Synonyms for openˈoʊ pən
Princeton's WordNet
open, clear(noun)
a clear or unobstructed space or expanse of land or water
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open air, out-of-doors, clear, open, surface, outdoorsAntonyms:
drawn, unopen, disingenuous, blocked, settled, fine, insusceptible, shut, enclosed, obstructed, closed, stoppered, squinting, squinched, nonopening, inactive, compressed, constricted, unsusceptible, out of use(p), private, unavailable, invulnerable, blinking, union, protected, winking, sealed, artful, tight, restricted, close, fold, close down, close up, shut downoutdoors, out-of-doors, open air, open(noun)
where the air is unconfined
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open air, surface, out-of-doors, clear, open, outdoorsAntonyms:
shut, squinched, unopen, insusceptible, protected, invulnerable, fine, closed, settled, sealed, artful, drawn, enclosed, union, disingenuous, private, tight, winking, blocked, blinking, inactive, out of use(p), obstructed, nonopening, unsusceptible, constricted, squinting, compressed, unavailable, stoppered, restricted, close, close up, fold, shut down, close downopen(noun)
a tournament in which both professionals and amateurs may play
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open air, out-of-doors, clear, surface, outdoorsAntonyms:
unopen, settled, blocked, artful, restricted, enclosed, shut, invulnerable, tight, blinking, unavailable, closed, union, unsusceptible, private, protected, sealed, constricted, stoppered, fine, drawn, insusceptible, nonopening, squinting, disingenuous, compressed, inactive, obstructed, squinched, winking, out of use(p), close, close up, fold, close down, shut downopen, surface(adj)
information that has become public
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aerofoil, open, out-of-doors, surface, outdoors, control surface, airfoil, clear, open airAntonyms:
protected, stoppered, closed, disingenuous, drawn, insusceptible, sealed, unsusceptible, union, blinking, settled, invulnerable, nonopening, fine, compressed, enclosed, obstructed, shut, inactive, tight, unavailable, winking, blocked, squinched, out of use(p), private, unopen, squinting, restricted, constricted, artful, close, close up, fold, shut down, close downopen, unfastened(adj)
affording unobstructed entrance and exit; not shut or closed
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overt, exposed, heart-to-heart, undefendable, open(a), undefended, subject, clear, open, candid, undecided, loose, untied, unfastened, capable, assailable, unbuttoned, unresolved, receptive, undetermined, openedAntonyms:
enclosed, inactive, shut, unsusceptible, closed, obstructed, protected, compressed, blocked, stoppered, insusceptible, drawn, tight, fine, nonopening, settled, squinched, unavailable, squinting, unopen, blinking, disingenuous, out of use(p), invulnerable, private, union, sealed, restricted, constricted, artful, winking, close, fold, close down, shut down, close upopen(adj)
affording free passage or access
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overt, exposed, heart-to-heart, undefendable, open(a), undefended, subject, clear, candid, undecided, loose, unfastened, capable, assailable, unresolved, receptive, undetermined, openedAntonyms:
closed, obstructed, nonopening, sealed, insusceptible, artful, unsusceptible, protected, settled, constricted, blocked, squinched, unavailable, invulnerable, tight, inactive, drawn, shut, enclosed, out of use(p), restricted, union, winking, fine, stoppered, compressed, disingenuous, private, squinting, blinking, unopen, close, fold, close up, close down, shut downexposed, open(adj)
with no protection or shield
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overt, exposed, heart-to-heart, undefendable, open(a), undefended, subject, clear, open, candid, undecided, uncovered, loose, unfastened, capable, assailable, unresolved, receptive, undetermined, openedAntonyms:
disingenuous, stoppered, closed, union, constricted, tight, settled, unavailable, compressed, blocked, private, unsusceptible, winking, shut, obstructed, protected, insusceptible, artful, nonopening, unopen, inactive, fine, blinking, drawn, sealed, out of use(p), enclosed, squinting, squinched, invulnerable, restricted, close, close down, fold, shut down, close upopen(adj)
open to or in view of all
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overt, exposed, heart-to-heart, undefendable, open(a), undefended, subject, clear, candid, undecided, loose, unfastened, capable, assailable, unresolved, receptive, undetermined, openedAntonyms:
unopen, blinking, stoppered, union, protected, shut, disingenuous, settled, closed, unsusceptible, constricted, invulnerable, nonopening, drawn, insusceptible, sealed, fine, artful, squinting, enclosed, tight, out of use(p), winking, obstructed, compressed, blocked, restricted, unavailable, inactive, private, squinched, close, close up, shut down, close down, foldopen, opened(adj)
used of mouth or eyes
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overt, exposed, heart-to-heart, undefendable, open(a), undefended, subject, clear, open, candid, undecided, loose, unfastened, capable, assailable, unresolved, receptive, undetermined, openedAntonyms:
inactive, private, stoppered, shut, squinched, unopen, winking, sealed, closed, fine, blinking, obstructed, insusceptible, drawn, artful, settled, tight, blocked, protected, constricted, invulnerable, enclosed, unavailable, out of use(p), disingenuous, unsusceptible, restricted, compressed, squinting, union, nonopening, close up, close, fold, close down, shut downopen(adj)
not having been filled
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overt, exposed, heart-to-heart, undefendable, open(a), undefended, subject, clear, candid, undecided, loose, unfastened, capable, assailable, unresolved, receptive, undetermined, openedAntonyms:
squinched, artful, disingenuous, protected, nonopening, inactive, fine, shut, enclosed, drawn, constricted, closed, unavailable, stoppered, union, insusceptible, settled, blocked, private, unopen, out of use(p), winking, sealed, compressed, obstructed, squinting, blinking, invulnerable, restricted, unsusceptible, tight, close down, close up, close, shut down, foldopen(adj)
accessible to all
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overt, exposed, heart-to-heart, undefendable, open(a), undefended, subject, clear, candid, undecided, loose, unfastened, capable, assailable, unresolved, receptive, undetermined, openedAntonyms:
invulnerable, blocked, compressed, drawn, closed, settled, squinting, sealed, shut, stoppered, inactive, protected, winking, tight, unopen, union, private, blinking, nonopening, out of use(p), enclosed, unsusceptible, obstructed, disingenuous, fine, unavailable, constricted, insusceptible, squinched, restricted, artful, close, close up, close down, fold, shut downassailable, undefendable, undefended, open(adj)
not defended or capable of being defended
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overt, exposed, heart-to-heart, undefendable, open(a), undefended, subject, clear, open, candid, undecided, loose, unfastened, capable, assailable, unresolved, receptive, undetermined, openedAntonyms:
closed, inactive, insusceptible, unsusceptible, stoppered, sealed, restricted, artful, compressed, drawn, blocked, winking, constricted, obstructed, squinting, disingenuous, enclosed, unavailable, tight, union, shut, invulnerable, out of use(p), fine, private, settled, blinking, squinched, nonopening, unopen, protected, close up, shut down, close, close down, foldloose, open(adj)
(of textures) full of small openings or gaps
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undefended, undetermined, sluttish, wanton, receptive, unresolved, assailable, at large(p), free, heart-to-heart, undecided, subject, promiscuous, undefendable, liberal, opened, exposed, unaffixed, open, clear, slack, idle, unfastened, on the loose(p), easy, overt, candid, open(a), capable, informal, light, escaped, lax, looseAntonyms:
squinting, unavailable, tight, closed, squinched, protected, restricted, sealed, obstructed, drawn, shut, insusceptible, disingenuous, blocked, fine, unsusceptible, compressed, union, artful, constricted, enclosed, out of use(p), inactive, unopen, settled, invulnerable, nonopening, stoppered, blinking, winking, private, close, shut down, fold, close up, close downopen(adj)
having no protecting cover or enclosure
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overt, exposed, heart-to-heart, undefendable, open(a), undefended, subject, clear, candid, undecided, loose, unfastened, capable, assailable, unresolved, receptive, undetermined, openedAntonyms:
drawn, squinched, compressed, out of use(p), private, restricted, disingenuous, closed, shut, constricted, protected, squinting, union, insusceptible, artful, obstructed, winking, settled, stoppered, sealed, inactive, tight, nonopening, fine, blinking, blocked, invulnerable, enclosed, unavailable, unopen, unsusceptible, fold, close, close up, close down, shut downopen(adj)
(set theory) of an interval that contains neither of its endpoints
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overt, exposed, heart-to-heart, undefendable, open(a), undefended, subject, clear, candid, undecided, loose, unfastened, capable, assailable, unresolved, receptive, undetermined, openedAntonyms:
shut, insusceptible, winking, union, blocked, closed, squinting, squinched, blinking, private, artful, unopen, restricted, disingenuous, invulnerable, constricted, compressed, protected, out of use(p), fine, unavailable, unsusceptible, stoppered, enclosed, tight, inactive, sealed, drawn, obstructed, settled, nonopening, close, fold, close up, shut down, close downopen, undecided, undetermined, unresolved(adj)
not brought to a conclusion; subject to further thought
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overt, exposed, heart-to-heart, undefendable, open(a), undefended, subject, dissonant, clear, open, candid, undecided, on the fence(p), loose, indeterminate, unfastened, capable, assailable, unresolved, receptive, undetermined, unsolved, openedAntonyms:
disingenuous, settled, blinking, nonopening, compressed, closed, private, squinched, unopen, constricted, squinting, fine, unsusceptible, artful, obstructed, blocked, union, protected, winking, tight, stoppered, restricted, sealed, enclosed, drawn, out of use(p), inactive, shut, invulnerable, insusceptible, unavailable, fold, close, close up, shut down, close downopen, opened(adj)
not sealed or having been unsealed
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overt, exposed, heart-to-heart, undefendable, open(a), undefended, subject, clear, open, candid, undecided, loose, unfastened, capable, assailable, unresolved, receptive, undetermined, openedAntonyms:
insusceptible, closed, inactive, drawn, winking, invulnerable, sealed, enclosed, restricted, settled, constricted, unopen, tight, artful, unsusceptible, private, nonopening, disingenuous, stoppered, compressed, fine, squinched, squinting, shut, out of use(p), protected, blinking, union, blocked, unavailable, obstructed, close, close up, shut down, fold, close downopen(adj)
without undue constriction as from e.g. tenseness or inhibition
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overt, exposed, heart-to-heart, undefendable, open(a), undefended, subject, clear, candid, undecided, loose, unfastened, capable, assailable, unresolved, receptive, undetermined, openedAntonyms:
out of use(p), tight, shut, blocked, obstructed, unavailable, inactive, closed, settled, sealed, blinking, artful, unsusceptible, protected, insusceptible, restricted, winking, fine, stoppered, drawn, enclosed, constricted, unopen, squinting, disingenuous, union, nonopening, compressed, squinched, invulnerable, private, close, close down, fold, shut down, close upreceptive, open(adj)
ready or willing to receive favorably
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overt, sensory(a), exposed, heart-to-heart, undefendable, centripetal, undefended, subject, clear, open, candid, undecided, loose, unfastened, capable, assailable, unresolved, receptive, undetermined, open(a), openedAntonyms:
shut, unavailable, stoppered, closed, private, insusceptible, union, settled, unopen, squinched, unsusceptible, blocked, inactive, out of use(p), tight, invulnerable, restricted, constricted, compressed, blinking, fine, disingenuous, enclosed, drawn, sealed, winking, nonopening, obstructed, protected, squinting, artful, shut down, close, close down, close up, foldovert, open(adj)
open and observable; not secret or hidden
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overt, exposed, heart-to-heart, undefendable, open(a), undefended, subject, clear, open, candid, undecided, loose, unfastened, capable, assailable, unresolved, receptive, undetermined, openedAntonyms:
blinking, insusceptible, settled, winking, drawn, constricted, closed, unopen, disingenuous, compressed, tight, enclosed, shut, out of use(p), stoppered, artful, squinched, fine, private, invulnerable, unavailable, sealed, union, protected, restricted, obstructed, nonopening, inactive, unsusceptible, blocked, squinting, close, shut down, close up, close down, foldopen(a)(adj)
not requiring union membership
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closed, invulnerable, unsusceptible, shut, compressed, blocked, private, union, squinched, unopen, settled, inactive, nonopening, drawn, fine, stoppered, squinting, obstructed, insusceptible, disingenuous, restricted, blinking, unavailable, artful, winking, sealed, constricted, enclosed, out of use(p), protected, tight, close up, close, shut down, fold, close downcapable, open, subject(adj)
possibly accepting or permitting
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overt, unfastened, receptive, heart-to-heart, undefendable, open(a), undefended, subject, exposed, dependent, clear, open, candid, undecided, up to(p), loose, capable, assailable, unresolved, equal to(p), undetermined, able, adequate to(p), openedAntonyms:
squinting, closed, blinking, enclosed, invulnerable, artful, insusceptible, restricted, squinched, compressed, disingenuous, fine, obstructed, blocked, unopen, unsusceptible, shut, out of use(p), sealed, inactive, unavailable, settled, private, constricted, winking, nonopening, union, protected, stoppered, drawn, tight, fold, close down, shut down, close, close upclear, open(adj)
affording free passage or view
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undefended, undetermined, well-defined, receptive, unresolved, assailable, undefendable, exculpated, vindicated, exposed, clean-cut, heart-to-heart, exonerated, clear(p), subject, open(a), opened, unclouded, percipient, clean, readable, open, absolved, clear, undecided, unfastened, overt, candid, clear-cut, unmortgaged, capable, decipherable, cleared, light, looseAntonyms:
nonopening, squinting, restricted, out of use(p), settled, inactive, constricted, shut, blocked, unsusceptible, artful, closed, blinking, union, tight, unavailable, obstructed, protected, disingenuous, winking, stoppered, drawn, insusceptible, unopen, enclosed, private, compressed, fine, squinched, sealed, invulnerable, shut down, close down, close, fold, close upcandid, open, heart-to-heart(adj)
openly straightforward and direct without reserve or secretiveness
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overt, exposed, assailable, straight-from-the-shoulder, heart-to-heart, undefendable, open(a), frank, undetermined, plainspoken, unresolved, clear, open, candid, undecided, free-spoken, loose, outspoken, capable, point-blank, blunt, unfastened, receptive, undefended, subject, opened, forthrightAntonyms:
invulnerable, stoppered, closed, disingenuous, tight, artful, union, unsusceptible, compressed, blinking, constricted, sealed, drawn, shut, settled, squinting, obstructed, fine, unopen, protected, inactive, enclosed, insusceptible, winking, nonopening, unavailable, blocked, private, out of use(p), squinched, restricted, close down, close, shut down, close up, foldopen(verb)
ready for business
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overt, exposed, heart-to-heart, undefendable, open(a), undefended, subject, clear, candid, undecided, loose, unfastened, capable, assailable, unresolved, receptive, undetermined, openedAntonyms:
unavailable, sealed, disingenuous, blinking, protected, stoppered, closed, blocked, squinting, unopen, tight, squinched, out of use(p), fine, constricted, inactive, restricted, private, union, obstructed, nonopening, shut, unsusceptible, insusceptible, settled, winking, artful, enclosed, compressed, drawn, invulnerable, close, close down, fold, close up, shut downopen, open up(verb)
cause to open or to become open
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give, open, pioneer, open up, afford, spread, spread out, unfoldAntonyms:
squinched, private, protected, nonopening, stoppered, closed, drawn, insusceptible, blocked, shut, restricted, winking, constricted, compressed, artful, tight, out of use(p), obstructed, sealed, invulnerable, inactive, unsusceptible, unopen, settled, fine, squinting, unavailable, union, disingenuous, enclosed, blinking, close, fold, close down, close up, shut downopen, open up(verb)
start to operate or function or cause to start operating or functioning
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give, open, pioneer, open up, afford, spread, spread out, unfoldAntonyms:
tight, blinking, shut, inactive, compressed, union, private, restricted, disingenuous, fine, obstructed, settled, winking, unsusceptible, closed, sealed, protected, blocked, squinched, drawn, artful, unopen, squinting, insusceptible, stoppered, nonopening, unavailable, enclosed, out of use(p), invulnerable, constricted, close, fold, close down, close up, shut downopen, open up(verb)
become open
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give, open, pioneer, open up, afford, spread, spread out, unfoldAntonyms:
fine, protected, constricted, blocked, inactive, artful, invulnerable, tight, union, shut, closed, settled, private, insusceptible, restricted, out of use(p), obstructed, stoppered, sealed, compressed, squinched, blinking, squinting, enclosed, nonopening, drawn, unopen, unavailable, winking, unsusceptible, disingenuous, close, close up, fold, close down, shut downopen(verb)
begin or set in action, of meetings, speeches, recitals, etc.
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unfold, open up, spread out, give, afford, spreadAntonyms:
unopen, closed, squinched, settled, disingenuous, shut, restricted, drawn, private, union, fine, inactive, enclosed, winking, sealed, unavailable, unsusceptible, obstructed, nonopening, stoppered, blinking, out of use(p), blocked, compressed, squinting, protected, constricted, insusceptible, invulnerable, artful, tight, close, close down, close up, shut down, foldunfold, spread, spread out, open(verb)
spread out or open from a closed or folded state
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fan out, blossom out, unfold, circularise, dissipate, open up, overspread, disseminate, pass around, spread, spread out, broadcast, afford, turn out, open, stretch, blossom, give, stretch out, extend, scatter, circularize, expand, splay, go around, propagate, blossom forth, rotate, circulate, disperse, distribute, string out, diffuseAntonyms:
invulnerable, restricted, private, insusceptible, closed, stoppered, sealed, shut, blinking, nonopening, union, enclosed, unsusceptible, inactive, tight, constricted, obstructed, compressed, out of use(p), squinched, blocked, disingenuous, fine, unopen, unavailable, artful, protected, winking, drawn, settled, squinting, close, close up, shut down, close down, foldopen, open up(verb)
make available
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give, open, pioneer, open up, afford, spread, spread out, unfoldAntonyms:
disingenuous, invulnerable, settled, tight, out of use(p), protected, squinting, blinking, artful, squinched, private, inactive, sealed, unsusceptible, closed, winking, fine, shut, constricted, unopen, nonopening, blocked, stoppered, drawn, insusceptible, obstructed, unavailable, compressed, union, restricted, enclosed, close, close up, shut down, close down, foldopen, open up(verb)
become available
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give, open, pioneer, open up, afford, spread, spread out, unfoldAntonyms:
blocked, compressed, closed, unsusceptible, artful, winking, nonopening, sealed, protected, insusceptible, squinting, fine, tight, enclosed, drawn, blinking, obstructed, shut, settled, disingenuous, union, private, out of use(p), restricted, unavailable, stoppered, constricted, squinched, inactive, invulnerable, unopen, close down, close, shut down, close up, foldopen(verb)
have an opening or passage or outlet
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unfold, open up, spread out, give, afford, spreadAntonyms:
closed, unavailable, blocked, squinched, settled, compressed, protected, restricted, stoppered, private, sealed, obstructed, enclosed, tight, inactive, winking, shut, fine, blinking, artful, unsusceptible, union, constricted, invulnerable, unopen, insusceptible, drawn, disingenuous, squinting, out of use(p), nonopening, close, shut down, close up, fold, close downopen(verb)
make the opening move
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unfold, open up, spread out, give, afford, spreadAntonyms:
compressed, invulnerable, enclosed, squinched, obstructed, shut, constricted, artful, fine, unavailable, blocked, restricted, drawn, squinting, out of use(p), nonopening, closed, winking, disingenuous, private, blinking, union, insusceptible, tight, protected, unopen, unsusceptible, stoppered, settled, sealed, inactive, fold, close, shut down, close up, close downafford, open, give(verb)
afford access to
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commit, chip in, dedicate, cave in, collapse, spread, impart, spread out, move over, return, establish, reach, present, have, fall in, make, pay, unfold, grant, throw, gift, kick in, feed, break, pass on, ease up, apply, give, open up, open, founder, devote, hold, pass, render, sacrifice, yield, turn over, leave, give way, consecrate, generate, contribute, afford, handAntonyms:
closed, settled, nonopening, inactive, squinting, obstructed, drawn, invulnerable, sealed, shut, out of use(p), fine, unavailable, disingenuous, protected, private, unopen, unsusceptible, compressed, winking, artful, squinched, insusceptible, restricted, blinking, tight, stoppered, enclosed, union, blocked, constricted, close, shut down, close down, fold, close upopen(verb)
display the contents of a file or start an application as on a computer
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unfold, open up, spread out, give, afford, spreadAntonyms:
union, protected, inactive, unsusceptible, blinking, artful, closed, constricted, restricted, winking, settled, private, sealed, insusceptible, shut, nonopening, compressed, squinting, unopen, tight, blocked, squinched, disingenuous, out of use(p), stoppered, unavailable, fine, invulnerable, drawn, obstructed, enclosed, close, close down, fold, shut down, close up
English Synonyms and Antonyms, by James Champlin Fernald
open
Bluff is a word of good meaning, as are frank and open. The bluff man talks and laughs loudly and freely, says and does whatever he pleases with fearless good nature, and with no thought of annoying or giving pain to others. The blunt man says things which he is perfectly aware are disagreeable, either from a defiant indifference to others' feelings, or from the pleasure of tormenting.
Synonyms:
abrupt, bluff, blunt, blustering, bold, brusk, coarse, discourteous, frank, impolite, inconsiderate, plain-spoken, rough, rude, uncivil, unmannerlyAntonyms:
bland, courteous, genial, polished, polite, refined, reserved, urbane
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