Dictionary

clear-eyed en · ADJ

Meanings

1. Having clear, sharp sight.
2. (figuratively) Mentally acute and perspicacious.
   • "The golden age is over," muses Tamara, but one of her clearer-eyed colleagues is quick to correct her: "The gravy train has been derailed, you mean." 2011 April 24, Alex Clark, “The Spoiler by Annalena McAfee – review”, in Alan Rusbridger, editor, The Guardian, London: Guardian News & Media, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 07 Nov 2019:
   • The new government of President Jacob Zuma seems to have a clearer-eyed view of the problem, its remedies and the need to improve the overall health care system than its predecessor did. 2009 August 30, “Hope in South Africa”, in The New York Times, New York, N.Y.: The New York Times Company, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 29 Apr 2018:
   • Hollande was always clear-eyed about Vladimir Putin, setting himself apart from a French political tradition that has often been more complacent about Russia. 2023 June 10, Roula Khalaf, “Lunch with the FT: François Hollande”, in FT Weekend (Life & Arts section), London: The Financial Times Ltd., →ISSN, →OCLC, page 3:
   • They were cleareyed about the volatility and big price swings of Bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies. But what has come as a big surprise to many is that the firms where they deposited their money lacked the basic protections offered by a brokerage or a bank. 2022 December 5, Matthew Goldstein, “Ordinary Investors Who Jumped Into Crypto Are Saying: Now What?”, in The New York Times, →ISSN:
   • Another is the smoldering radicalism of eternal student Terrence Moses (Marc Ewing, aptly intense), once the family’s tutor, now smitten with Anna and perhaps the clearest-eyed person in the play. 2009 July 2, David C. Nichols, “Theater review: ‘The Cherry Orchard’ at Will Geer Theatricum Botanicum”, in Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles, Calif.: Los Angeles Times Communications, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 11 Feb 2025:

Forms

Antonyms

addleheaded · muddled · muddied · muddle-headed · foggy · blurry · addled · addlepated · addlebrained

Coordinates

open-eyed

Relateds

steely-eyed

Synonyms

lynx-eyed · bright-eyed · clear-sighted · eagle-eyed · sharp-eyed · clearheaded · hawk-eyed · sharp-eyed · clear-sighted · falcon-eyed · eagle-eyed