lynx-eyed

adjective

ˈliŋ(k)s-ˌīd How to pronounce lynx-eyed (audio)
Definition of lynx-eyednext
as in watchful
having unusually keen vision the lynx-eyed copy editor never seemed to miss an error in the reporters' work

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for lynx-eyed
  1. watchful
  2. sharp-sighted
  3. hawkeyed
  4. sharp-eyed
  5. eagle-eyed
Adjective
  • Haunted Mansion props on the parade floats will include the conservatory casket, cryptic gravestones, gargoyle candleholders, watchful busts, haunted armor and stretching room portraits.
    — Brady MacDonald, Oc Register, 18 Aug. 2026
  • The footage offers a peek into Kio’s surroundings, including zebra and giraffe neighbors who tower over the cub, and smaller animals who keep a watchful eye on the growing big cat.
    — Kelli Bender, PEOPLE, 15 Aug. 2026
Definition of watchful
Adjective
  • How could this high-energy tissue survive, let alone perform at the level observed in sharp-sighted bird species, without oxygen?
    — Yasemin Saplakoglu, Quanta Magazine, 13 May 2026
Definition of sharp-sighted
Adjective
  • Young staffers on liberal political campaigns often display the slightly censorious cheerfulness of a resident-hall adviser, but the Warren organizers possessed a hawkeyed attention to detail and the essential American energy of malaria eradicators.
    — Benjamin Wallace-Wells, The New Yorker, 14 Feb. 2020
Definition of hawkeyed
Adjective
  • In 2012 Ellenberg, Venkatesh and Westerland uploaded a new proof, but a year later a sharp-eyed colleague pinpointed a subtle flaw.
    — Lyndie Chiou, Scientific American, 5 Aug. 2026
  • What begins as a history play transforms into a sharp-eyed satire about the cost of assimilation in a society where money, power and white privilege remain stubbornly intertwined.
    — Theater Critic, Los Angeles Times, 8 July 2026
Definition of sharp-eyed
Adjective
  • However, eagle-eyed convention-goers pointed out that there are two paths at the far edge of the land leading toward an area that’s currently undeveloped.
    — Mackenzie Schmidt, PEOPLE, 15 Aug. 2026
  • And now, eagle-eyed fans have uncovered another major clue that supports the theory that the A-list pair are married.
    — Lara Walsh, InStyle, 4 Aug. 2026
Definition of eagle-eyed
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“Lynx-eyed.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/lynx-eyed. Accessed 24 Aug. 2026.

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