bug-eyed
Eyes bulging out
Bug-eyed describes eyes that are bulging or protruding, like those of an insect.
It typically captures a look of shock, astonishment, or alarm: He went bug-eyed when he saw the bill.
The term can also describe someone whose eyes naturally bulge, though this use risks being unkind.
Resembling a night bird
- unblinkingNot closing one's eyes
- fixedRestored or immovable
- bulgingSwelling outward visibly
- protrudingExtending outward noticeably
ogling · gawking · gaping · riveted · transfixed · mesmerized · hypnotized
Overwhelmed by sudden wonder
- astoundedOverwhelmed by surprise
- flabbergastedOverwhelmed with amazement
- stupefiedOverwhelmed into mental blankness
- dumbfoundedRendered speechless by surprise
gobsmacked · thunderstruck · incredulous · awestruck · agog · speechless · stunned · staggered
Swollen and round
- protuberantBulging beyond adjacent surface
- exaggeratedMade larger than reality
- cartoonishAbsurdly exaggerated in style
- comicalCausing laughter
alien · insectoid · froglike · amphibian · monstrous · freakish · otherworldly · googly
owlish
Resembling a night bird
- unblinkingNot closing one's eyes
- fixedRestored or immovable
- bulgingSwelling outward visibly
protruding · ogling · gawking · gaping · riveted · transfixed · mesmerized · hypnotized
amazed
Overwhelmed by sudden wonder
- astoundedOverwhelmed by surprise
- flabbergastedOverwhelmed with amazement
- stupefiedOverwhelmed into mental blankness
dumbfounded · gobsmacked · thunderstruck · incredulous · awestruck · agog · speechless · stunned · staggered · bowled-over
bulbous
Swollen and round
- protuberantBulging beyond adjacent surface
- exaggeratedMade larger than reality
- cartoonishAbsurdly exaggerated in style
comical · alien · insectoid · froglike · amphibian · monstrous · freakish · otherworldly · googly
alarmed
Feeling sudden fear
- frightenedExperiencing sudden fear
- scaredFeeling fear or alarm
- spookedFrightened into alertness
unnerved · panicked · petrified · terrified · horrified · aghast · frozen · jumpy · fearful · rattled
bug-eyedsquinty
With narrowed eyes
slit-eyed · heavy-lidded · half-closed · squinting · hooded
bug-eyedpoker-faced
Showing no emotion
expressionless · impassive · deadpan · stone-faced · unfazed