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Synonyms, Thesaurus & Antonyms of 'opening' Princeton's WordNet 

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


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