bleary
Tired-looking and unable to see clearly.
bleary in a sentence
- Ben stumbled downstairs with bleary eyes, still half asleep after the sleepover.
- After the midnight ferry crossing, the passengers stumbled ashore with bleary, half-closed eyes.
Try an 11+ style question
Verbal reasoning papers often ask about a word like this.
Which word is closest in meaning to bleary?
- Aclear
- Balert
- Cbright
- Dblurry
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D: blurry. The other three mean the opposite of bleary.
Which word is most nearly opposite in meaning to bleary?
- Ablurry
- Btired
- Csleepy
- Dclear
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D: clear. The other three mean nearly the same as bleary.
Words that mean something similar
blurry, tired, sleepy
Words that mean the opposite
clear, alert, bright
More words about appearance & looks
- blemish: A small mark or fault that spoils how something looks.
- blunt: Not sharp, or saying things in a very direct way.
- brawny: Strong and full of muscles.
- brittle: Hard but easily snapped or broken.
- burly: Big, strong and heavily built.
- camouflage: The colours or patterns that help something blend in and hide.
- charred: Burnt and blackened on the outside.
- coarse: Rough to touch, or rude and unpolished.
More words to explore
Sitting the 11+ in Kent, Medway or Buckinghamshire?
Plain-English guides to each test, from the councils’ own pages: Kent Test · Medway Test · Bucks Secondary Transfer Test