SHARP-EYED Synonyms: 23 Similar and Opposite Words

sharp-eyed

adjective

ˈshärp-ˈīd

Definition of sharp-eyed

as in watchful

having unusually keen vision a very sharp-eyed child found the last Easter egg, which was hidden in the flower arrangement

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Recent Examples of sharp-eyed So Mom clears them out, taking them to a nearby nature preserve and natural-history museum, where the sharp-eyed Sasha notices the teen-age Jeremy stealing a souvenir keychain from a rotating rack. — Richard Brody, New Yorker, 12 Apr. 2026 That moment required sharp-eyed expertise — a scientist looking at an image of a living animal and connecting it, across years and continents, to fossils described by a colleague from teeth found in the ground. — Hanna Wickes, Kansas City Star, 9 Mar. 2026 His ever-glowering face on the sideline has sparked countless memes and has come to personify the sharp-eyed, no-nonsense manner in which these Hoosiers have rocketed through the sport in just two seasons. — Greg Beacham, Chicago Tribune, 3 Jan. 2026 Rosalia, by now, has proven herself to be pop’s most provocative chaos agent, having released radical projects like El Mal Querer, which played with flamenco traditions and pop genres, and Motomami, an exploration of femininity through sharp-eyed production and reggaeton beats. — Julyssa Lopez, Rolling Stone, 4 Nov. 2025 See All Example Sentences for sharp-eyed

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The kids in The Shards might benefit from an occasional watchful eye, if only their parents weren’t vacationing in Europe indefinitely.

— Rob Haskell, Vogue, 11 Aug. 2026
King, ever watchful, hired a music attorney who inked her husband’s record deal.

— Kory Grow, Rolling Stone, 9 Aug. 2026

Definition of watchful

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The Duchess of Sussex and Cookie Queens director Alysa Nahmias sat down for a Q&A session after the film, and, in photos from the event, eagle-eyed fans noticed a unique-looking ring on Meghan’s middle finger.

— Meredith Kile, PEOPLE, 4 Aug. 2026
And now, eagle-eyed fans have uncovered another major clue that supports the theory that the A-list pair are married.

— Lara Walsh, InStyle, 4 Aug. 2026

Definition of eagle-eyed

Adjective

Our range includes a meandering cowboy odyssey that sprawls from a nowhere town in Texas to Big Sky country, a poignantly observant memoir from a wild child Dreamlander, and a careful dissection of a situationship set to the rhythms of 1970s Brazil.

— Kat Chen, Condé Nast Traveler, 4 Aug. 2026
In the closing scene, just as the train approaches, Juggut climbs up to the rope and slashes it with his kirpan (the ceremonial sword carried by observant Sikhs).

— Encyclopedia Britannica, Encyclopedia Britannica, 24 July 2026

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