wide-eyed

adjective

/ˌwaɪdˈaɪd/

Definition

› having your eyes open much wider than usualOpen and closed › too willing to believe and admire what you see or are told: At that time, I was still a wide-eyed youngster.Naive and trustingInexperienced (of people)

(Definition of wide-eyed adjective from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus © Cambridge University Press)

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wide adverb (AMOUNT)
wide adverb (DISTANCE)
wide boy noun
wide-angle lens noun
wide-bodied adjective
wide-eyed adjective
wide-ranging adjective
widely adverb
widen verb (AMOUNT)
widen verb (DISTANCE)
widescreen adjective

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Synonyms and related words:

airtight adjective
ajar adjective
barred adjective
closed adjective (NOT OPEN)
crack noun (NARROW SPACE)
gaping adjective
hermetic adjective
hermetically sealed adjective
latch noun
open adjective (NOT CLOSED)
open adjective (READY)
outspread adjective
sealed adjective
shut adjective
to adverb
undone adjective (NOT FASTENED)
watertight adjective (NO WATER)

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