open-eyed

[oh-puhn-ahyd] / ˈoʊ pənˈaɪd /

ADJECTIVE

alert

Synonyms

WEAK

active all ears bright cagey careful circumspect clever fast on the draw good hands heads up heedful hip intelligent jazzed observant on guard on one's toes on the ball on the job on the lookout on the qui vive perceptive psyched-up quick ready sharp spirited switched on vigilant wakeful wary watchful wide-awake wired wise with it

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‘Oppenheimer’ director Christopher Nolan is interested in directing a James Bond movie but is open-eyed about the creative ‘constraints’ he would face.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 18, 2023

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

From Salon • May 20, 2023

“I’m not personally ready to give up on it, but I always feel like we all should be open-eyed in the ways in which it’s broken,” she said, bringing it back to her starting point.

From New York Times • Jul. 2, 2020

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

Mannequins are tilted over on couches and chairs, grinning open-eyed at the ruins of their home.

From "Fallout: Spies, Superbombs, and the Ultimate Cold War Showdown" by Steve Sheinkin

open-eyed

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