Synonyms of wide-eyed

wide-eyed

adjective

ˈwīd-ˈīd 

1

as in naive

lacking in worldly wisdom or informed judgment

a wide-eyed and trusting child

Synonyms & Similar Words

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

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

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

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

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

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

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of wide-eyed

Araki, who never met Hoffman’s father, the late actor Philip Seymour Hoffman, saw himself in the young, artistic, wide-eyed role. — Marisa Meltzer, Vanity Fair, 5 Aug. 2026

This is just one of many, many kinky situations Hoffman encounters as Elliot, a meek, wide-eyed college graduate who enters into a sadomasochistic relationship with gallery owner Erika Tracey (Olivia Wilde). — Anna Tingley, Variety, 31 July 2026

Kaitlin Olson made Dee’s own session a masterpiece of wide-eyed neediness, obsessively lying about her past and then demanding the shrink praise her for her acting prowess. — Dennis Perkins, Entertainment Weekly, 28 July 2026

The term instead invokes a journey marked by swashbuckling adventure, romantic wanderlust and wide-eyed curiosity. — Harmeet Kaur, CNN Money, 23 July 2026