MISTY-EYED Synonyms: 52 Similar and Opposite Words

misty-eyed

adjective

Definition of misty-eyed next

as in nostalgic

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Recent Examples of misty-eyed Mauigoa anchored one of the nation’s better offensive lines in his final year with the Hurricanes and put together the kind of pass-protection season that gets line coaches misty-eyed. —

Eddie Brown, San Diego Union-Tribune, 9 Apr. 2026 There’s enough to work with in the unusually large cast to fill out season after season of misty-eyed comedy. —

Ben Travers, IndieWire, 28 Jan. 2026 The Great Movie Ride, which closed at Hollywood Studios in 2017, has the most misty-eyed fans. —

Dewayne Bevil, The Orlando Sentinel, 18 July 2025 Only two divorcees responded with anything remotely reminiscent of misty-eyed melancholy. —

Hannah Pittard, People.com, 8 July 2025 And if Bocelli made guests misty-eyed, then Lady Gaga — reportedly set to close out the final day of festivities on Saturday — will no doubt bring the party. —

Leah Dolan, CNN Money, 27 June 2025 Elsewhere, organised crime still has its tendrils in many parts of the sport across the globe, and the misty-eyed reverence for benevolent local tycoons is a notion that went extinct before the Tasmanian tiger. —

Jacob Whitehead, New York Times, 2 June 2025 But a blinkered narrative coupled with misty-eyed aesthetic choices yield a strange and scattershot result. —

Lovia Gyarkye, The Hollywood Reporter, 11 Mar. 2025 There are, however, some roadblocks that are being widely ignored in favor of viral clips that make people misty-eyed for the return of Ronald Reagan. —

W. James Antle Iii, Washington Post, 6 Mar. 2018

Recent Examples of Synonyms for misty-eyed

Adjective

The ‘iPad kid’ commentary unexpectedly becomes the trailer’s breakout conversation driver, positioning the film as culturally relevant rather than purely nostalgic.

— Anthony D'Alessandro, Deadline, 19 June 2026
The new owner, Jasen Mark, snapped it up four years ago, then spent $8 million to turn a rundown resort into a new five-star property that artfully straddles modern amenities and a nostalgic embrace of simpler times.

— Todd Plummer, Robb Report, 19 June 2026