open-eyed

American  

[oh-puhn-ahyd] / ˈoʊ pənˈaɪd /

adjective

1. having the eyes open.

2. having the eyes wide open, as in wonder.

3. watchful; observant; alert.

4. deliberate; conscious; knowing.

   an open-eyed commission of a crime.

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open-eyed British  

adjective

1. with the eyes wide open, as in amazement

2. watchful; alert

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Other Word Forms

• open-eyedly adverb

Etymology

Origin of open-eyed

First recorded in 1595–1605

Example Sentences

It’s like any love; you have to be open-eyed about it.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 19, 2023

But we need to be open-eyed about what renewables — whether hydro, wind or solar — can actually produce.

From Salon • May 20, 2023

That this message comes from someone whose football career seemingly ended after he put his own power to use is left unspoken in this open-eyed but optimistic series.

From New York Times • Oct. 27, 2021

So it was just being open-eyed about who we are as Americans and looking at our history and learning from it.

From Fox News • Jun. 20, 2020

He moved away, confident that his little girls would not lie open-eyed like that, staring, staring.

From "The Bluest Eye" by Toni Morrison