Dictionary entry details
• OPEN (noun)
Meaning:
A clear or unobstructed space or expanse of land or water
Classified under:
Nouns denoting spatial position
Synonyms:
open; clear
Context example:
finally broke out of the forest into the open
Hypernyms ("open" is a kind of...):
area; country (a particular geographical region of indefinite boundary (usually serving some special purpose or distinguished by its people or culture or geography))
Meaning:
Where the air is unconfined
Classified under:
Nouns denoting spatial position
Synonyms:
open air; out-of-doors; outdoors; open
Context examples:
he wanted to get outdoors a little / the concert was held in the open air / camping in the open
Hypernyms ("open" is a kind of...):
exterior; outside (the region that is outside of something)
Meaning:
A tournament in which both professionals and amateurs may play
Classified under:
Nouns denoting natural events
Hypernyms ("open" is a kind of...):
tournament; tourney (a sporting competition in which contestants play a series of games to decide the winner)
Meaning:
Information that has become public
Classified under:
Nouns denoting cognitive processes and contents
Synonyms:
open; surface
Context examples:
all the reports were out in the open / the facts had been brought to the surface
Hypernyms ("open" is a kind of...):
general knowledge; public knowledge (knowledge that is available to anyone)
• OPEN (adjective)
Meaning:
Affording unobstructed entrance and exit; not shut or closed
Synonyms:
open; unfastened
Context examples:
an open door / they left the door open
Similar:
wide-open (open wide)
ajar (slightly open)
Also:
open (affording free passage or access)
Antonym:
shut (not open)
Meaning:
Affording free passage or access
Context examples:
open drains / the road is open to traffic / open ranks
Similar:
opened (made open or clear)
unstoppered ((of a container) having the stopper removed)
yawning (gaping open as if threatening to engulf someone or something)
Also:
unsealed (not closed or secured with or as if with a seal)
open; unfastened (affording unobstructed entrance and exit; not shut or closed)
Antonym:
closed (not open or affording passage or access)
Meaning:
With no protection or shield
Synonyms:
exposed; open
Context examples:
the exposed northeast frontier / open to the weather / an open wound
Similar:
unprotected (lacking protection or defense)
Meaning:
Open to or in view of all
Context examples:
an open protest / an open letter to the editor
Similar:
public (not private; open to or concerning the people as a whole)
Meaning:
Used of mouth or eyes
Synonyms:
opened; open
Context examples:
keep your eyes open / his mouth slightly opened
Similar:
agape; gaping (with the mouth wide open as in wonder or awe)
agaze; staring ((used of eyes) open and fixed as if in fear or wonder)
wide; wide-eyed ((used of eyes) fully open or extended)
yawning (with the mouth wide open indicating boredom or sleepiness)
Antonym:
closed (used especially of mouth or eyes)
Meaning:
Not having been filled
Context example:
the job is still open
Similar:
available (obtainable or accessible and ready for use or service)
Meaning:
Accessible to all
Context examples:
open season / an open economy
Similar:
unrestricted (not subject to or subjected to restriction)
Meaning:
Not defended or capable of being defended
Synonyms:
assailable; undefendable; undefended; open
Context examples:
an open city / open to attack
Similar:
vulnerable (susceptible to attack)
Meaning:
(of textures) full of small openings or gaps
Synonyms:
open; loose
Context examples:
an open texture / a loose weave
Similar:
coarse; harsh (of textures that are rough to the touch or substances consisting of relatively large particles)
Meaning:
Having no protecting cover or enclosure
Context examples:
an open boat / an open fire / open sports cars
Similar:
unenclosed (not closed in our surrounded or included)
Meaning:
(set theory) of an interval that contains neither of its endpoints
Domain category:
math; mathematics; maths (a science (or group of related sciences) dealing with the logic of quantity and shape and arrangement)
Antonym:
closed ((set theory) of an interval that contains both its endpoints)
Meaning:
Not brought to a conclusion; subject to further thought
Synonyms:
undecided; unresolved; undetermined; open
Context examples:
an open question / our position on this bill is still undecided / our lawsuit is still undetermined
Similar:
unsettled (still in doubt)
Meaning:
Not sealed or having been unsealed
Synonyms:
opened; open
Context examples:
the letter was already open / the opened package lay on the table
Similar:
unsealed (not closed or secured with or as if with a seal)
Meaning:
Without undue constriction as from e.g. tenseness or inhibition
Context examples:
the clarity and resonance of an open tone / her natural and open response
Similar:
unconstricted (not constricted physically or by extension psychologically)
Meaning:
Ready or willing to receive favorably
Synonyms:
receptive; open
Context example:
receptive to the proposals
Similar:
acceptant; acceptive (accepting willingly)
admissive (characterized by or allowing admission)
assimilative (capable of mentally absorbing)
hospitable (having an open mind)
Meaning:
Open and observable; not secret or hidden
Synonyms:
overt; open
Context examples:
an overt lie / overt hostility / overt intelligence gathering / open ballots
Similar:
bald; barefaced (with no effort to conceal)
naked; raw (devoid of elaboration or diminution or concealment; bare and pure)
undisguised (plain to see)
visible (obvious to the eye)
Also:
unconcealed (not concealed or hidden)
public (not private; open to or concerning the people as a whole)
explicit; expressed (precisely and clearly expressed or readily observable; leaving nothing to implication)
Meaning:
Not requiring union membership
Context example:
an open shop employs nonunion workers
Similar:
nonunion (not belonging to or not allowing affiliation with a trade union)
Meaning:
Possibly accepting or permitting
Synonyms:
subject; capable; open
Context examples:
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
Similar:
susceptible ((often followed by 'of' or 'to') yielding readily to or capable of)
Meaning:
Affording free passage or view
Synonyms:
clear; open
Context examples:
a clear view / a clear path to victory / open waters / the open countryside
Similar:
unobstructed (free from impediment or obstruction or hindrance)
Meaning:
Openly straightforward and direct without reserve or secretiveness
Synonyms:
heart-to-heart; candid; open
Context examples:
his candid eyes / an open and trusting nature / a heart-to-heart talk
Similar:
artless; ingenuous (characterized by an inability to mask your feelings; not devious)
Meaning:
Ready for business
Context example:
the stores are open
Similar:
active (full of activity or engaged in continuous activity)
• OPEN (verb)
Meaning:
Cause to open or to become open
Classified under:
Verbs of touching, hitting, tying, digging
Synonyms:
open; open up
Context example:
Mary opened the car door
Cause:
open; open up (become open)
Troponyms (each of the following is one way to "open"):
unbar (remove a bar from (a door))
lance (open by piercing with a lancet)
breach; gap (make an opening or gap in)
jimmy; lever; prise; prize; pry (to move or force, especially in an effort to get something open)
uncork (draw the cork from (bottles))
unseal (break the seal of)
unbolt (undo the bolt of)
unlock (open the lock of)
reopen (open again or anew)
click open (open with a clicking sound)
break open (open with force)
Sentence frames:
Somebody ----s something
Something ----s something
Sentence example:
They want to open the doors
Antonym:
close (move so that an opening or passage is obstructed; make shut)
Meaning:
Start to operate or function or cause to start operating or functioning
Classified under:
Verbs of political and social activities and events
Synonyms:
open; open up
Context example:
open a business
Troponyms (each of the following is one way to "open"):
establish; found; launch; set up (set up or found)
Sentence frames:
Something ----s
Somebody ----s something
Sentence example:
The business is going to open
Antonym:
close (cease to operate or cause to cease operating)
Meaning:
Become open
Classified under:
Verbs of touching, hitting, tying, digging
Synonyms:
open; open up
Context example:
The door opened
Hypernyms (to "open" is one way to...):
change state; turn (undergo a transformation or a change of position or action)
Troponyms (each of the following is one way to "open"):
fly open (come open suddenly)
unfasten (become undone or untied)
Sentence frame:
Something ----s
Sentence example:
The doors open
Antonym:
close (become closed)
Meaning:
Begin or set in action, of meetings, speeches, recitals, etc.
Classified under:
Verbs of political and social activities and events
Context example:
He opened the meeting with a long speech
Hypernyms (to "open" is one way to...):
commence; embark on; start; start up (get off the ground)
Troponyms (each of the following is one way to "open"):
inaugurate (open ceremoniously or dedicate formally)
call to order (open formally)
Sentence frames:
Somebody ----s something
Something ----s something
Antonym:
close (finish or terminate (meetings, speeches, etc.))
Also:
open up (open up an area or prepare a way)
Meaning:
Spread out or open from a closed or folded state
Classified under:
Verbs of touching, hitting, tying, digging
Synonyms:
spread; unfold; open; spread out
Context examples:
open the map / spread your arms
Hypernyms (to "open" is one way to...):
undo (cancel, annul, or reverse an action or its effect)
Troponyms (each of the following is one way to "open"):
splay (spread open or apart)
uncross (change from a crossed to an uncrossed position)
butterfly (cut and spread open, as in preparation for cooking)
grass (spread out clothes on the grass to let it dry and bleach)
exfoliate (spread by opening the leaves of)
divaricate (spread apart)
Sentence frames:
Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s something PP
Meaning:
Make available
Classified under:
Verbs of size, temperature change, intensifying, etc.
Synonyms:
open up; open
Context example:
This opens up new possibilities
Hypernyms (to "open" is one way to...):
afford; give; yield (be the cause or source of)
Cause:
open; open up (become available)
Sentence frames:
Somebody ----s something
Something ----s something
Meaning:
Become available
Classified under:
Verbs of size, temperature change, intensifying, etc.
Synonyms:
open up; open
Context example:
an opportunity opened up
Hypernyms (to "open" is one way to...):
arise; come up (result or issue)
Sentence frame:
Something ----s
Meaning:
Have an opening or passage or outlet
Classified under:
Verbs of being, having, spatial relations
Context example:
The bedrooms open into the hall
Sentence frame:
Something is ----ing PP
Meaning:
Make the opening move
Classified under:
Verbs of fighting, athletic activities
Context example:
Kasparov opened with a standard opening
Hypernyms (to "open" is one way to...):
go; move (have a turn; make one's move in a game)
Domain category:
chess; chess game (a board game for two players who move their 16 pieces according to specific rules; the object is to checkmate the opponent's king)
Sentence frame:
Somebody ----s
Meaning:
Afford access to
Classified under:
Verbs of buying, selling, owning
Synonyms:
afford; open; give
Context examples:
the door opens to the patio / The French doors give onto a terrace
Sentence frame:
Something is ----ing PP
Meaning:
Display the contents of a file or start an application as on a computer
Classified under:
Verbs of seeing, hearing, feeling
Hypernyms (to "open" is one way to...):
display; exhibit; expose (to show, make visible or apparent)
Sentence frame:
Somebody ----s something
Antonym:
close (cause a window or an application to disappear on a computer desktop)
