clear-eyed
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- adjective
- /ˈklɪrˌaɪd/
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objetivo
- Her clear-eyed analysis of the situation helped everyone see the truth without emotional bias.
Such clear eyed frankness was vintage Candy Crowley.
- Such clear eyed frankness was vintage Candy Crowley.
- He was very clear eyed and saying that this, this is evil.
- Yeah, that for me, that that means being clear eyed.
Examples
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Reviving the American idea: seasoned, clear-eyed leadership can take us far.
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Fine, let's be honest about it, but let's still make a clear-eyed decision.
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It's a message that none of us want to hear, but it is the clear eyed reality of our situation.
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The authors of the study hope their findings will help such institutions make more clear-eyed choices.
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There are enormous challenges facing this nation; we need a clear-eyed realist to deal with them.
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Why has such a clear-eyed thinker reached this impasse?
Academic text (2003) -
Haggard criticized the Peace Walk's emphasis on human security over national security, warning, "We need to be clear-eyed."
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First, the "reset" is a clear-eyed, realistic, and focused approach that recognizes that important disagreements with Russia will remain.
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Our freedom to live blameless lives and to have untroubled sleep depends upon the Prince's clear eyed and even ruthless use of power.
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With the fervor of someone who had reinvented the wheel, Tsongas preached the need for "non-ideological, clear-eyed realism."
Academic text (1997)
Synonyms
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Able to think calmly and logically without confusion or distraction
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Able to notice and understand things that are not obvious
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Not showing strong feeling when judging something
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Able to think clearly, understand quickly, and make good judgments
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Able to think clearly and make good decisions
Clear in your mind and able to think well
Quick to notice and understand small details
Antonyms
How Objective
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- Formal
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4.0
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
The word clear-eyed joins clear ('easy to see') and eye ('sight') to make a picture of someone who 'sees' a situation clearly. That's why clear-eyed describes a person who can think and judge things clearly and without strong feeling.