eyed
adjective
ˈīd 
: having an eye or eyes especially of a specified kind or number —often used in combination
an almond-eyed girl
Example Sentences
Recent Examples on the Web All of us should care more when those doing the dying aren’t blond-haired and blue-eyed or parking a bike share as the missiles explode. 
George Packer, The Atlantic, 6 Sep. 2022 His mother moved the family to Brooklyn, where the red-haired, blue-eyed Mr. Scully grew up playing stickball in the streets. Beth Harris, The Christian Science Monitor, 3 Aug. 2022 His mother moved the family to Brooklyn, where the red-haired, blue-eyed Scully grew up playing stickball in the streets. Beth Harris, Chron, 3 Aug. 2022 His mother moved the family to Brooklyn, where the red-haired, blue-eyed Scully grew up playing stickball in the streets. Cliff Pinckard, cleveland, 2 Aug. 2022 His mother moved the family to Brooklyn, where the red-haired, blue-eyed Scully grew up playing stickball in the streets. Beth Harris, Chicago Tribune, 2 Aug. 2022 His mother moved the family to Brooklyn, where the red-haired, blue-eyed Scully grew up playing stickball in the streets. Beth Harris, Baltimore Sun, 2 Aug. 2022 Natalie calls the blonde, blue-eyed Heidi a bright light and a powerful inspiration. Dateline Nbc, NBC News, 28 July 2022 Tate, a diffident, blond-haired, blue-eyed boy from town, leaves Kya some seeds, teaches her how to read and write and encourages her gift for identifying and drawing the shells, insects, plants and animals of the marsh. Lovia Gyarkye, The Hollywood Reporter, 12 July 2022 See More
George Packer, The Atlantic, 6 Sep. 2022 His mother moved the family to Brooklyn, where the red-haired, blue-eyed Mr. Scully grew up playing stickball in the streets. Beth Harris, The Christian Science Monitor, 3 Aug. 2022 His mother moved the family to Brooklyn, where the red-haired, blue-eyed Scully grew up playing stickball in the streets. Beth Harris, Chron, 3 Aug. 2022 His mother moved the family to Brooklyn, where the red-haired, blue-eyed Scully grew up playing stickball in the streets. Cliff Pinckard, cleveland, 2 Aug. 2022 His mother moved the family to Brooklyn, where the red-haired, blue-eyed Scully grew up playing stickball in the streets. Beth Harris, Chicago Tribune, 2 Aug. 2022 His mother moved the family to Brooklyn, where the red-haired, blue-eyed Scully grew up playing stickball in the streets. Beth Harris, Baltimore Sun, 2 Aug. 2022 Natalie calls the blonde, blue-eyed Heidi a bright light and a powerful inspiration. Dateline Nbc, NBC News, 28 July 2022 Tate, a diffident, blond-haired, blue-eyed boy from town, leaves Kya some seeds, teaches her how to read and write and encourages her gift for identifying and drawing the shells, insects, plants and animals of the marsh. Lovia Gyarkye, The Hollywood Reporter, 12 July 2022 See More Word History
First Known Use
14th century, in the meaning defined above
Phrases Containing eyed
Medical Definition
eyed
adjective
ˈīd
: having an eye or eyes especially of a specified kind or number —often used in combination
a blue-eyed patient
eyed
verb
1
as in watched
to keep one's eyes on a lot of his backyard bird watching was spent eyeing the squirrels as they depleted the bird feeder of seeds Synonyms & Similar Words
Relevance
- watched
- observed
- stared
- gazed
- followed
- looked
- peered
- viewed
- gaped
- glared
- goggled
- saw
- gawked
- beheld
- guarded
- regarded
- spied
- glanced
- had one's eye on
- peeped
- peeked
- glimpsed
- woke
- perceived
- rubbernecked
- studied
- looked on
- espied
- warded
- monitored
- waked
- bird-dogged
Antonyms & Near Antonyms
- blinked
- winked
2
as in spotted
to make note of (something) through the use of one's eyes I wondered who tracked dirt all over the floor until I eyed the muddy sneakers Synonyms & Similar Words
- spotted
- noticed
- saw
- regarded
- spied
- remarked
- sighted
- espied
- viewed
- watched
- beheld
- noted
- caught
- observed
- descried
- discerned
- perceived
- distinguished
- witnessed
- identified
- considered
- scanned
- marked
- looked (at)
- glimpsed
- set eyes on
- laid eyes on
- minded
- picked out
- got a load of
- scrutinized
- surveyed
- examined
- studied
- inspected
- made out
- heeded
- picked up
- attended (to)
- glanced (at)
- peered (at)
Antonyms & Near Antonyms
- ignored
- disregarded
- neglected
- missed
- overlooked
- passed over
- overpassed
3
as in pondered
to give serious and careful thought to we're eyeing the possibility of buying property there Synonyms & Similar Words
- pondered
- contemplated
- considered
- debated
- entertained
- questioned
- studied
- weighed
- explored
- ruminated
- reviewed
- analyzed
- turned
- deliberated
- looked at
- cogitated
- revolved
- meditated
- chewed on
- chewed over
- perpended
- kicked around
- reminisced
- digested
- reasoned
- beat one's brains out (about)
- mulled (over)
- concluded
- thought (about or over)
- cudgeled one's brains (about)
- opined
- wrestled (with)
- believed
- pored (over)
- reflected (on or upon)
- mused (upon)
- absorbed
- conceived
- assimilated
- fixated (on or upon)
- second-guessed
- speculated (about)
- dwelled (on or upon)
- brooded (about or over)
- fretted (about or over)
- drank (in)
- obsessed (about or over)
- dwelt (on or upon)
Antonyms & Near Antonyms
- ignored
- overlooked
- disregarded
- dismissed
- rejected
- slighted
- poohed
- pooh-poohed