Synonyms for eye
aɪeye

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1. eyenoun

   A mark on an animal, such as a peacock or butterfly, resembling a human eye.

   Synonyms:
   eyelet, perceptiveness

2. eyenoun

   The dark spot on a black-eyed pea.

   Synonyms:
   eyelet, perceptiveness

3. eyenoun

   A reproductive bud in a potato.

   Synonyms:
   eyelet, perceptiveness

4. eyenoun

   The dark brown center of a black-eyed Susan flower.

   Synonyms:
   eyelet, perceptiveness

5. eyenoun

   To observe carefully.

   Synonyms:
   perceptiveness, eyelet

6. eyenoun

   The visual sense.

   The car was quite pleasing to the eye, but impractical.

   Synonyms:
   eyelet, perceptiveness

7. eyenoun

   To look at someone or something as if with the intent to do something with that person or thing.

   That dress caught her eye.

   Synonyms:
   eyelet, perceptiveness

8. eyenoun

   The ability to notice what others might miss.

   He has an eye for talent.

   Synonyms:
   perceptiveness, eyelet

9. eyenoun

   A meaningful stare or look.

   Synonyms:
   perceptiveness, eyelet

10. eyenoun

    A private eye: a privately hired detective or investigator.

    Synonyms:
    perceptiveness, eyelet

11. eyenoun

    A hole at the blunt end of a needle through which thread is passed.

    Synonyms:
    eyelet, perceptiveness

12. eyenoun

    A fitting consisting of a loop of metal or other material, suitable for receiving a hook or the passage of a cord or line.

    Synonyms:
    eyelet, perceptiveness

13. eyenoun

    The relatively clear and calm center of a hurricane or other such storm.

    Synonyms:
    perceptiveness, eyelet

Princeton's WordNetRate these synonyms:0.0 / 0 votes

1. eye, oculus, opticnoun

   the organ of sight

   Synonyms:
   heart, middle, oculus, center, centre, optic

2. eyenoun

   good discernment (either visually or as if visually)

   "she has an eye for fresh talent"; "he has an artist's eye"

   Synonyms:
   heart, middle, oculus, center, centre, optic

3. eyenoun

   attention to what is seen

   "he tried to catch her eye"

   Synonyms:
   heart, middle, oculus, center, centre, optic

4. center, centre, middle, heart, eyenoun

   an area that is approximately central within some larger region

   "it is in the center of town"; "they ran forward into the heart of the struggle"; "they were in the eye of the storm"

   Synonyms:
   affection, warmness, affectionateness, substance, center of attention, center field, philia, plaza, meat, centre, center, tenderness, snapper, core, marrow, sum, fondness, nerve, ticker, nerve center, shopping center, midsection, optic, midriff, kernel, nitty-gritty, spirit, centerfield, gist, warmheartedness, nerve centre, inwardness, centre of attention, pith, heart, shopping mall, bosom, mall, essence, nub, mettle, pump, heart and soul, shopping centre, oculus, spunk, midpoint, middle

5. eyeverb

   a small hole or loop (as in a needle)

   "the thread wouldn't go through the eye"

   Synonyms:
   heart, middle, oculus, center, centre, optic

6. eye, eyeballverb

   look at

   Synonyms:
   eyeball

Matched Categories

1. • Area
   • Attention
   • Look
   • Sagacity
   • Sense Organ

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1. eyenoun

   Synonyms:
   organ of sight, organ of vision

2. eyenoun

   Synonyms:
   sight, view, estimate, judgment

3. eyenoun

   Synonyms:
   watch, notice, vigilance, observation, inspection

4. eyenoun

   Synonyms:
   perforation, aperture, eyelet

5. eyenoun

   Synonyms:
   bud, shoot

6. eyeverb

   Synonyms:
   watch, observe, view, look on, fix the eye on, keep in view, have an eye on

Synonyms, Antonyms & Associated WordsRate these synonyms:0.0 / 0 votes

1. eyenoun

   Synonyms:
   optic

   Associated words:
   optics, optician, ocular, oculary, oculate, oculifonn, ophthalmology, ophthalmologist, ophthalmic, optometry, ophthalmostat, optometrist, chatoyant, chatoyment, cynosure, orbit, strabismus, rheum, ophthalmoscope, ophthalmoscopy, astigmatism, optography, blear, blear-eyed, bleary, ophthalmometer, orbital, orbitary, amaurosis, ocellated

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1. List of paraphrases for "eye":

   eyes, ocular, ojo, oeil, eye-protection, al-ain, look, eyeball, eyepiece, ophthalmic, al-ein, look-see, peek, laayoune, ophthalmology, visual, eyewitness, glance, view, attention, ain, eyelet

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1. Harry Langdon/Getty Images:

   As soon as I talked to my doctor about it and really understood what the procedure was, I felt better, … It was so different than what any of us would think eye surgery would be like. I then relaxed after that. I couldn’t wait to get it fixed.

2. United States:

   We don't overreact to things like that, if those things are true, what does it mean to us as we go forward ? It could mean several things. We know what our end point is and we know what they've agreed to, so let's keep our eye on that and not get distracted.

3. Christina Prescott:

   Anything you’re putting in your eye, if it’s contaminated, is going to have a high risk of infection just because your eyes are so vulnerable.

4. Corey Feldman:

   The car’s pulling up to people almost looking like he’s going to hit them, and then [the other driver] slows down and aligns himself with our window on the passenger side … The guy on the passenger side, which is where my security’s sitting because I’m driving … he starts giving [my security guard] the evil eye.

5. Selby Kiffer:

   It would have belonged to either a member of the Continental Congress or to one of the delegates to the Continental Convention. Those were the only people who had access to this first printing, your eye is immediately drawn to that first line, ‘We the people of the United States.’.