Opening

/ˈəʊ.pə.nɪŋ/

Synonyms for "opening" (593 found)

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Closest matches (119)

Noun(43 words)

gap crevice hole agapeangle conceptangles aperture apertures arbitrage archway archwaysbe voidbegin beginning beginningsbetween spacesbore bores brama breaches

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break throughbreaks breakthrough breakthroughs bunghole buttonholecall to ordercavitieschance ofchanceschess openingchuckholecity government postclearance clearances clearing clearings companionway cracks crannies craters crevicescurtain raising

a leg upabysm abyss access aditair lockaisle alley alpha ambulatory aperture apparition appearance appearing appointment approach arcade arising arroyo artery

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avatar avenue bareness barrenness beginning berth billet birth blanknessblast offblast-off bleakness blowholebox canyonbreach break canyon cavity chance channel chap chasm check chimney chink chuteclear stageclearing cleft cleuch cloister clough col colonnade comingcoming into beingcoming-forth commencement communication conduit connection corridor coulee couloircovered waycrack cranny creation crevasse crevice cut

Verb(4 words)

allow roombreach a contractcommence actioncreate space

Adjective(1 words)

blank space

Strong matches (178)

Noun(62 words)

cutout dehiscencedoor openingdoorcase doors doorway doorways drain earliestelbow throughempty spaceentryways exordium eye eyelets fatah fatiha fenestra firstfirst course

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first stepfootholds foram forewordfront portiongambitsgame tipoffgangways gapes gaps gashes gate gateway gateways gating glade glades hatch hatches hatchway hiatuses holes hooksicebreaker sessioninaugurating incisions initial initiate initiating initiative inlets interspace interstice interstices intro introduce introducing introduction introitus intros invitatoryitalian vuoto

cutting edgecwm dawn dawning debouch debut defile dell demonstration desertedness desolateness dike disclosure discontinuity display ditch donga door draw edge

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Adjective(12 words)

danish dørfirst movementgreat opportunitygroundbreaking inauguralinitial annalinitial conditionsinitial dateintroductoryintroductory lessonintroductory physics problemintroductory session

Determiner(2 words)

das erste wortfirst language writing assignment

Verb(3 words)

dedicating entergerman brechen

Related words (296)

junction kick-off kloof lacuna lane launchleading edgeleak liberty look look-in loophole manifestation materialization materializingmeans of accessmoat moonlighting mouthnew departure

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noninhabitance nonoccupance nonoccupancy nonresidence nook notch nullah occasion occurrence office oncoming onsetopen armsopen dooropportunism opportunity orifice origin origination ostentation out outbreak outcome outfall outgate outgo outlet outset outstart overpass pass passage passageway performance pit placeplace openpore port portico position post prefatory preliminary premiere preparatory presentation presentment preview production projection puncturerailroad tunnelravine realization reception rent representation retrospective revelation rift rime rise rising roomrunning startrupturesally portscissure scope seamsecond jobsend offsend-off separation service setoutsetting in motionsetting-up shot show showingshowing forthsituation slit slot sluice source space spiracle split spoutsquare onesqueak start start-offstarting pointstationstepping stonestepping-stone take-off takeoff tap tenure theophany time traject trajet trench tunnel underpass unfolding unfoldment unveiling vacancyvacant postvacuity valleyvarnishing dayvent ventage venthole vernissage vestibule void voidness vomitory wadi wayway inway outweir yawn

Noun(130 words)

keyhole keyholes kickoff kickoffs lacuna lacunas launch leadlead intolid removalmake roommanhole manholes mawmore introductorymore openmore voidmortice mortices mortises

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mouth mouthenorwegian åpennozzle oculus onset openopen upopeneropening a bookopening moveopening nightopportunities orifice orifices ostiole outlets outset overture overtures passages peep perforations piercingpilot episodepilot itempinhole pinholes pits placketsplug removalpocket pores porta porthole position positions possibilitypossible actionpost preambling preface prefacing premier premieres primary prologues prosceniapry openpuncture punctures puncturing pupil rents rima salutations schlitz scuttle scuttles slits slitting slot slots sockets spacespace the chairsspace the shelvesspace the testssplit openstart starter starting stokehole stoma stomatetear openteeoff throattime slottitle slidetoehold toeholds unbarring unblock unblocking unclasping uncorking uncover unfurling unlatch unlock unlocking unpacking unseal unsealing unsnapping unstoppering unwrapping vacancies vacancy vents vestibulesvoid a contractwicket wickets window windows yawn yawning yawns

Verb(6 words)

leave empty spaceopen a doorserve unlatchingunlock the doorunloosing

Determiner(4 words)

no spanthe doorthe doorwaythe void

Adjective(3 words)

prefatoryromanian vidwide gap

Related word relations

OpenGloss and ConceptNet supply richer edges like generalizations, collocations, and derivations.

7 relation types

More general

37 entries

action adjective alternative artefact artifact beginning ceremonialceremonial occasionceremony chancechange of integritychoice commencement descriptor entrance entranceway

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More specific

23 entries

aperturebottle openingcrackdoor openingfile openingforeword hole inaugurationintroductory paragraphleadopening ceremonyopening chapteropening paragraphopening remarksopening sceneopening sentence

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Collocations

10 entries

opening actopening ceremonyopening chapteropening dayopening hoursopening lineopening paragraphopening remarksopening sceneopening shot

Inflections

5 entries

more openmost openopened openings opens

Derivations

6 entries

open openable opener openly openness reopen

Antonyms

2 entries

closing

similar

8 entries

beginning first inaugural initiative initiatory introductory maiden starting

Translations

24 translations across 9 languages.

Bulgarian

1 entries

ваканция noun (vacant position, in an array)

Finnish

3 entries

alku noun (beginning)
aukko noun (vacant position, in an array)
tyhjä paikka noun (vacant position, in an array)

Hebrew

2 entries

התחלה noun (beginning)
ראשית noun (beginning)

Hungarian

4 entries

eleje noun (beginning)
kezdet noun (beginning)
kezdés noun (beginning)
nyitány noun (beginning)

Italian

1 entries

apertura noun (beginning)

Norwegian Bokmål

3 entries

begynnelse noun (beginning)
ledig stilling noun (vacant position, in an array)
start noun (beginning)

Portuguese

1 entries

início noun (beginning)

Russian

2 entries

нача́ло noun (beginning)
откры́тие noun (beginning)

Spanish

4 entries

abriente adj (Translations)
de abertura adj (Translations)
de apertura adj (Translations)
inaugural adj (Translations)

Sample sentences

28 total sentences available.

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I am counting on you to deliver the opening address.

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Would you mind opening the window?

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Grand opening sale.

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The opening ceremony took place on schedule.

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