eye-openernoun [ C usually singular ]
uk/ˈaɪˌəʊ.pən.ər/us/ˈaɪˌoʊ.pən.ɚ/something that surprises you and teaches you new facts about life, people, etc.:
Living in another country can be a real eye-opener.
Thesaurus: synonyms and related words
Surprising and shocking
- a blinding flash idiom
- a bolt from/out of the blue idiom
- amaze
- amazing
- astonish
- bolt
- breath
- dynamite
- earth-shattering
- expectation
- faze
- flabbergast
- revelation
- staggering
- startle
- startling
- sting
- stunning
- stupefy
- thunderbolt
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