Antonyms for opens up
Grammar : Verb |
Spell : oh-puh n |
Phonetic Transcription : ˈoʊ pən |
- abjure
- abridge
- aid
- appease
- argue
- ask
- assist
- backfire
- be immune
- be quiet
- be vague
- bear
- benefit
- bewilder
- bind
- blame
- block
- cease
- charge
- check
- close
- close up
- coagulate
- collect
- combine
- complete
- compress
- conceal
- concentrate
- conclude
- condemn
- confine
- confound
- confuse
- confute
- contradict
- convict
- cover
- create
- cure
- debar
- deceive
- decelerate
- decline
- decrease
- defer
- delay
- delude
- deny
- destroy
- detain
- die
- differ
- diminish
- disagree
- disallow
- disapprove
- disavow
- discourage
- dismiss
- disown
- dispute
- disregard
- dissent
- dissuade
- effect
- eject
- end
- erase
- estimate
- exclude
- expel
- extract
- fail
- fasten
- figure
- finish
- fix
- fold up
- forswear
- free
- freeze
- gainsay
- gather
- give
- guess
- halt
- harm
- heal
- help
- hide
- hinder
- hold
- hurt
- ignore
- impede
- imprison
- improve
- incarcerate
- increase
- incriminate
- invalidate
- keep
- keep secret
- kill
- learn
- lessen
- let go
- limit
- listen
- lose
- lower
- maintain
- mend
- misguide
- mislead
- miss
- misunderstand
- narrow
- neglect
- not mention
- not touch
- object
- obscure
- offer
- oppose
- oust
- pass up
- postpone
- prevent
- protect
- protest
- puzzle
- question
- raise
- refuse
- reject
- release
- renounce
- repel
- repress
- repudiate
- restrain
- restrict
- result
- retain
- retard
- rise
- roll up
- ruin
- secret
- secrete
- sell
- sentence
- sew
- shrink
- shut
- slow
- slow down
- solidify
- stop
- subtract
- suppress
- surrender
- take away
- take back
- tap
- terminate
- unite
- unsettle
- veil
- veto
- wait
- walk
- withdraw
- withhold
- worry
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
- 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
- absolve
- accede
- accept
- accord
- achieve
- acknowledge
- acquaint
- acquiesce
- acquit
- act as if
- admit
- adopt
- advance
- advise
- affirm
- agree
- air
- allege
- allow
- amputate
- announce
- appoint
- apprise
- approach
- approve
- arrive at
- asseverate
- attain
- augment
- authorize
- aver
- avouch
- avow
- bag
- bail out
- bare
- barrage
- bayonet
- become liquid
- become soft
- begin
- betray
- bid
- blab
- blast
- blow hot air
- blow the whistle
- bombard
- bow
- brand
- breadthen
- break
- break in
- break the ice
- break the news
- brief
- bring about
- bring down
- bring into being
- bring out
- bring to light
- bring up
- broach
- broadcast
- bruise
- call upon
- carve
- carve up
- cast loose
- catapult
- catch
- catechize
- cause
- cause to understand
- certify
- chance upon
- chop
- chop down
- civilize
- claim
- clear
- cleave
- clip
- clue in
- coin
- colonize
- come across
- come clean
- come out
- come out of closet
- come out with
- come up with
- come upon
- command
- commence
- communicate
- commute
- compose
- concede
- conceive
- concur
- confess
- confide
- confirm
- consent
- constate
- constitute
- contuse
- convert
- cop a plea
- cough up
- counsel
- crack
- create
- credit
- croon
- cross heart
- cut
- damage
- declare
- defrost
- deliquesce
- deliver
- denude
- depose
- develop
- dig up
- ding
- direct
- discharge
- disclose
- discover
- disengage
- dispatch
- dispense
- display
- dissemble
- dissolve
- divulge
- do the honors
- drive
- drop
- drop the hammer
- dust
- edify
- educate
- effect
- elucidate
- emancipate
- emit
- enact
- encounter
- enjoin
- enlarge
- enumerate
- establish
- evolve
- excise
- exculpate
- excuse
- execute
- exempt
- exhibit
- exonerate
- expand
- expedite
- expel
- explain
- explode
- explore
- expose
- express
- extricate
- fake
- familiarize
- fatten
- feign
- fess up
- fill in
- fire
- fire up
- fix
- fix up
- fling
- flow
- flux
- form
- formulate
- forward
- found
- free
- further
- fuse
- gash
- generate
- get off chest
- get on soapbox
- get things rolling
- get together
- give away
- give birth to
- give facts
- give faith
- give introduction
- give off
- give out
- give the lowdown
- give the word
- go easy on
- go into details
- go out in front
- go public
- gore
- gossip
- grant
- grow
- guide
- gun
- hack
- hammer on
- happen upon
- harbinger
- harm
- hasten
- hatch
- herald
- hint at
- hit
- hit upon
- hurl
- hurry
- hurt
- ignite
- illume
- illuminate
- illumine
- imitate
- impale
- impart
- impel
- improve
- inaugurate
- incise
- increase
- inculcate
- indicate
- indoctrinate
- induct
- inform
- initiate
- injure
- innovate
- inspirit
- install
- instigate
- institute
- instruct
- interject
- interpose
- introduce
- invent
- invest
- irritate
- issue
- jab
- jag
- keep posted
- kick off
- kill
- knife
- knock down
- lacerate
- lance
- launch
- lay a patch
- lay bare
- lay open
- lay rubber
- lead into
- lead off
- leak
- leave word
- let
- let fly
- let go with
- let hair down
- let in on
- let it all hang out
- let know
- let off
- let off steam
- let on
- let slip
- let up on
- level
- liberate
- light upon
- liquefy
- loose
- loosen
- maintain
- make
- make known
- make out
- make public
- make tracks
- make up
- manumit
- map out
- melt
- mention
- mollify
- moot
- mouth
- move
- murder
- nail it
- narrate
- nick
- notify
- number
- offer
- open
- open fire
- open up
- ordain
- order
- organize
- originate
- ouch
- own
- own up
- parent
- pave the way
- peel rubber
- penetrate
- permit
- persuade
- pick off
- pierce
- pioneer
- plow
- plug
- plunge
- pop
- preach
- precede
- precipitate
- predicate
- preface
- prepare
- pretend
- prick
- proclaim
- procreate
- produce
- profess
- project
- promulgate
- prong
- propel
- propose
- publish
- pull the trigger
- pump
- punch
- purport
- put before
- put forward
- put on afterburners
- put on to
- put pedal to metal
- quicken
- railroad
- raise subject
- ram
- reach
- ream
- recite
- recognize
- recommend
- reel off
- relate
- relax
- relent
- remove
- rend
- report
- represent
- require
- rev
- rev up
- reveal
- rip
- roll
- rough up
- run
- run through
- saber
- save
- say
- say so
- school
- score
- scrape
- scratch
- seize
- set
- set at large
- set forth
- set free
- set in motion
- set loose
- set off
- set up
- settle
- sever
- shank
- shiv
- show
- show the way
- sing
- sink
- slash
- slice
- slit
- soapbox
- soften
- spark
- spawn
- speak
- speak of
- spear
- spearhead
- speed up
- spiel
- spill
- spill the beans
- spit
- spit it out
- spout
- spread
- spread out
- spring
- spring with
- spur
- start
- start ball rolling
- state
- step on gas
- step up
- stick
- stimulate
- stretch
- strike
- strip
- stumble across
- stumble on
- stump
- subject
- submit
- subscribe to
- suggest
- summon
- surrender
- swear on bible
- swear up and down
- swell
- take
- take out
- take the lead
- talk
- talk big
- talk of
- tap
- tattle
- teach
- tell
- think up
- throw lead
- thrust
- tip off
- tip one's hand
- tolerate
- tool
- torpedo
- total
- touch on
- trailblaze
- train
- transfix
- transplant
- treat
- trigger
- turn loose
- turn out
- turn up
- unbend
- unbind
- unbosom
- unchain
- unclothe
- uncover
- undo
- unearth
- unfasten
- unfetter
- unfold
- unleash
- unloose
- unmask
- unpack
- unshackle
- untie
- unveil
- unwind
- unwrap
- update
- uplift
- usher
- usher in
- utter
- vent
- ventilate
- vouch
- warm up
- widen
- wipe slate clean
- wound
- yield
- zap
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