open-eyed
adjective /ˌəʊ.pənˈaɪd/
/ˌoʊ-/ Definition
› with your eyes completely open, especially because you find it difficult to believe what you are seeing or feeling: open-eyed amazement He stared open-eyed at all the food on the table.Surprised
(Definition of open-eyed adjective from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus
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Synonyms and related words:
- aback adverb
- agape adjective
- aghast adjective
- amazed adjective
- astonished adjective
- dumbfounded adjective
- eyes out on stalks idiom
- gobsmacked adjective
- goggle-eyed adjective
- horror of horrors idiom
- nonplussed adjective
- not believe your eyes/ears idiom
- not believe your luck idiom
- not know what has hit you idiom
- not know what hit you idiom
- staggered adjective
- stunned adjective
- surprised adjective
- thunderstruck adjective
- wonder verb (SURPRISE)
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