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. Robert Irvine:

   Food Network, listen, it's a consumer facing network, but think about this : All the chefs and the owners and the managers, they all watch Food Network. So what a great platform to help relaunch America, how do we open up these restaurants and give the consumer that feeling of being safe ?

2. Josh Hawley:

   The basic idea, we need to shut down Russian energy production. We need to open up our own, joe Biden has made a major strategic error. He’s done the exact opposite—he came into office, lifted sanctions on the Russian energy pipeline that just stuffed dollars in Putin’s pocket. And he shut down ours.

3. Columbia Mayor Muriel Bowser:

   I think we sent a helicopter down to North Carolina to get some items. We're using Under Armour in Baltimore to do some other items. We're seeing some of the domestic supply chains open up.

4. Ravi Anupindi:

   It could open up some eyes or a different way of thinking about employment.

5. Carlos Santana:

   I invite all of you to change the world with your own light, may the heavens open up and the angels bless each and every one with a deep awareness of your own light.