Antonyms for reopen

Grammar : Verb

Spell : ree-oh-puh n

Phonetic Transcription : riˈoʊ pən

Definition of reopen

Origin : 1733 (transitive), from re- "again" + open (v.). Intransitive sense from 1830. Related: Reopened; reopening.

verb continue

Example sentences :

Ranging alongside, he endeavored to reopen the conversation, but to no purpose.
Extract from : « The Depot Master » by Joseph C. Lincoln

But that is a closed question now; to reopen it were futile.
Extract from : « Bardelys the Magnificent » by Rafael Sabatini

Rosamund should reopen for him that door which, hard-driven by misfortune, he had slammed.
Extract from : « The Sea-Hawk » by Raphael Sabatini

Having nothing better to do at first, he was urged to reopen the school.
Extract from : « The Story of Young Abraham Lincoln » by Wayne Whipple

Then about ten o'clock Basil Pyne has to show up and reopen the subject.
Extract from : « Torchy and Vee » by Sewell Ford

My impertinent curiosity might reopen wounds which time had closed.
Extract from : « The Monctons: A Novel, Volume I » by Susanna Moodie

Upon the instant, Sergius sprang forward to reopen the door.
Extract from : « The Continental Monthly, Vol. 6, No. 6, December 1864 » by Various

Or had she herself been unfortunate through any idle word to reopen the wound?
Extract from : « The Crusade of the Excelsior » by Bret Harte

He suggested that the general should reopen it after the prorogation.
Extract from : « The Chronicles of a Gay Gordon » by Jos Maria Gordon

They wish to reopen the mine, and are ready to give me my own price.
Extract from : « Sappers and Miners » by George Manville Fenn

Synonyms for reopen

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