Antonyms for eyeball


Grammar : Noun, verb
Spell : ahy-bawl
Phonetic Transcription : ˈaɪˌbɔl


Definition of eyeball

Origin :
  • also eye-ball, 1580s, from eye (n.) + ball (n.1). As a verb, 1901, American English slang. Related: Eyeballed; eyeballing.
  • As in view : noun examination
  • As in gander : noun glance
  • As in eye : noun optical organ of an animate being
  • As in glance : noun brief look
  • As in glimpse : noun brief look
  • As in investigate : verb check into thoroughly
  • As in leer : verb look at longingly
  • As in ascertain : verb make sure
  • As in assay : verb analyze
  • As in observe : verb see, notice
  • As in ogle : verb stare
  • As in peer : verb scan, scrutinize
  • As in regard : verb look at; listen to
  • As in rubberneck : verb stare
  • As in scrutinize : verb examine closely
  • As in sight : verb see
  • As in spy : verb secretly follow, watch another's actions
  • As in stare : verb gape, watch
  • As in behold : verb regard; look at
  • As in verify : verb confirm, validate
  • As in watch : verb look at
  • As in witness : verb observe
  • As in check : verb inspect, examine
  • As in goggle : verb gaze
  • As in distinguish : verb discern, identify
  • As in eye : verb gaze at, scrutinize
  • As in face : verb come up against a situation
  • As in flirt : verb make advances toward someone
  • As in gape : verb gawk
  • As in gawk : verb stare at in amazement
  • As in gaze : verb stare at
Example sentences :
  • Accordingly she shifted her own eyes from one eyeball to the other in the man's face.
  • Extract from : « Psychotherapy » by Hugo Mnsterberg
  • She done 'low to me she would n't wink her eyeball while I was gone.
  • Extract from : « Southern Stories » by Various
  • The movements of the eyeball were perfect, but blindness was absolute.
  • Extract from : « Surgical Experiences in South Africa, 1899-1900 » by George Henry Makins
  • The eyeball was suppurating, and the temperature rose to 99° at night.
  • Extract from : « Surgical Experiences in South Africa, 1899-1900 » by George Henry Makins
  • Experimentally the eyeball can be made to burst by tying all the venous outlets from it.
  • Extract from : « Glaucoma » by Various
  • The tension of the eyeball rose to 60 mm., that of the fellow eye being 20 mm.
  • Extract from : « Glaucoma » by Various
  • When the eyeball is cut or pierced, if the cut be deep or large, a surgeon must deal with it.
  • Extract from : « Papers on Health » by John Kirk
  • Long-sight, or hypermetropia, signifies that the eyeball is too short or the lens too flat.
  • Extract from : « How it Works » by Archibald Williams
  • The loss of the eyeball may be a leprous sign, or perhaps from tumour.
  • Extract from : « A History of Epidemics in Britain (Volume I of II) » by Charles Creighton
  • Not that the eyeball itself differs from that of an Occidental.
  • Extract from : « Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 15, Slice 2 » by Various

Synonyms for eyeball

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