Antonyms of adj round-eyed

2 senses of round-eyed

Sense 1
childlike, wide-eyed, round-eyed, dewy-eyed, simple -- (exhibiting childlike simplicity and credulity; "childlike trust"; "dewy-eyed innocence"; "listened in round-eyed wonder")

INDIRECT (VIA naive) -> sophisticated -- (having or appealing to those having worldly knowledge and refinement and savoir-faire; "sophisticated young socialites"; "a sophisticated audience"; "a sophisticated lifestyle"; "a sophisticated book")

Sense 2
saucer-eyed, round-eyed -- (having large round wide-open eyes)

INDIRECT (VIA eyed) -> eyeless -- (lacking eyes or eyelike features; "eyeless fish that evolved in dark caves"; "an eyeless needle")

Similarity of adj round-eyed

2 senses of round-eyed

Sense 1
childlike, wide-eyed, round-eyed, dewy-eyed, simple -- (exhibiting childlike simplicity and credulity; "childlike trust"; "dewy-eyed innocence"; "listened in round-eyed wonder")
       => naive (vs. sophisticated), naif -- (marked by or showing unaffected simplicity and lack of guile or worldly experience; "a teenager's naive ignorance of life"; "the naive assumption that things can only get better"; "this naive simple creature with wide friendly eyes so eager to believe appearances")

Sense 2
saucer-eyed, round-eyed -- (having large round wide-open eyes)
       => eyed (vs. eyeless) -- (having an eye or eyes or eyelike feature especially as specified; often used in combination; "a peacock's eyed feathers"; "red-eyed")

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