They say the eyes are the gateway to the soul. Many human connections have been created through eye contact. The eyes can tell if the person is lying, anxious, sad, or happy because it exposes so many aspects of human emotions. Sometimes, many hearts are also won through the eyes. Therefore, describing the eyes is a very critical process. But don’t worry! We made it easy for you!

If you are a writer who is struggling for better words to describe the eyes, or if you are simply someone who wants to win someone over, we rounded up some lists for your reference!

Words to Describe Eyes

Don’t let repetition get in the way of beautifully describing someone’s eyes. Instead of using generic descriptive words, try these alternative words you can use to describe the eyes.

1. blue
2. peeking
3. green
4. fiery
5. flashy
6. dark
7. twinkling
8. sympathetic
9. sunny
10. gray-eyed
11. cat-like
12. gentle
13. green-eyed
14. wide
15. brown-eyed
16. brown
17. steely
18. seductive
19. bright
20. glimmering
21. dazed
22. shy
23. focused
24. fluttering
25. sexy
26. gray
27. beady
28. flashing
29. mysterious
30. laughing
31. glittering
32. lash-fringed
33. lively
34. expressive
35. blue-eyed
36. delighted
37. emerald
38. enlightening
39. electric
40. dancing
41. warm
42. almond-shaped
43. round
44. glistening
45. doe-eyed
46. witchy
47. glowing
48. enchanting
49. blinking
50. hazel
51. peering
52. soulful
53. desirous
54. fetching
55. enigmatic
56. beautiful
57. love-struck
58. emotional
59. foxy
60. pearly

Isn’t it so much better when you have more words to use?

 

Related Words to Eye

Didn’t find what you are looking for from the list above? Here are more words you can use to describe eye and eye colors.

1. merry grey
2. mild blue
3. candid blue
4. serious grey
5. penetrating blue
6. innocent blue
7. keen dark
8. shrewd blue
9. fiery dark
10. keen blue
11. grave blue
12. humorous blue
13. thoughtful grey
14. hideously dead
15. tiny bloodshot
16. big hazel
17. penetrating gray
18. intelligent grey
19. wide-open brown
20. large lustrous
21. keen hazel
22. serious blue
23. liquid dark
24. compelling blue
25. mad orange
26. candid gray
27. dark luminous
28. soft, hazel
29. bead-like black
30. dark, soulful
31. humorous grey
32. truthful blue
33. frank brown
34. guileless brown
35. intelligent blue
36. unblinking dark
37. big, liquid
38. humorous brown
39. great, soulful
40. startling gray
41. badly bloodshot
42. bloodshot
43. liquid brown
44. clear hazel
45. alert blue
46. steady gray
47. watery blue
48. loving brown
49. big, expressive
50. intelligent brown
51. prominent blue
52. honest gray
53. compelling dark
54. mischievous blue
55. darkly sympathetic
56. single bloodshot
57. serious green
58. wistful brown
59. yellow, bloodshot
60. red-rimmed blue
61. dreamy black
62. guileless blue
63. large sad
64. deep-set gray
65. penetrating grey
66. clear gray
67. startlingly blue
68. big expressive
69. large, hazel
70. humorous gray
71. wistful blue
72. weary blue
73. watery, bloodshot
74. bloodshot little
75. deep-set green
76. frank hazel
77. black, brilliant
78. large, wistful
79. weary brown
80. wide, curious
81. intense gray
82. wide hazel
83. weary, bloodshot
84. intense hazel
85. small, deep-set
86. trusting brown
87. large, soulful
88. modestly downcast
89. big, pathetic

 

Adjectives to Describe Eyes

Stuck with sparkling as the only word you know for the eyes? Here are other descriptive words you can use that perfectly describes it.

1. sharp
2. laughing
3. lively
4. lidded
5. brooding
6. piercing
7. affixed
8. brown
9. peering
10. blank
11. cloudy
12. brown-eyed
13. blind
14. burning
15. beady
16. blinking
17. jaundiced
18. round
19. beautiful
20. playful
21. ablaze
22. sexy
23. sad
24. protruding
25. bright
26. close-set
27. dark
28. all-knowing
29. close
30. commanding
31. restless
32. love-struck
33. oval
34. knowing
35. inviting
36. bloodshot
37. dancing
38. lash-fringed
39. blue
40. compassionate
41. peeking
42. shaded
43. almond-shaped
44. penetrating
45. large
46. amazed
47. cat-like
48. mesmerizing
49. pearly
50. rheumy
51. cross-eyed
52. bulging
53. alluring
54. pie-eyed
55. seductive
56. scared
57. narrowed
58. blue-eyed
59. bug-eyed
60. languid
61. mysterious
62. bewitching

Feeling like a pro now, aren’t you? Well, you are! If you remember these words and try to use them as much as you can, you will surely be able to describe them more accurately.

 

Words Related to Eye Colors

The color is probably one of the most distinctive feature of the eyes. Most of the time, the eyes are described through color. Here are some related words you can use and choose from to describe eyes in terms of colors.

1. deep-set brown
2. deep-set blue
3. expressive blue
4. keen gray
5. deep-set black
6. deep-set grey
7. wide-open blue
8. kindly blue
9. childlike blue
10. black beady
11. thoughtful gray
12. shrewd dark
13. large, mournful
14. beady black
15. unblinking black
16. dark, beady
17. keen black
18. large, dreamy
19. little beady
20. large wistful
21. stern blue
22. wide liquid
23. merry blue
24. keen, deep-set
25. dark, deep-set
26. shifty black
27. intelligent gray
28. large dreamy
29. deep-set dark
30. bright hazel
31. frank blue
32. dreamy brown
33. sad, brown
34. large hazel
35. shrewd grey
36. appealing blue
37. clear, hazel
38. beady brown
39. brilliant dark
40. frank gray

 

Ways to Describe Eyes

If you didn’t find the specific color you are looking for, we have more for you! Check out some more of the suggested terms and words you can use to describe eyes.

1. merry grey
2. mild blue
3. candid blue
4. serious grey
5. penetrating blue
6. innocent blue
7. keen dark
8. shrewd blue
9. fiery dark
10. keen blue
11. grave blue
12. humorous blue
13. thoughtful grey
14. hideously dead
15. tiny bloodshot
16. big hazel
17. penetrating gray
18. intelligent grey
19. wide-open brown
20. large lustrous
21. keen hazel
22. serious blue
23. liquid dark
24. compelling blue
25. mad orange
26. candid gray
27. dark luminous
28. soft, hazel
29. bead-like black
30. dark, soulful
31. humorous grey
32. truthful blue
33. frank brown
34. guileless brown
35. intelligent blue
36. unblinking dark
37. big, liquid
38. humorous brown
39. great, soulful
40. startling gray
41. badly bloodshot
42. bloodshot
43. liquid brown
44. clear hazel
45. alert blue
46. steady gray
47. watery blue
48. loving brown
49. big, expressive
50. intelligent brown
51. prominent blue
52. honest gray
53. compelling dark
54. mischievous blue
55. darkly sympathetic
56. single bloodshot
57. serious green
58. wistful brown
59. yellow, bloodshot
60. red-rimmed blue
61. dreamy black
62. guileless blue
63. large sad
64. deep-set gray
65. penetrating grey
66. clear gray
67. startlingly blue
68. big expressive
69. large, hazel
70. humorous gray
71. wistful blue
72. weary blue
73. watery, bloodshot
74. bloodshot little
75. deep-set green
76. frank hazel
77. black, brilliant
78. large, wistful
79. weary brown
80. wide, curious
81. intense gray
82. wide hazel
83. weary, bloodshot
84. intense hazel
85. small, deep-set
86. trusting brown
87. large, soulful
88. modestly downcast
89. big, pathetic

 

Phrases to Describe Eyes

Because the eyes can reflect many emotions, it is very important to be specific when describing it to really capture the feelings being expressed. This is especially true for writers. Here are some phrases you can use to describe the eyes.

1. black circles beneath her eyes had become bruises
2. Wide-spread aquamarine eyes
3. beady-eyed
4. piercing stare
5. flicker in his eyes
6. steely-eyed
7. watery blue eyes
8. wounded eyes
9. bright eyes of an optimist
10. eyes carried a mixture of shock and barely contained anger
11. dark solemn eyes
12. eyes watched her the way a tiger watched a bunny
13. laughing eyes
14. one eye clouded with a cataract
15. spark in his grey eyes
16. tired eyes
17. nets of wrinkles at the corners of her eyes
18. huge blue eyes that gave her a startled look
19. long eyelashes
20. ping-ponging his gaze between A and B
21. flint-eyed
22. looked at me with a strangled expression
23. close-set black eyes
24. arched an eyebrow
25. squinted at the sun
26. said without looking at him
27. shot a look over the top of his glasses
28. hovering over her shoulder
29. eyes were brown in the middle and bloodshot
30. I’ve-seen-it-all eyes
31. bedroom eyes, dark hair falling into them
32. steely-eyed
33. his eyes flattened
34. eyes were dark, cupped by fleshy pouches
35. lined from squinting into too many suns
36. heard little and cared less
37. the light fades from his eyes until they are dark and empty
38. sensitive brown eyes
39. predatory eyes
40. eyes flat as little pebbles
41. looked left and right before starting
42. looked like hell—purple bags under her eyes,
43. eyes were dark pools of fear
44. a shadow passed over his eyes
45. dark eyes smoldering
46. brown eyes wearing reading glasses
47. eyes sunk into his sockets
48. memorable only for his bleak eyes
49. his face hardened in concentration
50. eyes were red-rimmed from allergies
51. his glance, as conspiratorial as a wink
52. under heavy lids; heavy-lidded
53. wire-rimmed glasses
54. ferret-like eyes
55. slate-blue eyes
56. stared through him
57. competitive, fixed, dead-eyed, and querulous stare of people who weren’t getting far enough fast enough
58. crows feet radiated from corners of eyes

 

Related Words to Eyes

Here are some words and options you can choose from if you want to describe the eye feature in terms of a combination of color, shape, and characteristics.

1. audacious blue
2. big oblique
3. sly blue
4. dark, red-rimmed
5. second foundational
6. impersonal brown
7. somber, ruddy
8. dead, unblinking
9. wide unblinking
10. large, inquiring
11. repulsive metal
12. sharp, large
13. forthright brown
14. queer colorless
15. lively gray
16. sharp hazel
17. sorrowful brown
18. bright baleful
19. grave grey
20. wide childish
21. striking blue-green
22. bloodshot, wicked
23. savage, watchful
24. wicked, bloodshot
25. tear-filled brown
26. lovely hazel
27. wide-open, luminous
28. good-natured blue
29. alert, blue
30. sympathetic dark
31. wild, red-rimmed
32. grisly dead
33. wide-open, eager
34. feline green
35. intellectual gray
36. drunken, baleful
37. dazed, sunken
38. beady, glaring
39. strange hazel
40. yellow and dubious
41. deep-set murderous
42. vacant gray
43. old milky
44. unblinking, red-rimmed
45. small but remarkably lustrous
46. magical, disembodied
47. straighter, lavender
48. striking amber
49. couple, watchful
50. dull and fishy
51. vacuous blue
52. beady, watchful
53. birdlike black
54. unusual pale
55. lifeless, dull
56. anxious blue
57. dreamy, moist
58. watchful cold
59. mournful, innocent
60. huge multifaceted
61. newly respectful
62. big, wistful
63. wet hazel
64. dark contemptuous
65. great, prominent
66. deep-set, hollow
67. red-rimmed, moist
68. interstellar private
69. fierce, sunken
70. gently observant
71. red murky
72. sad, wary
73. dark nor golden
74. quick bloodshot
75. drowsy baggy
76. shiny blank
77. bright, hateful
78. canny brown
79. hopeful or fearful
80. hot, curious
81. watchful, malevolent
82. charming hazel
83. implacable reptilian
84. open, blind
85. intense, bloodshot
86. gorgeous, lusty
87. slightly swollen and dark
88. blue, innocent
89. wary, brown
90. dark-haired and blue
91. magnificently expressive
92. deep-set and expressive
93. quizzical gray
94. thoughtful brown
95. huge mournful
96. drowsy brown

 

Ways to Describe Eyesight

When we talk of the eyes, we also associate the eyesight to it. Chances are instead of describing the eyes, it is the eyesight that needs describing. To aid you with this, here are some ways to describe eyesight.

1. blinked as the eyes adjusted.
2. rubbed raw eyes
3. eyes were never still
4. never looked at me
5. peer sightlessly at a wall
6. stared at the pool
7. eyes flickered past me.
8. caught her peeking at him sideways out of a narrow corner of her right eye.
9. looked him over
10. studied her with a predator’s unwavering attention
11. cold gaze fixed on
12. dark eyes radiated intelligence
13. meaningful eye contact
14. eyes bleary from surveillance
15. four pairs of eyes blinked in unison
16. eyes felt scratchy
17. eyes narrowed to slits
18. yellow rimmed eyes narrowing
19. eyed me
20. eyes narrowed
21. blinked a couple of times
22. stared off into the crowd
23. watching the bystanders from the edge of his vision
24. risked a peek
25. alertness in the eyes
26. narrowed his eyes
27. staring sightlessly into the darkness
28. eyes met
29. focused on an empty space in the air between them
30. eyes locked on like magnets
31. eyes turned inward
32. she screwed her eyes shut
33. stared into the distance
34. fixed expression
35. eyes clouded
36. vision narrowed to a pinprick
37. cast a skeptical eye
38. opened her eyes wide
39. looked at a place somewhere over his shoulder
40. level gaze
41. eyes open wide in surprise
42. eyes locked in a shared understanding
43. stared brazenly into her eyes
44. squinted out into the audience’s eyes

 

Ways to Describe Eyebrows

Here is the thing: the part of our face which consists of the eyes, eyelids, and eyebrows is a package. When you describe the eyes, oftentimes, the other parts—the eyebrows and eyelids—also contribute to whatever emotion the eyes show. To give you ideas on some ways to describe eyebrows, check out the list below.

1. burly
2. thin
3. tufted
4. straggling
5. straight
6. raised
7. sparse
8. arched
9. fierce
10. full
11. wispy
12. knitted
13. level
14. refined
15. a single bushy bar above the eyes
16. heavy
17. wing-like
18. painted
19. angled
20. satanic
21. bushy eyebrows
22. dramatic
23. aristocratic
24. sweeping
25. eyebrows of white steel wool
26. plucked
27. bushy
28. triangular
29. elegant
30. drawn on
31. boomerang
32. dark
33. bestial

 

Describe Eyes Shape and Condition

One excellent way to describe the eyes is to focus on its shape and condition. Whether it’s teary or blank, a lot can be expressed through it. Here are some ways to describe eyes by shape and condition.

1. goggle-eyed
2. slanted
3. twenty-twenty vision
4. sensitive
5. sloe-eyed
6. elliptical
7. pink
8. owlish
9. unresponsive
10. sunken
11. deep-set
12. rheumy
13. clear
14. beady
15. bloodshot
16. shortsighted
17. nearsighted
18. gimlet-eyed
19. shark-like
20. cat-like
21. ruddy
22. round
23. elongated
24. myopic
25. obscured by cataracts
26. farsighted
27. pale
28. wide
29. almond
30. cross-eyed
31. allergic
32. filmy
33. oriental
34. wall-eyed
35. oval
36. feline
37. moon-eyed
38. tired
39. astigmatic
40. slitted
41. watery
42. bulging

 

Ways to Describe Eyes with Glasses

Glasses are sometimes included in the eye package. It becomes a defining factor of the eyes, too. Here are some ways to describe eyes with glasses.

1. spectacles
2. loupe
3. Bifocals
4. horn-rimmed glasses
5. pince-nez
6. sunglasses
7. monocle
8. contact lenses
9. lorgnette
10. lorgnon
11. opera glasses
12. goggles
13. glasses
14. progressive lenses

 

Most of the time, the one thing that gets noticed first is the eyes. In the end, whichever you choose to describe the eyes, especially of someone you love, it must be carefully thought of. The eyes are important and because of that, the description must do justice. Widen your vocabulary by using the different ways we have presented above. In no time, you will be able to do so with ease.