All bright eyed and bushy tailed synonyms
bright-eyed
B b adj bright eyed and bushy tailed
- animated β Someone who is animated or who is having an animated conversation is lively and is showing their feelings.
- bubbly β Someone who is bubbly is very lively and cheerful and talks a lot.
- sunny β abounding in sunshine: a sunny day.
- bouncy β Someone or something that is bouncy is very lively.
- cheerful β Someone who is cheerful is happy and shows this in their behaviour.
- bright β A bright colour is strong and noticeable, and not dark.
- lively β eventful, stirring, or exciting: The opposition gave us a lively time.
- cheery β If you describe a person or their behaviour as cheery, you mean that they are cheerful and happy.
- jaunty β easy and sprightly in manner or bearing: to walk with a jaunty step.
- active β Someone who is active moves around a lot or does a lot of things.
- alert β If you are alert, you are paying full attention to things around you and are able to deal with anything that might happen.
- aware β If you are aware of something, you know about it.
- brisk β A brisk activity or action is done quickly and in an energetic way.
- buoyant β If you are in a buoyant mood, you feel cheerful and behave in a lively way.
- gay β of, relating to, or exhibiting sexual desire or behavior directed toward a person or persons of one's own sex; homosexual: a gay couple. Antonyms: straight.
- spirited β pertaining to something that works by burning alcoholic spirits: a spirit stove.
- sprightly β animated or vivacious; lively.
- vivacious β lively; animated; spirited: a vivacious folk dance.
- bright-eyed and bushy-tailed β keen, confident, and alert
- attentive β If you are attentive, you are paying close attention to what is being said or done.
- intelligent β having good understanding or a high mental capacity; quick to comprehend, as persons or animals: an intelligent student.
- on the ball β a spherical or approximately spherical body or shape; sphere: He rolled the piece of paper into a ball.
- quick β done, proceeding, or occurring with promptness or rapidity, as an action, process, etc.; prompt; immediate: a quick response.
- ready β completely prepared or in fit condition for immediate action or use: troops ready for battle; Dinner is ready.
- sharp β having a thin cutting edge or a fine point; well-adapted for cutting or piercing: a sharp knife.
- vigilant β keenly watchful to detect danger; wary: a vigilant sentry.
- watchful β vigilant or alert; closely observant: The sentry remained watchful throughout the night.
- wired β made of wire; consisting of or constructed with wires.
- all ears β If someone says that they are all ears, they mean that they are ready and eager to listen.
- on the job β of or for a particular job or transaction.
- on the lookout β keeping watch
- wide-eyed β with the eyes open wide, as in amazement, innocence, or sleeplessness.
- on one's toes β one of the terminal digits of the human foot.
- peppy β energetic; vigorous; lively.
- zingy β full of zing; lively; zesty; exciting: a zingy new musical comedy.