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

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

After an hour of intense discussion, panelists opened the floor for questions from the wide-eyed congregants. — Lauren Costantino, Miami Herald, 18 July 2026

So many players go into a World Cup wide-eyed, full of hopes and dreams, and leave it a few weeks later feeling utterly crushed. — Oliver Kay, New York Times, 12 July 2026

As wide-eyed tourists take photos, a team from Niceville, DeFuniak Springs, and Fort Walton Beach load four coolers full of lionfish off their boat, dumping a mess of black, red, and white bodies onto a table. — Rachel Nuwer, Condé Nast Traveler, 24 June 2026