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Pronunciation varies by accent · noun
(literally) Something that causes the eyes to open, or that opens the eyes..
A visit to the slaughterhouse was a real eye-opener to anyone who thought they understood where their food came from.
That was a very big eye-opener for me, after being very cocooned, living most of my life in the city where I was born and raised.
As soon as I got on the plane I asked the flight attendant for an eye-opener, but all he had to offer was orange juice.
Near-synonym: eye candy
Seems appropriate that Ann Miller should be in Columbia's "Reveille With Beverly." We've never seen anyone capable of "showing a leg" more attractively. At close range, too, she's an eye-opener.
A woman cycling in a skirt was a hazard to herself and an eye-opener for men on the sidelines every time she raised a leg or fell off her bike.
Use eye-opener when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.
Eye-opener means (literally) Something that causes the eyes to open, or that opens the eyes..
Common synonyms include eye candy.
The opposite depends on the specific sense.
A visit to the slaughterhouse was a real eye-opener to anyone who thought they understood where their food came from.
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