open synonyms
open
modif.
Not closed
unclosed, accessible, clear, open to view, uncovered, disclosed, divulged, introduced, initiated, inaugurated, begun, full-blown, unfurled, susceptible, ajar, agape, gaping, yawning, wide, rent, torn, spacious, broad gauge, unshut, expansive, extensive, spread out, vistaed, revealed, unenclosed; see also senses 2, 4.Not obstructed
unlocked, unbarred, unbolted, unlatched, unblocked, unfastened, cleared, removed, made passable, unsealed, unobstructed, unoccupied, vacated, unburdened, emptied; see also sense 1.Not forbidden
free, unrestricted, permitted, allowable, free of access, public, welcoming, not posted; see also admissible, permitted.Antonyms
refused*, restricted*, forbidden. * Not protected
unguarded, unsecluded, liable, exposed, out in the weather, uncovered, apart, fallen open, unshut, unroofed, insecure, unsafe, conspicuous, unhidden, unconcealed, subject, sensitive; see also sense 1, unsafe.Not decided
in question, up for discussion, debatable; see controversial, questionable 1, uncertain 2.Not solid
airy, fretted, fretworked, openworked, intersticed, filigree; see also penetrable.Antonyms
firm*, solid*, impenetrable. * Frank
plain, candid, straightforward; see frank.Obvious
apparent, well-known, clear; see obvious 1. See syn. study at frank.
open
v.
To begin
start, inaugurate, initiate; see begin 1, 2.To move aside a prepared obstruction
unbar, unlock, unclose, clear, admit, turn back, reopen, open the lock, lift the latch, free, loosen, disengage, throw open, lay open, swing wide, unfasten, undo, unbolt, throw back the bolt, turn the key, turn the knob. To make an opening
force an entrance, breach, make an aperture, cut in, tear down, push in, shatter, destroy, burst in, break open, cave in, burst out from, penetrate, cleave, pierce, force one's way into, smash, prick, punch a hole into, slit, puncture, crack, muscle in*, jimmy*; see also force 2, remove 1.To make available
make accessible, put on sale, put on view, open to the public, make public, put forward, free, make obtainable, make usable, prepare, present, make convenient, make ready. To begin business
open for business, hang out one's shingle, receive business, go into business, set up shop, get to work. To expose to fuller view
Webster's New World Roget's A-Z Thesaurus Copyright © 1999 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.
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