wide eyes
Expression of shock
Wide eyes are eyes opened larger than usual, typically expressing surprise, fear, wonder, or intense attention.
The phrase often appears as an adverb: She stared wide-eyed at the mess.
Wide-eyed can also suggest naive innocence or inexperience: a wide-eyed newcomer to the city.
- surprisedCaught unawares
- startledAbruptly surprised or alarmed
- taken abackShocked into momentary confusion
- caught off guardSurprised when unprepared
- shockViolent sudden disturbance
deer in headlights · stare · gaze · astonished · amazed · jaw dropped · wonder · fear · pupils · dilated · innocent · saucers · bewildered · awestruck · disbelief · frozen · gasp · alarm
- eye movementsgaze, blink, stare, glance, squint
- shock reactionsgasp, jaw drop, shocked face, open mouth, double take
- baby-facedcherubic, youthful, smooth skin, fresh-faced, rosy cheeks
- expressions of alertness
- eye signalsgaze, staring, blinking, winking, glancing
- astonishmentamazement, awe, wonder, wonderstruck, awestruck
wide eyessquint
Partly close eyes
narrowed eyes · squinting · hooded eyes · closed eyes · droopy eyes
wide eyesnarrowed eyes
Partially closed lids, distrustful
skeptical look · knowing look · sidelong glance · dead eyes · blank stare
wide eyessleepy eyes
Tired, half-shut look
glazed eyes · vacant stare · tired eyes · heavy eyelids · nodding off
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