Definitions

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

From Salon • May 20, 2023

Perhaps most intriguing, though, is how Bjørnvig seems open-eyed as he jumps through Blixen’s hoops, pulling out of her grasp enough times to show he’s not just some ambitious dupe.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 16, 2022

“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

“Beto,” she began, gesturing to where he lay, open-eyed, under the kitchen table where Cari had been.

From "Out of Darkness" by Ashley Hope Pérez

open-eyed

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