eye-opening

Adjective

Meaning

eye-opening (comparative more eye-opening, superlative most eye-opening)

Very startling or shocking; engaging a person's full attention.

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Synonyms

amazing astounding overwhelming revealing surprising wonderful miraculous stunning shocking astonishing startling staggering alarming wondrous jarring
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Antonyms

due common designed likely normal typical
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Related terms

eye-watering eye-searing eye bleach

Examples

I got the travel bug when I was quite young. My parents took me and my sisters out of school and we travelled all over Europe. It was an eye-opening experience and, although I love Norway, I also enjoy visiting new countries. I don't get homesick. Magnus Carlsen

When the Haiti earthquake happened, I registered with UNICEF to set up an account, and posted to Twitter for people to donate to it. In a matter of a couple of hours, $30,000 had been donated. That, to me, was eye-opening. Misha Collins

The experience of being a young, blonde, naive but well-intentioned young producer was both intimidating and eye-opening. Clarissa Ward

I have much to say about the pain I've felt and seen inside of prison. It has been an eye-opening and harrowing experience. Lane Garrison

Additional data on fund performance is even more eye-opening with studies showing “that active managers not only don’t beat passive strategies over the long term – but in many cases, their funds don’t even survive. Source: Internet

A Jeep Wrangler Unlimited 4x4 has a base MSRP of almost $39,000, and our test vehicle had an eye-opening sticker price of $57,940 plus destination. Source: Internet

Close letter words and terms

eye-observer eye-of-round roast eye-of-round steak eye-out eye-piece eye-pit