eye-opening

[ ahy-oh-puh-ning ]

/ ˈaɪˌoʊ pə nɪŋ /

serving as an eyeopener; enlightening: an eye-opening investigation of government corruption.

Nearby words

Before Ebola, 97 percent of children were immunized, according to an eye-opening report by NPR.
What’s Worse Than Ebola in West Africa? Almost Everything|Barbie Latza Nadeau|October 23, 2014|DAILY BEAST
The eye-opening documentary E-Team, shot by James Foley and others, will premiere on Netflix Oct. 24.
'E-Team': James Foley's Last Film|Marlow Stern|August 21, 2014|DAILY BEAST
In 1988, I spent an ACT UP weekend in Washington D.C., which was an eye-opening experience for both sides.
‘The Normal Heart’ and Hope in the Battlefield of AIDS|Michael Musto|May 24, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Then Morris provides some eye-opening evidence to the contrary.
Exclusive: Watch Donald Rumsfeld Lie About Saddam Hussein, al Qaeda, and 9/11|Marlow Stern|April 2, 2014|DAILY BEAST

By all accounts, this was an eye-opening experience for the congressman, and the inspiration for his current focus on poverty.
What Paul Ryan Gets Wrong About ‘Inner-City’ Poverty|Jamelle Bouie|March 12, 2014|DAILY BEAST
The old man's mind had not been wandering in the eye-opening moment of consciousness regained.
The Price|Francis Lynde
And very much will depend upon the way in which we face such sensational and eye-opening experiences.
Faces in the Fire|Frank W. Boreham
They are records of accurate, useful, eye-opening details as to fauna, all the world over.
Library Of The World's Best Literature, Ancient And Modern, Vol 6|Various
Eye folds are only occasional and eye-opening height is usually moderate.
A Racial Study of the Fijians|Norman E. Gabel