Antonyms of adj wild-eyed

2 senses of wild-eyed

Sense 1
wild-eyed -- (appearing extremely agitated; "crowded the wild-eyed animals into a truck")

INDIRECT (VIA agitated) -> unagitated -- (not agitated or disturbed emotionally)

Sense 2
quixotic, romantic, wild-eyed -- (not sensible about practical matters; idealistic and unrealistic; "as quixotic as a restoration of medieval knighthood"; "a romantic disregard for money"; "a wild-eyed dream of a world state")

INDIRECT (VIA impractical) -> practical -- (concerned with actual use or practice; "he is a very practical person"; "the idea had no practical application"; "a practical knowledge of Japanese"; "woodworking is a practical art")

Similarity of adj wild-eyed

2 senses of wild-eyed

Sense 1
wild-eyed -- (appearing extremely agitated; "crowded the wild-eyed animals into a truck")
       => agitated (vs. unagitated) -- (troubled emotionally and usually deeply; "agitated parents")

Sense 2
quixotic, romantic, wild-eyed -- (not sensible about practical matters; idealistic and unrealistic; "as quixotic as a restoration of medieval knighthood"; "a romantic disregard for money"; "a wild-eyed dream of a world state")
       => impractical (vs. practical) -- (not practical; not workable or not given to practical matters; "refloating the ship proved impractical because of the expense"; "he is intelligent but too impractical for commercial work"; "an impractical solution")

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