bleary-eyed

Examples

• All

• The people around the table watched bleary-eyed as another face flashed against the wall.

  Fiction book (1996)

• Little Barn stood up and gave her a bleary-eyed look.

  Fiction book (1994)

• I thought I saw some movement up there about 10 minutes ago, but I'm getting so bleary-eyed looking through these things I'm not sure.

  Hell to Eternity (1960)

• " She actually said that to me, as I stared at her, bleary-eyed, from the foot of her bed.

  Fiction book (1991)

• I used to be bleary-eyed in the morning, guiltless and looking forward to coffee.

  Fiction book (1993)

• Slowly, he resumed his bleary-eyed march across the hotel lobby and into the elevator.

  Fiction book (1997)

• After twenty-four hours of traveling, I get home to Seattle bleary-eyed.

  Academic text (2007)

• Though bleary-eyed, he was excited: "We're going to Covent Garden tonight, Wilkie, to identify them."

  Fiction book (1990)

• A line of exhausted, bleary-eyed middle-aged men in expensive suits and in need of a shave.

  Fiction book (1997)

• Frenzied and bleary-eyed, some of them looked like they hadn't slept in days.

  Fiction book (1999)

Synonyms

T

tired

vsbleary-eyed

∞ 1.0

Needing rest or sleep because you have little energy

is about eye appearance rather than the general bodily need for rest

S

sleepy

vsbleary-eyed

142 1.0

Feeling very tired and wanting to close your eyes

is mainly an internal urge rather than an outer tired eye look

D

drowsy

vsbleary-eyed

22 2.7

Feeling sleepy and not fully awake, often because you are tired or bored

is about eyes looking tired rather than the whole body's sleepiness

F

fatigued

vsbleary-eyed

13 4.1

Feeling very tired and having no energy

refers to eyes looking tired rather than an overall energy drain

G

glassy

vsbleary-eyed

10 4.8

Eyes that look dull and show no feeling

focuses on a shiny dull surface rather than obvious sleep tiredness

B

bleary

vsbleary-eyed

9 6.8

Your eyes look blurred and tired because you did not sleep

focuses on eyes appearing tired rather than blurred vision

O

overtired

vsbleary-eyed

2 3.4

Too sleepy to relax or fall asleep

describes the eye appearance as less extreme than this full bodily exhaustion

W

washed-out

vsbleary-eyed

• Informal

1 5.1

Being very tired and without energy

describes a full exhaustion state rather than just weary looking eyes

H

hollow-eyed

vsbleary-eyed

1 7.7

Deep sunken eyes that make a person look very tired or ill

suggests a hollowed look from illness rather than simple sleeplessness

S

sleepy-eyed

vsbleary-eyed

1 4.0

Having eyes that look tired and like you want to close them

shows a general tired look rather than clear sleepiness in eyes

B

blear-eyed

vsbleary-eyed

9.1

Eyes that look tired and blurred from lack of sleep

is the same meaning but appears in a different spelling form

B

blear

vsbleary-eyed

9.9

Having eyes that look tired and cloudy

emphasizes eyes seeming tired rather than general exhaustion

B

bleared

vsbleary-eyed

7.4

Having eyes that do not see clearly because they are tired or have tears

describes vision blur specifically rather than a tired eye appearance

G

glazed

vsbleary-eyed

5.8

Having eyes that look dull and do not show emotion

describes lack of liveliness rather than clear signs of sleep loss

Antonyms

A

alert

137 3.5

A state of being ready and watchful for possible danger

How Tired

bleary-eyed

5 5.3

sleepy-eyed

1 4.0

clear-eyed

7 5.6

Surface Forms

Morphology

Etymology