1
: having or marked by unsophisticated or uncritical acceptance or admiration : naive
wide-eyed innocence
2
: having the eyes wide open especially with wonder or astonishment
Examples of wide-eyed in a Sentence
a wide-eyed and trusting child
the sort of phony UFO "artifacts" that wide-eyed tourists fall for
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When reports of Sada Baby’s arrest emerged, the rapper’s wide-eyed mug shot quickly went viral on social media.
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Michael Saponara, Billboard, 9 Apr. 2025
In another legend, the monk was said to have cut off his eyelids to avoid falling asleep during his meditation, one explanation for the doll’s wide-eyed stare.
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Michael Saponara, Billboard, 9 Apr. 2025
In another legend, the monk was said to have cut off his eyelids to avoid falling asleep during his meditation, one explanation for the doll’s wide-eyed stare.
—Rebecca Cairns, CNN Money, 8 Apr. 2025
One of the season’s main stories has focused on Rick (played by Walton Goggins), a morose middle-aged man vacationing with his earnest, wide-eyed girlfriend, Chelsea (Aimee Lou Wood).
—Hannah Giorgis, The Atlantic, 7 Apr. 2025
Toby’s Estate rotates specialist and experimental beans from around the world, sparking wide-eyed delight among java junkies when each monthly menu drops.
—Jonathan Thompson, Travel + Leisure, 7 Apr. 2025
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“Wide-eyed.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/wide-eyed. Accessed 27 Apr. 2025.
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