GIMLET-EYED Synonyms: 20 Similar and Opposite Words

gimlet-eyed

adjective

Definition of gimlet-eyed

as in sharp-eyed

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Recent Examples of gimlet-eyed The Department of Justice and the Treasury subjected the question of whether the change could be made without congressional action to their gimlet-eyed scrutiny, and turned thumbs-down. — Business Columnist, Los Angeles Times, 19 Mar. 2026 On cue, investors kept a gimlet-eyed focus on those figures on Wednesday. — Amanda Gerut, Fortune, 24 Feb. 2026 The Last Emperor, Matt Tyrnauer’s gimlet-eyed documentary about the luxurious world of Valentino, the legendary Italian couturier who died this week at age 93, was released in 2008. — Merle Ginsberg, HollywoodReporter, 20 Jan. 2026 Cultural critic Ted Gioia has gained a good deal of attention in recent years with his gimlet-eyed views of contemporary culture. — Andrew Gilbert, Mercury News, 5 Dec. 2025 See All Example Sentences for gimlet-eyed

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Among the latter is Pelican-12, a sharp-eyed Earth-observation satellite built by the San Francisco company Planet.

— Mike Wall, Space.com, 20 Oct. 2026
While the 33-inch-long model will soon be on public display, its whereabouts remained a mystery for 45 years—until sharp-eyed Star Trek aficionados flagged an intriguing eBay auction listing in 2023.

— Andrew Paul, Popular Science, 23 Sep. 2026

Definition of sharp-eyed

Adjective

This refusal to look directly at the shadows is all the more aggravating given how often The Mosquito Bowl pats itself on the back for being clear-eyed.

— Angie Han, HollywoodReporter, 23 Oct. 2026
Dupuy-Spencer had a reputation for clear-eyed renderings of both the tenderness and the brutality of our world; here, darker forces prevail.

— Dan Stahl, New Yorker, 23 Oct. 2026

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