clear-eyed

adjective

ˈklir-ˌīd How to pronounce clear-eyed (audio)
Synonyms of clear-eyednext
: clear-sighted
a clear-eyed assessment

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shows a clear-eyed understanding of what it takes to be successful in business
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Field’s somber, clear-eyed Sonya has ardent desires but few illusions. — Charles McNulty, Los Angeles Times, 19 Mar. 2025 CISOs are now the essential nexus among all these groups, with a mandate to implement strong security while articulating a clear-eyed assessment of the landscape as well as a strategy to be effective within it, to stakeholders across the board. — Jonathan Fischbein, Forbes, 17 Mar. 2025 But now is the time to double down, by eliminating barriers imposed by all levels of government, embracing an environmentalism that prioritizes building, and delivering on a clear-eyed, pro-building industrial strategy to support critical national and economic security priorities. — Brian Deese, Foreign Affairs, 12 Mar. 2025 Shaikh is clear-eyed about the impermanence of fame. — Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 11 Mar. 2025 See All Example Sentences for clear-eyed

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First Known Use

1530, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of clear-eyed was in 1530

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“Clear-eyed.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/clear-eyed. Accessed 25 Mar. 2025.

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