1. (noun)opening, gap an open or empty space in or between things Synonyms: possibility, opening night, chess opening, spread, curtain raising, opening move, hatchway, crack, scuttle, interruption, initiative, disruption, opening, possible action, gap, first step, orifice, col, break, porta Antonyms: closing, shutting, terminative, terminal, last, concluding, year-end, final
2. (noun)opening a ceremony accompanying the start of some enterprise Synonyms: orifice, opening night, possible action, first step, possibility, opening move, porta, initiative, hatchway, curtain raising, scuttle, gap, chess opening Antonyms: closing, shutting, last, terminative, concluding, terminal, year-end, final
3. (noun)opening becoming open or being made open Synonyms: orifice, opening night, possible action, first step, possibility, opening move, porta, initiative, hatchway, curtain raising, scuttle, gap, chess opening Antonyms: closing, shutting, year-end, concluding, final, last, terminative, terminal
4. (noun)opening, opening night, curtain raising the first performance (as of a theatrical production) Synonyms: orifice, opening night, possible action, first step, possibility, opening move, porta, initiative, hatchway, curtain raising, scuttle, opening, gap, chess opening Antonyms: closing, shutting, terminal, year-end, last, terminative, final, concluding
5. (noun)opening the act of opening something Synonyms: orifice, opening night, possible action, first step, possibility, opening move, porta, initiative, hatchway, curtain raising, scuttle, gap, chess opening Antonyms: shutting, closing, last, year-end, final, terminal, concluding, terminative
6. (noun)opening opportunity especially for employment or promotion Synonyms: orifice, opening night, possible action, first step, possibility, opening move, porta, initiative, hatchway, curtain raising, scuttle, gap, chess opening Antonyms: closing, shutting, final, terminative, last, terminal, concluding, year-end
7. (noun)opening the initial part of the introduction Synonyms: orifice, opening night, possible action, first step, possibility, opening move, porta, initiative, hatchway, curtain raising, scuttle, gap, chess opening Antonyms: closing, shutting, terminal, year-end, concluding, last, terminative, final
8. (noun)possibility, possible action, opening a possible alternative Synonyms: possibility, opening move, opening night, chess opening, curtain raising, theory, hatchway, scuttle, initiative, opening, possible action, gap, first step, orifice, hypothesis, possibleness, porta Antonyms: closing, shutting, last, terminative, final, terminal, concluding, year-end
9. (noun)orifice, opening, porta an aperture or hole that opens into a bodily cavity Synonyms: orifice, opening night, possible action, first step, possibility, opening move, porta, initiative, hatchway, curtain raising, scuttle, opening, gap, chess opening Antonyms: shutting, closing, terminal, terminative, year-end, concluding, final, last
10. (noun)opening a vacant or unobstructed space that is man-made Synonyms: orifice, opening night, possible action, first step, possibility, opening move, porta, initiative, hatchway, curtain raising, scuttle, gap, chess opening Antonyms: shutting, closing, terminative, year-end, last, final, concluding, terminal
11. (noun)hatchway, opening, scuttle an entrance equipped with a hatch; especially a passageway between decks of a ship Synonyms: orifice, opening night, possible action, first step, possibility, opening move, coal scuttle, porta, initiative, hatchway, curtain raising, scuttle, opening, gap, chess opening Antonyms: shutting, closing, concluding, terminal, final, terminative, year-end, last
12. (noun)opening, chess opening a recognized sequence of moves at the beginning of a game of chess Synonyms: orifice, opening night, possible action, first step, possibility, opening move, porta, initiative, hatchway, curtain raising, scuttle, opening, gap, chess opening Antonyms: closing, shutting, year-end, last, terminal, terminative, final, concluding
13. (adj)first step, initiative, opening move, opening the first of a series of actions Synonyms: possibility, opening move, opening night, chess opening, curtain raising, go-ahead, hatchway, scuttle, initiative, opening, enterprisingness, gap, first step, orifice, enterprise, possible action, porta Antonyms: shutting, closing, final, year-end, concluding, last, terminal, terminative
14. (adj)opening first or beginning Antonyms: closing, shutting, year-end, final, terminal, terminative, concluding, last
Synonyms, Thesaurus & Antonyms of 'opening'
English Synonyms and Antonyms
1. opening The Latin commencement is more formal than the Saxon beginning, as the verb commence, is more formal than begin. Commencement is for the most part restricted to some form of action, while Synonyms: beginning, arising, inauguration, origin, source, commencement, inception, outset, spring, fount, initiation, rise, start, fountain, opening
Synonyms for opening 
