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/ˈoʊpən/
Example: “Open the door.”
Synonyms: conspicuous, candid, free
Antonyms: close, fold, shut
Adjective
Example: “The company had an insular culture.”
Synonyms: narrow-minded, isolated
Antonyms: open-minded
Example: “The school has an inclusive policy.”
Synonyms: welcoming, open to all
Antonyms: exclusive
Noun
Example: “The cups are in the cabinet.”
Synonyms: cupboard, storage unit
Antonyms: open shelf
Example: “The user opened the website.”
Synonyms: customer, person
Antonyms: admin
Example: “Close the door, please.”
Synonyms: entrance
Antonyms: window
Example: “Open the window, please.”
Synonyms: glass opening
Antonyms: wall
Example: “The decision opened the floodgates to further complaints.”
Synonyms: sluice gates, barriers
Antonyms: closure, blockage
Example: “The room’s stuffiness made it hard to breathe.”
Synonyms: staleness, formality
Antonyms: freshness, openness
Example: “He became quiet and withdrawn after the move.”
Synonyms: reserved, isolated
Antonyms: outgoing, open
Verb
Example: “Open the windows to ventilate the room.”
Synonyms: air out, oxygenate
Antonyms: seal, stifle
Example: “The ice cream came in a large tub.”
Synonyms: container, bath
Antonyms:
Example: “The rose bush is full of new buds.”
Synonyms: young flower
Antonyms: full bloom
Example: “We opened a tin of soup.”
Synonyms: can, metal
Example: “He said openly that he is gay.”
Synonyms: homosexual
Antonyms: straight
Example: “There is a gap between the two buildings.”
Synonyms: space, opening
Antonyms: connection, closure
Example: “The book has a short introduction at the beginning.”
Synonyms: opening, presentation
Antonyms: conclusion
Example: “The school is known for the selectivity of its admissions process.”
Synonyms: discrimination, careful choice
Antonyms: openness, inclusiveness
Example: “The company uses proprietary software for data analysis.”
Synonyms: private, exclusive
Antonyms: open-source, public
Adverb
Example: “He ingenuously admitted that he had not read the contract.”
Synonyms: naively, innocently
Antonyms: cunningly, calculatingly
Example: “The event was designed inclusively so everyone could participate.”
Synonyms: openly, without exclusion
Antonyms: exclusively, narrowly
Example: “He chose to defy the unfair rule.”
Synonyms: resist, challenge
Antonyms: obey
Example: “I booked a time slot for Friday morning.”
Synonyms: opening, time period
Antonyms: block
Example: “Please shut the window before you leave.”
Synonyms: close
Antonyms: open
Example: “Push the door gently to open it.”
Synonyms: press, shove
Antonyms: pull
Example: “Shake the bottle before opening it.”
Synonyms: move, tremble
Antonyms: steady
Example: “He took a surreptitious look at the notes during the meeting.”
Synonyms: covert
Example: “Try to set aside preconceptions and look at the data.”
Synonyms: bias
Antonyms: open-mindedness
Example: “The hotel reopened after a major refurbishment.”
Synonyms: renovation
Antonyms: neglect
Example: “The gate is rusty and hard to open.”
Synonyms: corroded
Antonyms: shiny
Example: “They used force to open the door.”
Synonyms: power
Antonyms: weakness
Example: “She plays the flute in a band.”
Pronoun
Example: “The door opened by itself.”
Synonyms: on its own
Example: “He surreptitiously recorded the conversation.”
Synonyms: covertly
Antonyms: openly
Preposition
Example: “The children are playing outside.”
Synonyms: outdoors
Antonyms: inside
Example: “His response was deliberately equivocal.”
Synonyms: ambiguous, unclear
Antonyms: explicit
Example: “The shop is closed.”
Synonyms: shut
Example: “His response was deliberately ambiguous.”
Synonyms: enigmatic, ambivalent, equivocal
Antonyms: unequivocal, univocal, unambiguous
/kloʊz/
Example: “Close the window.”
Synonyms: good, intimate, warm
Antonyms: open, distant, open up
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