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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