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
Synonyms
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
Recent Examples on the Web
Scenes from storybooks and movies come alive, inviting us to throw away the itinerary and be wide-eyed children again.
—
Evie Carrick, Travel + Leisure, 1 Nov. 2024
The common thread connecting these projects and Chisholm’s other work is the sense of wide-eyed discovery that inspires his work.
—Rob Salkowitz, Forbes, 31 Oct. 2024
In Madagascar, whose international image is of white sand beaches and wide-eyed lemurs, the average woman is a mother of five, and a third of girls give birth before the age of 19.
—Ryan Lenora Brown, The Christian Science Monitor, 28 Oct. 2024
Amazon has a 40-piece set of wide-eyed needles for easy threading.
—Christopher Murray, Fox News, 24 Oct. 2024
See all Example Sentences for wide-eyed 
These examples are automatically compiled from online sources to
illustrate current usage. Opinions expressed in the examples do not represent those of
Merriam-Webster or its editors.
Send us feedback
about these examples.
Evie Carrick, Travel + Leisure, 1 Nov. 2024
The common thread connecting these projects and Chisholm’s other work is the sense of wide-eyed discovery that inspires his work.
—Rob Salkowitz, Forbes, 31 Oct. 2024
In Madagascar, whose international image is of white sand beaches and wide-eyed lemurs, the average woman is a mother of five, and a third of girls give birth before the age of 19.
—Ryan Lenora Brown, The Christian Science Monitor, 28 Oct. 2024
Amazon has a 40-piece set of wide-eyed needles for easy threading.
—Christopher Murray, Fox News, 24 Oct. 2024
See all Example Sentences for wide-eyed
Dictionary Entries Near wide-eyed
Cite this Entry
“Wide-eyed.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/wide-eyed. Accessed 14 Nov. 2024.
Copy CitationLove words? Need even more definitions?
Merriam-Webster unabridged
Share