sunken eyes
Fatigue shows here
Sunken eyes appear to recede into their sockets, creating shadows beneath the brow.
The look suggests exhaustion, illness, malnutrition, or age—any condition that depletes the face of its fullness: His sunken eyes betrayed weeks of sleepless nights.
In descriptions of the dead or dying, sunken eyes signal the body's wasting.
- hollowedMade empty within
- gauntLean from deprivation
- hollow cheeksInward-curving facial sides
- tiredLacking energy, needing rest
- exhaustedUtterly depleted of energy
dark circles · fatigue · sleep deprived · pale · sickly · death warmed over · haggard · drawn · weary · sleepless · skull · dehydrated · malnourished · shadowed · concave · ghostly · withered · emaciated
- eyespupils, iris, eyelids, eyelashes, lashes
- facial featuresnose, chin, freckles, mole, brow
- agingaging process, aging body, biological age, aging workforce, aging parents
- dehydrationdehydration, fluid loss, thirst, dry mouth, dark urine
- neglectneglect, neglected, abandonment, carelessness, disregard
- death signsrigor mortis, flatline, brain death, dilated pupils, unresponsive