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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Adjective

In most cases, Nathan explains, that patient lands in watchful waiting, repeating CT scans every six to 12 months, sometimes for years.

— Geri Stengel, Forbes.com, 21 Aug. 2026
Spotting a pair of smart glasses can require tech-savvy security staff, and enforcement may depend on users voluntarily disclosing their devices—or on watchful observers speaking up.

— Ashley Belanger, ArsTechnica, 21 Aug. 2026

Definition of watchful

Adjective

Resolving individual stars in other galaxies is difficult, but Andromeda and Triangulum are close and large enough, and telescopes like Roman (and JWST and Hubble) are sufficiently eagle-eyed, to spot them.

— Jonathan O'Callaghan, Scientific American, 27 Aug. 2026
If that’s the case, eagle-eyed observers may be able to witness the space rock disintegrate in real-time.

— Andrew Paul, Popular Science, 27 Aug. 2026

Definition of eagle-eyed

Adjective

This is particularly important to them as religiously observant Jews, like most settlers.

— Dina Kraft, Christian Science Monitor, 19 Aug. 2026
Capable, observant, and seemingly out of place among the slow horses, Sid has secretly been assigned to keep an eye on River.

— Encyclopedia Britannica, Encyclopedia Britannica, 17 Aug. 2026

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