eye-watering
Makes you weep
Eye-watering describes something so extreme it makes your eyes water—whether from pungent fumes, bitter cold, or sheer magnitude.
The literal sense applies to strong odors or bright light: The onions were eye-watering.
More often it's figurative, especially for shocking amounts: eye-watering prices, eye-watering debt, an eye-watering salary.
The implication is that the number is so large it's painful to look at.
Pungent layered cooking bulbs
- tear-gasLachrymatory riot-control weapon
- pepper-sprayCapsaicin-based defensive aerosol
- fumesAirborne chemical irritants
- smokeAirborne combustion byproduct
ammonia · chlorine · smog · acrid · vapors · sulfur · stinging · pungent
Unreasonably high, as costs
- costlyHigh in price
- expensiveCosting much money
- overpricedCosting more than warranted
- astronomicalRelating to outer space
prohibitive · steep · inflated · outrageous · eye-popping · staggering · jaw-dropping · shocking
onions
Pungent layered cooking bulbs
- tear-gasLachrymatory riot-control weapon
- pepper-sprayCapsaicin-based defensive aerosol
- fumesAirborne chemical irritants
smoke · ammonia · chlorine · smog · acrid · vapors · sulfur · stinging · pungent · noxious
exorbitant
Unreasonably high, as costs
- costlyHigh in price
- expensiveCosting much money
- overpricedCosting more than warranted
astronomical · prohibitive · steep · inflated · outrageous · eye-popping · staggering · jaw-dropping · shocking · hefty
eye-wateringmild
Moderate in intensity
modest · subtle · moderate · unremarkable · negligible
eye-wateringmild
Moderate in intensity
bland · soothing · gentle · inoffensive · neutral
eye-wateringaffordable
Reasonably priced
cheap · reasonable · modest · bargain · budget
watery, eyeball, watering, eyelash, eyesight, eyelid, breathtaking, eyelids, eyeballs