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open-eyed

adjective

Synonyms and Antonyms of open-eyed

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

an open-eyed deer cautiously grazed in the backyard

Synonyms of open-eyed

alert, Argus-eyed, attentive, awake, observant, tenty (also tentie) [Scottish], vigilant, watchful, wide-awake

Words Related to open-eyed

alive, aware, conscious, sensitive

cognizant, heedful, keen, mindful, observing, regardful, sharp, sharp-eyed

hyperalert, hypervigilant, sleepless, wakeful

careful, cautious, chary, wary

prepared, ready

Phrases Synonymous with open-eyed

on guard, on one's toes, on the alert, on the ball, on the qui vive, on tiptoe

Near Antonyms of open-eyed

absent, absentminded, absorbed, abstracted, daydreaming, dazed, distracted, dreaming, dreamy, engrossed, faraway, insensible, oblivious, preoccupied

sleeping, unaware, unconscious, unknowing, unwitting

careless, heedless, inattentive, unheeding, unmindful, unthinking, unwary

unprepared, unready

Antonyms of open-eyed

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