open Synonyms
Another word for open
• verb (Context 1)
To unfold, spread out, or unwrap something that was folded, rolled, or packaged.
"She sat by the fireplace to unwrap her birthday presents and read the cards."
• verb (Context 2)
To establish, launch, or officially begin operating a business, institution, account, or public event.
"They plan to establish a new bakery in the downtown district next spring."
• adjective (Context 3)
Allowing access, passage, or a view through an empty space; not closed, fastened, or blocked.
"She left the window unclosed to let the cool evening breeze into the room."
• verb (Context 4)
To move or adjust a door, window, lid, or barrier so as to leave a space allowing access, passage, or view.
"He opened the heavy oak door and welcomed the guests into the hall."
• adjective (Context 5)
Officially operating, conducting business, or ready to receive customers or visitors.
"The museum remains operating until eight o'clock on Thursday evenings."
• adjective (Context 6)
Frank, communicative, and honest in speech or behavior; not secretive or deceptive.
"The committee appreciated her frank and transparent approach to the budget challenges."
• adjective (Context 7)
Receptive and willing to consider new ideas, perspectives, or possibilities; not finally settled or decided.
"The research team is receptive to revising the hypothesis if new evidence emerges."
• adjective (Context 8)
Wide, expansive, and free from enclosing walls, buildings, or dense trees.
"They hiked across miles of unenclosed countryside before reaching the coastal village."
• verb (Context 9)
To afford access or lead directly into another room, building, or area.
"The French doors in the dining room give onto onto a sunlit stone patio."
• noun (Context 10)
A sports tournament or championship in which both amateurs and professionals are eligible to compete.
"She qualified for the national tennis tournament after winning three regional tournaments."
• noun (Context 11)
Outdoors or an unenclosed, unobstructed space; also, a state of public knowledge free from secrecy (usually preceded by 'the').
"After months of quiet negotiations, the merger plans were finally brought out into the open air."
Opposites of open
The opposite of open shifts depending on context. Common opposites include: