winning 2019-20 campaign.
    — Conor O'Neill, New York Times, 15 Oct. 2026
Definition of astonishing
Adjective
  • The stunning eat-in kitchen is updated with high end custom cabinetry, a center island with room for seating on one side and a workspace surrounding the kitchen sink.
    — James Alexander, Hartford Courant, 18 Oct. 2026
  • The signal caller was impressive during BYU’s 28-24 win over the Irish, throwing for 224 yards and a touchdown while rushing for a pair of scores in one of a handful of stunning upsets across the sport.
    — Mark Harris OutKick, FOXNews.com, 18 Oct. 2026
Definition of stunning
Adjective
  • But the revelation has also raised questions about what Leo knew and when, given his poignant prayers in late September at a French shrine where Catholics believe miraculous cures have occurred.
    — Nicole Winfield, Los Angeles Times, 15 Oct. 2026
  • William Perkins, an influential proponent of witch fever in late sixteenth-century England, notes that any miraculous power a witch or her objects appears to have is merely borrowed from Satan.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 14 Oct. 2026
Definition of miraculous

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“Eye-opening.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/eye-opening. Accessed 25 Oct. 2026.

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