Meaning & use
Eyeopening
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Surprising or informative in a way that reveals something previously unnoticed or misunderstood.
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The documentary was an eyeopening look at how food waste really happens.
Her trip abroad was an eyeopening experience that changed her worldview.
A note on using this word
Almost always hyphenated as "eye-opening" in standard published writing.
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Words with an opposite meaning
unsurprising
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