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open
adjective
- affording unobstructed entrance and exit; not shut or closed; "an open door"; "they left the door open"
Synonyms: unfastened Antonyms: shut, unopen, closed Similar: ajar, wide-open - affording free passage or access; "open drains"; "the road is open to traffic"; "open ranks"
Antonyms: closed Similar: yawning, opened, unstoppered - with no protection or shield; "the exposed northeast frontier"; "open to the weather"; "an open wound"
Synonyms: exposed Similar: unprotected - open to or in view of all; "an open protest"; "an open letter to the editor"
Similar: public - used of mouth or eyes; "keep your eyes open"; "his mouth slightly opened"
Synonyms: opened Antonyms: closed, shut Similar: agape, gaping, agaze, staring, round-eyed, wide-eyed, wide, yawning - not having been filled; "the job is still open"
Similar: available - accessible to all; "open season"; "an open economy"
Similar: unrestricted - not defended or capable of being defended; "an open city"; "open to attack"
Synonyms: assailable, undefendable, undefended Similar: vulnerable - (of textures) full of small openings or gaps; "an open texture"; "a loose weave"
Synonyms: loose Similar: coarse - having no protecting cover or enclosure; "an open boat"; "an open fire"; "open sports cars"
Similar: unenclosed - opened out; "an open newspaper"
Similar: unfolded - 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
Antonyms: closed - 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"
Synonyms: undecided, undetermined, unresolved Similar: unsettled - not sealed or having been unsealed; "the letter was already open"; "the opened package lay on the table"
Synonyms: opened Similar: unsealed - without undue constriction as from e.g. tenseness or inhibition; "the clarity and resonance of an open tone"; "her natural and open response"
Similar: unconstricted - 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"
Similar: empty - open and observable; not secret or hidden; "an overt lie"; "overt hostility"; "overt intelligence gathering"
Synonyms: overt Antonyms: covert Similar: bald, barefaced, naked, raw, obvious, visible, undisguised - used of string or hole or pipe of instruments
Synonyms: unstopped Antonyms: stopped - not requiring union membership; "an open shop employs nonunion workers"
Similar: nonunion - 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"
Synonyms: capable, subject Similar: susceptible - not secret; "open plans"; "an open ballot"
Similar: unconcealed - 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"
Synonyms: blatant, blazing, conspicuous Similar: unconcealed - affording free passage or view; "a clear view"; "a clear path to victory"
Synonyms: clear Similar: unobstructed - lax in enforcing laws; "an open town"
Synonyms: lawless, wide-open Similar: unlawful - openly straightforward and direct without reserve or secretiveness; "his candid eyes"; "an open and trusting nature"; "a heart-to-heart talk"
Synonyms: candid, heart-to-heart Similar: ingenuous, artless - sincere and free of reserve in expression; "Please be open with me"
Similar: honest, honorable - receptive to new ideas; "an open mind"; "open to new ideas"
Similar: unprejudiced, impartial - ready for business; "the stores are open"
Similar: active
noun
- a clear or unobstructed space or expanse of land or water; "finally broke out of the forest into the open"
Synonyms: clear - where the air is unconfined; "he wanted to get outdoors a little"; "the concert was held in the open air"; "camping in the open"
Synonyms: open air, out-of-doors, outdoors - a tournament in which both professionals and amateurs may play
- information that has become public; "all the reports were out in the open"; "the facts had been brought to the surface"
Synonyms: surface
verb
- cause to open or to become open; "Mary opened the car door"
Synonyms: open up Antonyms: close, shut - start to operate or function or cause to start operating or functioning; "open a business"
Synonyms: open up Antonyms: close, fold, shut down, close down - become open; "The door opened"
Synonyms: open up Antonyms: close, shut - begin or set in action, of meetings, speeches, recitals, etc.; "He opened the meeting with a long speech"
Antonyms: close - spread out or open from a closed or folded state; "open the map"; "spread your arms"
Synonyms: spread, spread out, unfold Antonyms: fold, fold up, turn up - make available; "This opens up new possibilities"
Synonyms: open up - become available; "an opportunity opened up"
Synonyms: open up - have an opening or passage or outlet; "The bedrooms open into the hall"
- make the opening move; "Kasparov opened with a standard opening"
- afford access to; "the door opens to the patio"; "The French doors give onto a terrace"
Synonyms: afford, give - display the contents of a file or start an application as on a computer
Antonyms: close
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