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Antonyms for re-open
| Grammar : Verb |
| Spell : ree-oh-puh n |
| Phonetic Transcription : riˈoʊ pən |
Definition of re-open
Origin :- 1733 (transitive), from re- "again" + open (v.). Intransitive sense from 1830. Related: Reopened; reopening.
- As in pick up : verb improve
- As in renew : verb start over; refurbish
- As in resume : verb begin again
- As in take up : verb begin or start again
- As in re-create : verb renew
- As in recondition : verb renew
- As in reopen : verb continue
- As in restart : verb continue
- As in continue : verb begin again; resume
- His next step was to re-establish the markets and re-open the sources of supply.
- Extract from : « Self-Help » by Samuel Smiles
- An attempt was made to re-open the Constitutional Convention of 1864.
- Extract from : « The Journal of Negro History, Volume 2, 1917 » by Various
- At the end of about five minutes he ventured to re-open his eyes.
- Extract from : « Freaks on the Fells » by R.M. Ballantyne
- Now, by an effort, let this tendency to re-open be counteracted.
- Extract from : « A Handbook of the English Language » by Robert Gordon Latham
- She said that I might re-open the question after the public demonstration.
- Extract from : « The Soul Stealer » by Cyril Arthur Edward Ranger Gull
- I did not re-open it with any intention to resume my business.
- Extract from : « Confession » by W. Gilmore Simms
- Then she turned back to her home duties, and did not re-open the question.
- Extract from : « Catherine Booth » by Mildred Duff
- It was far easier for the detective to re-open the hole than it had been for Manston to form it.
- Extract from : « Desperate Remedies » by Thomas Hardy
- I preferred that he should re-open that subject; but he came to it rather obliquely.
- Extract from : « The Jervaise Comedy » by J. D. Beresford
- But Fanny had turned away, and was now busily employed in trying to re-open the door at which she had entered.
- Extract from : « Night and Morning, Complete » by Edward Bulwer-Lytton
Synonyms for re-open
- adopt
- assume
- assume again
- become involved in
- begin again
- begin over
- begin where one left off
- brace
- breathe new life into
- bring up to date
- carry on
- carry over
- come back
- commence
- continue
- embrace
- engage in
- enter
- espouse
- exhilarate
- extend
- fix up
- follow through
- freshen
- furbish
- gain
- gain ground
- gentrify
- get better
- get off
- get well
- give a new look to
- go on
- go on with
- go over
- increase
- initiate
- keep on
- keep up
- kick off
- make a comeback
- mend
- modernize
- occupy again
- open
- overhaul
- perk up
- pick up
- proceed
- prolong
- rally
- re-create
- reaffirm
- reassume
- reawaken
- recapitulate
- recommence
- recondition
- recoup
- recover
- recreate
- reestablish
- refit
- refresh
- refurbish
- regain
- regenerate
- rehabilitate
- reinstate
- reinstitute
- reinvigorate
- rejuvenate
- remodel
- renew
- renovate
- reoccupy
- reopen
- repair
- repeat
- replace
- replenish
- repossess
- restart
- restate
- restock
- restore
- resume
- resuscitate
- retake
- retread
- return to
- revamp
- revitalize
- revive
- set to
- spruce
- start
- stimulate
- swell
- tackle
- take back
- take on
- take up
- tee off
- transform
- undertake
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