adjective

eye catching

EYE-kach-ing

Eye catching (adjective) means Immediately noticeable because it is striking, bright or unusual. Example: “The shop has an eye-catching red awning you can see from the bridge.”

adjective

Immediately noticeable because it is striking, bright or unusual.

"The shop has an eye-catching red awning you can see from the bridge."

"Her CV opens with an eye-catching one-line summary."

Impressive enough to attract attention and comment, as of a performance or statistic.

"An eye-catching goal in the second half won him the man-of-the-match award."

How to use eye catching

Learner’s notes

In plain EnglishSomething you notice straight away.

When to use it

Neutral and very common in marketing, design and sports reporting.

Memory tip

Do not mix it up with eye-opening, which is about learning something surprising rather than looking striking.

Easily confused with

eye-opening → head-turning striking →

Common pairings

eye-catching design eye-catching headline eye-catching display eye-catching performance

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Synonyms

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striking arresting noticeable conspicuous attention-grabbing remarkable notable impressive

Antonyms

understated inconspicuous drab unremarkable

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Rhymes for eye catching

catching watching matching hatching patching snatching scratching dispatching

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Frequently asked questions

Is it eye-catching or eye catching?

Hyphenate it. 'Eye-catching' is the established compound adjective, and it keeps the hyphen both before a noun and after a verb — an eye-catching design, the design is eye-catching.

What is the difference between eye-catching and attractive?

Attractive means pleasing to look at. Eye-catching only means it pulls your gaze — a hazard-orange jacket is eye-catching without being attractive. The two often overlap in design and fashion, but they are not the same claim.

What is the meaning of eye catching?

"eye catching" (adjective) means immediately noticeable because it is striking, bright or unusual.

What is another word for eye catching?

Other words for "eye catching" include striking, arresting, noticeable, conspicuous, attention-grabbing, remarkable.

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