Antonyms for opened up

Grammar : Verb

Spell : oh-puh n

Phonetic Transcription : ˈoʊ pən

Definition of opened up

Origin : early 13c., "an aperture or opening," from open (adj.). Meaning "public knowledge" (especially in out in the open) is from 1942, but cf. Middle English in open (late 14c.) "manifestly, publicly." The sense of "an open competition" is from 1926, originally in a golf context.

As in institute : verb begin; put into operation
As in introduce : verb make known; present
As in knife : verb stab with pointed tool
As in operate : verb perform surgery
As in originate : verb create, introduce
As in pioneer : verb invent; lay the groundwork
As in profess : verb declare, assert
As in release : verb let go, let out
As in accelerate : verb increase speed, timing
As in shoot : verb discharge a projectile, often to injure or kill
As in slash : verb cut
As in stab : verb puncture, pierce with sharp, pointed object
As in strike : verb find, discover
As in tell : verb communicate
As in thaw : verb unfreeze, warm
As in uncover : verb reveal, disclose
As in unveil : verb reveal
As in wound : verb cause bodily damage
As in broach : verb bring up a topic
As in broaden : verb extend, supplement
As in acknowledge : verb admit truth or reality of something
As in unfurl : verb unroll
As in admit : verb confess, acknowledge
As in divulge : verb make known; confess
As in enlighten : verb explain thoroughly; make aware

Example sentences :

I've opened up, and Mr. Cass can manage, I'm sure, if you'll let me go.
Extract from : « Thoroughbreds » by W. A. Fraser

"I opened up the store, and then I went back to bed," Saunders replied limply.
Extract from : « Good Indian » by B. M. Bower

Pathways are opened up to great heights, but also to great depths.
Extract from : « The Truth About Woman » by C. Gasquoine Hartley

Then it was not only the situation, but the fine connection that it opened up.
Extract from : « The Stark Munro Letters » by J. Stark Munro

He thought of the gulf that gradually had opened up between them.
Extract from : « The Tavern Knight » by Rafael Sabatini

Stan slammed his hatch cover shut and opened up his throttle.
Extract from : « A Yankee Flier Over Berlin » by Al Avery

George opened up the hood of the station wagon and showed them the engine.
Extract from : « The Hohokam Dig » by Theodore Pratt

His knocking about the world for a bit had opened up his mind.
Extract from : « Lippincott's Magazine of Popular Literature and Science Volume 15, No. 89, May, 1875 » by Various

So the old Silurian seas were opened up to breed the fish in.
Extract from : « Mark Twain, A Biography, 1835-1910, Complete » by Albert Bigelow Paine

We have opened up an old vein which the other managers did not seem to think worth while.
Extract from : « The Plunderer » by Roy Norton

Synonyms for opened up

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