Synonyms and antonyms of Describing the appearance of someone's eyes in British Thesaurus

beady (adjective)

beady eyes are small, round, and bright

bloodshot (adjective)

bloodshot eyes are red in the part where they should be white

boss-eyed (adjective)

Britishinformal someone who is boss-eyed has both eyes looking in towards their nose

bug-eyed (adjective)

informal a bug-eyed creature or person has eyes that stick out

clear (adjective)

clear eyes are bright and healthy

close-set (adjective)

close-set eyes are very near to each other

cross-eyed (adjective)

having eyes that look towards each other slightly

dead (adjective)

if someone’s eyes are dead, or if their voice is dead, they feel or show no emotion

deep-set (adjective)

deep-set eyes seem to be a long way back into your face

doe-eyed (adjective)

someone who is doe-eyed has big attractive eyes and looks as if they do not have much experience of life

hazel (noun)

the light brown and slightly green or golden colour of some people’s eyes

heavy (adjective)

if your eyes look heavy, they have a sad or tired expression

hollow (adjective)

hollow eyes or cheeks seem to have sunk into your head, for example because you are tired, thin, or ill

hooded (adjective)

hooded eyes have large eyelids that partly cover them, often giving them a threatening expression

lidded (adjective)

with your eyes half closed

liquid (adjective)

mainly literary liquid eyes are clear and shiny

piggy (adjective)

informal piggy eyes are small and not attractive

pop-eyed (adjective)

having eyes that stick out

rheumy (adjective)

literary rheumy eyes look red and wet because of illness, sadness, or old age

shuttered (adjective)

used about someone’s eyes or expression when their eyes are partly closed, usually because they do not want to show what they are feeling or thinking

sunken (adjective)

sunken eyes or cheeks curve inwards, often showing that someone is ill or old