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
  • Corie Walsh, 40, the Illinois mother accused of killing her 2-year-old son Barrett, entered a not guilty plea under the watchful eye of her husband, whom she is accused of attempting to poison.
    — Kelsie Cairns, FOXNews.com, 24 Sep. 2026
  • Keep a watchful eye out for these unwanted visitors and, if needed, use an organic soap spray to manage their spread.
    — Lauren Landers, Better Homes & Gardens, 23 Sep. 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
  • While the 33-inch-long model will soon be on public display, its whereabouts remained a mystery for 45 years—until sharp-eyed Star Trek aficionados flagged an intriguing eBay auction listing in 2023.
    — Andrew Paul, Popular Science, 23 Sep. 2026
  • 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
Definition of sharp-eyed
Adjective
  • But clearly, his decision didn’t stick, and in 2020, the pair quarantined together during the pandemic, a revelation that arose when eagle-eyed fans noticed their social media content had identical backgrounds.
    — Emily St. Martin, Los Angeles Times, 28 Sep. 2026
  • The British broadcaster recently reinstated That Mitchell and Webb Look online to mark its 20th anniversary, but eagle-eyed Reddit users pointed out that the broadcaster had removed sketches.
    — Jake Kanter, Deadline, 21 Sep. 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 5 Oct. 2026.

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