Antonyms for opening up


Grammar : Noun, verb
Spell : oh-puh n
Phonetic Transcription : ˈoʊ pən


Definition of opening 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 colonization : noun settlement of area
  • 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 :
  • And my father, opening up by degrees, showed an unmistakable relish for Joe.
  • Extract from : « The Harbor » by Ernest Poole
  • Golden horizons were opening up all around the heavily laden table.
  • Extract from : « L'Assommoir » by Emile Zola
  • That was opening up a brand-new kind of hotel that nobody ever heard of before.
  • Extract from : « Cape Cod Stories » by Joseph C. Lincoln
  • Jean Lafitte was all for opening up his own thumb for blood, but I stopped him.
  • Extract from : « The Lady and the Pirate » by Emerson Hough
  • With the opening up of this country as the stake—yes and our own hides.
  • Extract from : « Terry » by Charles Goff Thomson
  • How the people of Ballymoy are opening up a new era for Ireland.
  • Extract from : « General John Regan » by George A. Birmingham
  • At first sight this seems wholly an opening up of undreamt-of evil.
  • Extract from : « Progress and History » by Various
  • This opening up of the field of vision is the symptom of success.
  • Extract from : « Second Sight » by Sepharial
  • On opening up a new turn in the valley they came on the ruins of a hut.
  • Extract from : « The Coxswain's Bride » by R.M. Ballantyne
  • Land for the opening up of University Street had been given in 1851.
  • Extract from : « McGill and its Story, 1821-1921 » by Cyrus Macmillan

Synonyms for opening up

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