CLEAR-EYED Synonyms: 109 Similar and Opposite Words

clear-eyed

adjective

ˈklir-ˌīd

Definition of clear-eyed

as in smart

having or showing a practical cleverness or judgment shows a clear-eyed understanding of what it takes to be successful in business

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Recent Examples of clear-eyed This is not soothing nature-doc viewing, but instead, a clear-eyed stare into the face of death — with a dash of marital angst, too. — Ryan Lattanzio, IndieWire, 3 Sep. 2026 Bigelow shoots with a clear-eyed ferocity that puts many modern action directors to shame. — Declan Gallagher, Entertainment Weekly, 3 Sep. 2026 Artificial traces this trajectory with clear-eyed horror, dark humor, and a sense of existential urgency. — Rebecca Rubin, Variety, 1 Sep. 2026 The honest trade-offs None of this comes free, and buyers should walk in clear-eyed. — Karen Koehler, Miami Herald, 31 Aug. 2026 See All Example Sentences for clear-eyed

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Adjective

There will always be smart people, tech people, who don't have the world's best interests in mind.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 5 Oct. 2026
And now there is Trudie’s Tavern, which opened this past summer in Carroll Gardens, a smart little restaurant that’s the most ambitious, and the most accomplished, of the three.

— Helen Rosner, New Yorker, 4 Oct. 2026

Definition of smart

Adjective

One of the grid’s most astute late-nineteenth-century critics, the geologist John Wesley Powell, decried its environmental recklessness.

— Daniel Immerwahr, New Yorker, 28 Sep. 2026
As some astute readers have pointed out, Gen has piled up a lot of dirty laundry this season.

— Rafaela Bassili, Vulture, 22 Sep. 2026

Definition of astute

Adjective

In another shrewd move from Neon, the studio announced that when Oscar season rolls around, Borisov will be running in the lead-actor category and Garfield in supporting alongside Rylance and Barbaro.

— Chris Murphy, Vanity Fair, 6 Oct. 2026
As an adolescent, Winston could hardly have imagined the cascading effect of his shrewd eye for color and clarity.

— Paige Reddinger, Robb Report, 3 Oct. 2026

Definition of shrewd

Adjective

Under Quotidien’s famously flattering lights, Bieber’s signature beauty vocabulary came into particularly sharp focus.

— Anna Cafolla, Vogue, 3 Oct. 2026
Skubal’s command wasn’t at its sharpest in the first inning, with his changeup consistently missing high.

— Maddie Lee, Los Angeles Times, 3 Oct. 2026

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clearheaded

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