EYED Synonyms: 122 Similar and Opposite Words

eyed

verb

past tense of eye

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

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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

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as in pondered

to give serious and careful thought to we're eyeing the possibility of buying property there

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Recent Examples of eyed This time around, Sonenshein noted, political heavyweights such as real estate developer Rick Caruso and county Supervisor Lindsey Horvath eyed the contest only to stay out. —

Los Angeles Times, 1 June 2026 Passersby with timing and a certain derring-do have measured their odds and eyed their paths. —

Nathan Heller, New Yorker, 1 June 2026 In the 1980s, the area was eyed as a potential world headquarters for Apple. —

Paul Rogers, Mercury News, 1 June 2026 Some Premier League stars in the lower-to-middle tiers of the table are being eyed up by Champions League sides. —

Cerys Jones, New York Times, 29 May 2026 See All Example Sentences for eyed

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This clinching game was what many observers expected the series to be like between the defensive-minded teams, but each side watched leads of two-plus goals disappear in the first three games.

— Mark Anderson, Los Angeles Times, 15 June 2026
Hoiby watched the verdict via video link from prison but could not be seen or heard in the courtroom.

— Reuters, CNN Money, 15 June 2026