Synonyms of wide-eyed

wide-eyed

adjective

1

as in naive

lacking in worldly wisdom or informed judgment

a wide-eyed and trusting child

Synonyms & Similar Words

• naive
• innocent
• inexperienced
• simple
• naïve
• immature
• primitive
• uncritical
• unsuspecting
• unsophisticated
• ingenuous
• dewy
• unsuspicious
• unworldly
• unknowing
• green
• dewy-eyed
• simpleminded
• unwary
• naïf
• childish
• aw-shucks
• naif
• childlike
• trustful
• trusting
• idealistic
• callow
• believing
• credulous
• gullible
• careless
• impractical
• unrealistic
• susceptible
• unguarded
• raw
• thoughtless
• heedless
• gullable
• beguiled
• duped
• gulled
• tricked

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• experienced
• sophisticated
• worldly
• cynical
• incredulous
• cosmopolitan
• skeptical
• knowing
• critical
• suspicious
• unconvinced
• cautious
• careful
• wary
• watchful
• doubting
• worldly-wise
• leery
• realistic
• pragmatic
• guarded
• sober
• down-to-earth
• hardheaded
• suspecting
• leary
• pragmatical
• streetwise
• street-smart

2

as in susceptible

readily taken advantage of

the sort of phony UFO "artifacts" that wide-eyed tourists fall for

Synonyms & Similar Words

• susceptible
• easy
• naïve
• naive
• gullible
• trusting
• unwary
• exploitable
• dewy-eyed
• credulous
• gullable
• guileless
• uncritical
• unsuspecting
• innocent
• unsuspicious
• unsophisticated
• genuine
• obliging
• trustful
• unworldly
• artless
• amiable
• deceivable
• malleable
• pliant
• acquiescent
• overcredulous
• pliable
• yielding
• simple
• fictile
• agreeable

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• cynical
• skeptical
• wary
• critical
• suspicious
• mistrustful
• sophisticated
• hardheaded
• shrewd
• clear-eyed
• clear-sighted
• streetwise
• street-smart