WIDEMOUTHED Synonyms: 37 Similar and Opposite Words

widemouthed

adjective

Definition of widemouthed

as in bewildered

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Recent Examples of widemouthed With a fairly small amount of surface area, the drink keeps its carbonation longer than wide-mouthed glasses. — Karla Walsh, Better Homes & Gardens, 3 May 2026 Check out the wide-mouthed scream unleashed by the Lakers’ Luke Kennard midway through the fourth quarter. — Assistant Sports Editor, Los Angeles Times, 20 Apr. 2026 Silicone styles like the ones from Loulou Lollipop do a standup job of catching rogue crumbs and food in their wide-mouthed pouches. — Pamela Brill, Parents, 7 Apr. 2026 Gently add gravel to a shallow, clear dish or wide-mouthed canning jar. — Steve Bender, Southern Living, 13 Dec. 2025

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Away from the bewildered rancher calling out in surprise, away from the Appaloosa.

— Emily Ruskovich, The Atlantic, 7 July 2026
Massachusetts State Police ushered thousands of bewildered attendees into the tunnel.

— Karissa Waddick, USA Today, 4 July 2026

Definition of bewildered

Adjective

Simmons, who would miss the induction ceremony due to an undisclosed family emergency (the band’s representative affirmed all is well), was also equal parts honored and awed.

— Melissa Ruggieri, USA Today, 19 June 2026
With every contribution from Messi, that sense of awed reverence from the crowd increased.

— Oliver Kay, New York Times, 17 June 2026

Definition of awed

Adjective

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
All the more reason for this eternally wide-eyed extra-terrestrial empath to take it.

— Andy Andersen, Vulture, 19 June 2026

Definition of wide-eyed

Adjective

All around her, open-mouthed viewers turned to face the Artist.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 8 May 2026
Played by a Colman Domingo who is done up to look the most wax figurine of them all in a shellacking of makeup, prosthetics, and colored contacts, Joe is always either giving an avaricious open-mouthed leer or a cold-eyed glare.

— Alison Willmore, Vulture, 23 Apr. 2026

Definition of open-mouthed

Adjective

To be a consumer of popular culture and entertainment is to be exhausted and overwhelmed.

— Will Leitch, Washington Post, 9 July 2026
With his father out of town at work, and his mother overwhelmed with money problems and keeping María’s chronic asthma under control, Miguel takes matters into his own hands.

— Aramide Tinubu, Variety, 8 July 2026

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