eagle-eyed

Missing no detail

Eagle-eyed means having exceptionally sharp vision or keen powers of observation.

Someone eagle-eyed notices details others miss: An eagle-eyed editor caught the typo.

The term draws on the bird's legendary visual acuity.

It often describes people who spot errors, discrepancies, or hidden things: Eagle-eyed fans noticed the continuity mistake.

observant

noticing

Becoming aware of

detail-oriented · catching · detecting · spotting · all-seeing

sharp

piercing

Penetrating or very sharp

pinpoint · unerring · accurate · clear-sighted · focused · incisive · razor-sharp · unfailing · infallible · marksman

vigilant

watchful

Carefully attentive, observant

wary · sentinel · surveillance · sentry · lookout · patrol · guard · monitor · scanning · surveying

scrutinizing

examining

Inspecting with care

thorough · probing · investigative · forensic · auditing · proofreading · fact-checking · reviewing · vetting · checking

Categories
Opposites
visual acuity

eagle-eyedblind

Lacking the sense of sight

sightless · eyeless · visionless · nearsighted · myopic

observational attentiveness

eagle-eyedoblivious

Lacking any awareness

unobservant · inattentive · unseeing · unperceptive · undiscerning

Family

eyeball, eagle, eyesight, eyed, eyelid, eyeglasses, eagles, eyewitness, eyelids

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Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Positive · Everyday, not technical · Rated G