Synonyms of open-eyed

open-eyed

adjective

ˌō-pən-ˈīd 

as in awake

paying close attention usually for the purpose of anticipating approaching danger or opportunity

an open-eyed deer cautiously grazed in the backyard

Synonyms & Similar Words

• awake
• alert
• vigilant
• watchful
• wide-awake
• cautious
• careful
• attentive
• regardful
• observant
• aware
• alive
• wary
• conscious
• on the alert
• on the ball
• sensitive
• on the qui vive
• prepared
• keen
• tentie
• Argus-eyed
• wakeful
• on tiptoe
• on guard
• tenty
• mindful
• heedful
• cognizant
• sleepless
• observing
• on one's toes
• sharp-eyed
• chary
• hypervigilant
• ready
• hyperalert
• sharp

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• absent
• dazed
• oblivious
• dreaming
• asleep
• dreamy
• unconscious
• sleeping
• distracted
• absorbed
• preoccupied
• unaware
• abstracted
• engrossed
• insensible
• unwitting
• careless
• unknowing
• heedless
• unthinking
• unmindful
• absentminded
• inattentive
• daydreaming
• unwary
• unprepared
• faraway
• unheeding
• unready

Examples of open-eyed in a Sentence

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For Hazony, the common good can be divined from an open-eyed examination of history and nature. —Charles King, Foreign Affairs, 20 June 2023