Synonyms for open
Another word for open is unfastened, wide-open or ajar. Below are 30 synonyms across 12 senses, with antonyms.
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1. adjective: affording unobstructed entrance and exit; not shut or closed
- unfastened
- wide-open
- ajar
Antonyms
- shut synonyms
2. adjective: affording free passage or access
- opened synonyms
- yawning synonyms
- unsealed
- unfastened
- unstoppered
Antonyms
- closed synonyms
3. adjective: with no protection or shield
- exposed synonyms
- unprotected synonyms
4. adjective: open to or in view of all
5. adjective: used of mouth or eyes
- opened synonyms
- wide synonyms
- staring synonyms
- wide-eyed synonyms
- gaping
- yawning synonyms
- agape
- agaze
Antonyms
- closed synonyms
6. adjective: not having been filled
7. adjective: accessible to all
- unrestricted synonyms
8. adjective: not defended or capable of being defended
- undefended
- undefendable
- assailable
- vulnerable synonyms
9. adjective: (of textures) full of small openings or gaps
- loose synonyms
- harsh synonyms
- coarse synonyms
10. adjective: having no protecting cover or enclosure
- unenclosed
11. adjective: (set theory) of an interval that contains neither of its endpoints
Antonyms
- closed synonyms
12. adjective: not brought to a conclusion; subject to further thought
- unresolved synonyms
- undecided synonyms
- undetermined
- unsettled synonyms
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Questions people ask
What is another word for open?
You can say unfastened, wide-open, ajar, opened or yawning instead of open. Which one fits depends on the sense; the first sense above means "affording unobstructed entrance and exit; not shut or closed".
What is the opposite of open?
The opposite of open is shut or closed.
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