Antonyms for opens up

Grammar : Verb

Spell : oh-puh n

Phonetic Transcription : ˈoʊ pən

Definition of opens 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'm not going to press Lambertson, but I hope he opens up tomorrow.
Extract from : « Second Sight » by Alan Edward Nourse

She opens up on the Boss in a stage whisper that whirls him around as if he'd been on a string.
Extract from : « Shorty McCabe » by Sewell Ford

Oh, Eileen, you can't imagine all it opens up for me—selling that story.
Extract from : « The Straw » by Eugene O'Neill

And he opens up one of 'em and says: "Behold, señor, your uniform!"
Extract from : « Sonnie-Boy's People » by James B. Connolly

It opens up their pores to the air, and renders them more friable.
Extract from : « Manures and the principles of manuring » by Charles Morton Aikman

And thus shuts in a braid of hair that opens up when the lock shuts.
Extract from : « Plays--First Series » by August Strindberg

But this opens up a question which it is not my purpose to discuss.
Extract from : « Ryerson Memorial Volume » by J. George Hodgins

This opens up the question as to the divers sorts of dreams.
Extract from : « Chaucer's Works, Volume 3 (of 7) » by Geoffrey Chaucer

I grow dizzy when I think of the field of speculation which it opens up.
Extract from : « Miss Ludington's Sister » by Edward Bellamy

This may be a fact, but if so, it opens up a new realm to our imagination.
Extract from : « British Quarterly Review, American Edition, Vol. LIII » by Various

Synonyms for opens up

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