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Adjective open has 28 senses
- open, unfastened - affording unobstructed entrance and exit; not shut or closed; "an open door"; "they left the door open"
Antonyms: shut, unopen, closed
- open - affording free passage or access; "open drains"; "the road is open to traffic"; "open ranks"
Antonyms: closed, blocked, out of use, nonopening, drawn, stoppered
- exposed, open - with no protection or shield; "the exposed northeast frontier"; "open to the weather"; "an open wound"
Antonyms: protected, secure (indirect, via unprotected)
- open - open to or in view of all; "an open protest"; "an open letter to the editor"
Antonym: private (indirect, via public)
- open, opened - used of mouth or eyes; "keep your eyes open"; "his mouth slightly opened"
Antonyms: closed, shut, blinking, winking, compressed, tight, squinched, squinting
- open - not having been filled; "the job is still open"
Antonym: unavailable (indirect, via available)
- open - accessible to all; "open season"; "an open economy"
Antonym: restricted (indirect, via unrestricted)
- assailable, undefendable, undefended, open - not defended or capable of being defended; "an open city"; "open to attack"
Antonym: invulnerable (indirect, via vulnerable)
- loose, open - (of textures) full of small openings or gaps; "an open texture"; "a loose weave"
Antonym: fine (indirect, via coarse)
- open - having no protecting cover or enclosure; "an open boat"; "an open fire"; "open sports cars"
Antonym: enclosed (indirect, via unenclosed)
- open - opened out; "an open newspaper"
Antonym: folded (indirect, via unfolded)
- open - of a set; containing points whose neighborhood consists of other points of the same set, or being the complement of an open set; of an interval; containing neither of its end points
Antonym: closed
- open, undecided, undetermined, unresolved - not brought to a conclusion; subject to further thought; "an open question"; "our position on this bill is still undecided"; "our lawsuit is still undetermined"
Antonym: settled (indirect, via unsettled)
- open, opened - not sealed or having been unsealed; "the letter was already open"; "the opened package lay on the table"
Antonym: sealed (indirect, via unsealed)
- open - without undue constriction as from e.g. tenseness or inhibition; "the clarity and resonance of an open tone"; "her natural and open response"
Antonym: constricted (indirect, via unconstricted)
- open - relatively empty of and unobstructed by fences or hedges or headlands or shoals; "in open country"; "the open countryside"; "open waters"; "on the open seas"
Antonym: full (indirect, via empty)
- overt, open - open and observable; not secret or hidden; "an overt lie"; "overt hostility"; "overt intelligence gathering"
- unstopped, open - used of string or hole or pipe of instruments
- open - not requiring union membership; "an open shop employs nonunion workers"
Antonym: union (indirect, via nonunion)
- capable, open, subject - possibly accepting or permitting; "a passage capable of misinterpretation"; "open to interpretation"; "an issue open to question"; "the time is fixed by the director and players and therefore subject to much variation"
Antonyms: unsusceptible, insusceptible (indirect, via susceptible)
- open - not secret; "open plans"; "an open ballot"
Antonym: concealed (indirect, via unconcealed)
- blatant, blazing, conspicuous, open - without any attempt at concealment; completely obvious; "open disregard of the law"; "open family strife"; "open hostility"; "a blatant appeal to vanity"; "a blazing indiscretion"
Antonym: concealed (indirect, via unconcealed)
- clear, open - affording free passage or view; "a clear view"; "a clear path to victory"
Antonym: obstructed (indirect, via unobstructed)
- open, wide-open, lawless - lax in enforcing laws; "an open town"
Antonym: lawful (indirect, via unlawful)
- candid, open, heart-to-heart - openly straightforward and direct without reserve or secretiveness; "his candid eyes"; "an open and trusting nature"; "a heart-to-heart talk"
Antonyms: disingenuous, artful (indirect, via ingenuous)
- open - sincere and free of reserve in expression; "Please be open with me"
Antonyms: dishonest, dishonorable (indirect, via honest)
- open - receptive to new ideas; "an open mind"; "open to new ideas"
Antonyms: prejudiced, discriminatory (indirect, via unprejudiced)
- open - ready for business; "the stores are open"
Antonym: inactive (indirect, via active)
Noun open has 4 senses
- open, clear - a clear or unobstructed space or expanse of land or water; "finally broke out of the forest into the open"
--1 is a kind of area, country
- outdoors, out-of-doors, open air, open - where the air is unconfined; "he wanted to get outdoors a little"; "the concert was held in the open air"; "camping in the open"
--2 is a kind of outside, exterior
- open - a tournament in which both professionals and amateurs may play
--3 is a kind of tournament, tourney
- open, surface - information that has become public; "all the reports were out in the open"; "the facts had been brought to the surface"
--4 is a kind of public knowledge, general knowledge
Verb open has 11 senses
- open, open up - cause to open or to become open; "Mary opened the car door"
Antonyms: close, shut
Sample sentence:
They want to open the doors
- open, open up - start to operate or function or cause to start operating or functioning; "open a business"
Antonyms: close, fold, shut down, close down
Sample sentence:
The business is going to open
- open, open up - become open; "The door opened"
--3 is one way to change state, turn
Antonyms: close, shut
Sample sentence:
The doors open
- open - begin or set in action, of meetings, speeches, recitals, etc.; "He opened the meeting with a long speech"
--4 is one way to start, start up, embark on, commence
Antonyms: close
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- unfold, spread, spread out, open - spread out or open from a closed or folded state; "open the map"; "spread your arms"
--5 is one way to undo
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- open, open up - make available; "This opens up new possibilities"
--6 is one way to yield, give, afford
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- open, open up - become available; "an opportunity opened up"
--7 is one way to arise, come up
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- open - have an opening or passage or outlet; "The bedrooms open into the hall"
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- open - make the opening move; "Kasparov opened with a standard opening"
--9 is one way to move, go
Sample sentence:
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- afford, open, give - afford access to; "the door opens to the patio"; "The French doors give onto a terrace"
Sample sentence:
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- open - display the contents of a file or start an application as on a computer
--11 is one way to expose, exhibit, display
Antonyms: close
Sample sentence:
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