Synonyms of eyed

eyed

verb

past tense of eye

1

as in watched

to keep one's eyes on

a lot of his backyard bird watching was spent eyeing the squirrels as they depleted the bird feeder of seeds

Synonyms & Similar Words

• watched
• observed
• stared
• followed
• gazed
• looked
• viewed
• peered
• saw
• gaped
• glared
• beheld
• goggled
• guarded
• gawked
• regarded
• had one's eye on
• perceived
• spied
• looked on
• studied
• monitored
• woke
• glanced
• warded
• peeped
• peeked
• glimpsed
• rubbernecked
• espied
• bird-dogged

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• blinked
• winked

2

as in noticed

to make note of (something) through the use of one's eyes

I wondered who tracked dirt all over the floor until I eyed the muddy sneakers

Synonyms & Similar Words

• noticed
• spotted
• saw
• regarded
• remarked
• spied
• viewed
• sighted
• noted
• watched
• beheld
• looked (at)
• observed
• caught
• espied
• perceived
• discerned
• distinguished
• witnessed
• descried
• identified
• set eyes on
• considered
• laid eyes on
• got a load of
• marked
• scanned
• picked out
• glimpsed
• surveyed
• examined
• studied
• scrutinized
• attended (to)
• minded
• inspected
• made out
• heeded
• glanced (at)
• picked up
• peered (at)

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• ignored
• neglected
• disregarded
• passed over
• missed
• overlooked
• overpassed

3

as in pondered

to give serious and careful thought to

we're eyeing the possibility of buying property there

Synonyms & Similar Words

• pondered
• contemplated
• considered
• debated
• entertained
• studied
• questioned
• weighed
• explored
• reviewed
• ruminated
• analyzed
• looked at
• deliberated
• turned
• cogitated
• thought (about or over)
• revolved
• meditated
• chewed on
• mulled (over)
• wrestled (with)
• chewed over
• pored (over)
• kicked around
• perpended
• reflected (on or upon)
• beat one's brains out (about)
• digested
• reminisced
• mused (upon)
• cudgeled one's brains (about)
• reasoned
• concluded
• believed
• opined
• speculated (about)
• fixated (on or upon)
• brooded (about or over)
• dwelled (on or upon)
• drank (in)
• obsessed (about or over)
• absorbed
• conceived
• fretted (about or over)
• second-guessed
• assimilated

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• ignored
• disregarded
• overlooked
• rejected
• dismissed
• slighted
• pooh-poohed

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of eyed

The financing plan is multi-layered, and other revenue sources eyed for covering the city’s portion include redirecting revenue generated by the future stadium itself. — Chris Higgins, Kansas City Star, 25 Sep. 2026

The state’s lease on the property ended in 2023 after talks broke down and the land had been eyed by its owner, the Neel family, along with other land holdings for potential redevelopment into commercial and industrial uses. — J. Scott Trubey, AJC.com, 24 Sep. 2026

Sehwag has long been eyed as an on-screen presence thanks to his sharp wit and straight-talking style. — Jesse Whittock, Deadline, 10 Sep. 2026

Dad forked a bite of roast beef, eyed it, then shoved it in his mouth. — Literary Hub, 9 Sep. 2026

Lake Elsinore is being eyed for a private luxury motorsports destination complete with a racetrack, country club and condominiums — all from the mind of a retired NASCAR driver. — Nicole Comstock, CBS News, 9 Sep. 2026

The anti-migration and Russia-friendly Alternative for Germany, or AfD, fell just short of a majority in Sunday’s vote in Saxony-Anhalt, a small eastern state that gained outsized prominence as AfD eyed power there. — ABC News, 7 Sep. 2026

Last year, Killian was on a list with other campuses that appear to be eyed for closure. — Austin Horn august 29, Miami Herald, 29 Aug. 2026

But in a case of life imitating art, the show’s entire publicity strategy was inadvertently wrecked by a real-life aristocrat, after reports leaked that Meghan, the Duchess of Sussex, was being eyed for a role in the series. — K.j. Yossman, Variety, 25 Aug. 2026