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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The pictures show the wide-eyed feline in a series of irresistible poses—lying on her back exposing her soft belly, sitting upright with her bright blue eyes gleaming, and playfully posing for the camera.
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Lucy Notarantonio, MSNBC Newsweek, 16 Sep. 2025
His character John Carter (of the University of Pennsylvania, not of Mars) began as a wide-eyed student and ended as a great leader in his field.
—Jordan Hoffman, Entertainment Weekly, 15 Sep. 2025
Eventually, the artist approached, touched Ragolia’s sleeve, and asked, wide-eyed, who had made her jacket.
—Naomi Rougeau, Robb Report, 13 Sep. 2025
Etienne’s aesthetic has always trafficked in the conventions of dance-pop, but their songs are hopeful and wide-eyed, avoiding any hints of hedonistic decadence.
—Ernesto Lechner, Rolling Stone, 8 Sep. 2025
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Lucy Notarantonio, MSNBC Newsweek, 16 Sep. 2025
His character John Carter (of the University of Pennsylvania, not of Mars) began as a wide-eyed student and ended as a great leader in his field.
—Jordan Hoffman, Entertainment Weekly, 15 Sep. 2025
Eventually, the artist approached, touched Ragolia’s sleeve, and asked, wide-eyed, who had made her jacket.
—Naomi Rougeau, Robb Report, 13 Sep. 2025
Etienne’s aesthetic has always trafficked in the conventions of dance-pop, but their songs are hopeful and wide-eyed, avoiding any hints of hedonistic decadence.
—Ernesto Lechner, Rolling Stone, 8 Sep. 2025
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“Wide-eyed.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/wide-eyed. Accessed 22 Sep. 2025.
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