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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