Synonyms for open up
open up

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1. open, open upverb

   cause to open or to become open

   "Mary opened the car door"

   Synonyms:
   give, open, pioneer, afford, spread, spread out, unfold

   Antonyms:
   belt up, be quiet, close up, dummy up, button up, shut up, clam up, keep mum

2. open, open upverb

   become available

   "an opportunity opened up"

   Synonyms:
   give, open, pioneer, afford, spread, spread out, unfold

   Antonyms:
   be quiet, belt up, clam up, button up, keep mum, shut up, close up, dummy up

3. open, open upverb

   make available

   "This opens up new possibilities"

   Synonyms:
   give, open, pioneer, afford, spread, spread out, unfold

   Antonyms:
   clam up, dummy up, close up, belt up, keep mum, button up, shut up, be quiet

4. pioneer, open upverb

   open up an area or prepare a way

   "She pioneered a graduate program for women students"

   Synonyms:
   pioneer, open, initiate

   Antonyms:
   button up, clam up, close up, keep mum, be quiet, dummy up, belt up, shut up

5. open, open upverb

   start to operate or function or cause to start operating or functioning

   "open a business"

   Synonyms:
   give, open, pioneer, afford, spread, spread out, unfold

   Antonyms:
   belt up, clam up, close up, button up, be quiet, shut up, keep mum, dummy up

6. open, open upverb

   become open

   "The door opened"

   Synonyms:
   give, open, pioneer, afford, spread, spread out, unfold

   Antonyms:
   shut up, clam up, belt up, keep mum, dummy up, close up, button up, be quiet

7. open upverb

   talk freely and without inhibition

   Synonyms:
   pioneer, open

   Antonyms:
   button up, be quiet, belt up, shut up, close up, keep mum, dummy up, clam up

Matched Categories

1. • Arise
   • Change State
   • Innovate
   • Talk
   • Yield

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1. Karthik Gangavarapu:

   Now is not the time to fully open up, we need to still be vigilant.

2. President Barack Obama:

   I want to make sure I have a chance to read it, study it before we announce publicly what the policy outcome is going to be, but in terms of the overall direction of Cuba policy, I think there is a strong majority both in the United States and in Cuba that says our ability to engage, to open up commerce and travel and people to people exchanges is ultimately going to be good for Cuban people.

3. Lea Michele:

   I feel like I’m in such an incredible place in my life right now, and there’s definitely those personal songs on the album and especially my concerts, i break down the songs and I tell everyone what they’re about, so that’s where I get really personal and that’s where I open up.

4. Kim Culmone:

   We see this line as an opportunity for us to open up that dialogue around what dolls are for and who dolls are for, and also as Creatable World begins the celebrate the positive impact of inclusivity, we absolutely fundamentally believed Creatable World was time to launch a doll line free of labels and free of rules for kids.

5. Anthony Fauci:

   The problem is, since we started off our baseline so high, as we tried to open up, you saw that there was a wide variation in how that was done.