Synonyms for open up
open up

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1. open, open upverb

   cause to open or to become open

   "Mary opened the car door"

   Synonyms:
   give, open, pioneer, afford, spread, spread out, unfold

   Antonyms:
   belt up, be quiet, close up, dummy up, button up, shut up, clam up, keep mum

2. open, open upverb

   become available

   "an opportunity opened up"

   Synonyms:
   give, open, pioneer, afford, spread, spread out, unfold

   Antonyms:
   be quiet, belt up, clam up, button up, keep mum, shut up, close up, dummy up

3. open, open upverb

   make available

   "This opens up new possibilities"

   Synonyms:
   give, open, pioneer, afford, spread, spread out, unfold

   Antonyms:
   clam up, dummy up, close up, belt up, keep mum, button up, shut up, be quiet

4. pioneer, open upverb

   open up an area or prepare a way

   "She pioneered a graduate program for women students"

   Synonyms:
   pioneer, open, initiate

   Antonyms:
   button up, clam up, close up, keep mum, be quiet, dummy up, belt up, shut up

5. open, open upverb

   start to operate or function or cause to start operating or functioning

   "open a business"

   Synonyms:
   give, open, pioneer, afford, spread, spread out, unfold

   Antonyms:
   belt up, clam up, close up, button up, be quiet, shut up, keep mum, dummy up

6. open, open upverb

   become open

   "The door opened"

   Synonyms:
   give, open, pioneer, afford, spread, spread out, unfold

   Antonyms:
   shut up, clam up, belt up, keep mum, dummy up, close up, button up, be quiet

7. open upverb

   talk freely and without inhibition

   Synonyms:
   pioneer, open

   Antonyms:
   button up, be quiet, belt up, shut up, close up, keep mum, dummy up, clam up

Matched Categories

1. • Arise
   • Change State
   • Innovate
   • Talk
   • Yield

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1. Mickey Mehta:

   What seems ninety nine percent impossible through the prism of your mind, seems absolutely possible through your soul's eyes. Minds have learnt to doubt even your own ability while our souls know simply how to trust. Dissolve your mind if you must, open up to all possibilities through your soul's eyes, MickeyMize.

2. Mmusi Maimane:

   If we win Gauteng it will be a massive. It will open up a totally new gateway to show voters what we can do for them, south Africa is poised for change.

3. Heather Lydia Thornhill:

   If I lost your love I know that all I would have to do is open up my eyes and find it again because love is on the air that you breathed.

4. Gareth Price:

   The first round of the Internet is creating a very individualistic, detached experiences, in one way it has even taken us away from social networking. We are still in a box in a room. I think when the Internet becomes this kind of fabric on top of everyday life it will open up new opportunities to reestablish group and commonwealth experiences.

5. Felix Okot:

   Inevitably, we have to open up schools, the future of our kids, the future of our nation, is at stake.