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Synonyms for opening
ˈoʊ pə nɪŋopen·ing
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Wiktionary
openingnoun
Synonyms:
availability, slot
English Synonyms and Antonyms
opening
The Latin commencement is more formal than the Saxon beginning, as the verb commence, is more formal than begin. Commencement is for the most part restricted to some form of action, while beginning has no restriction, but may be applied to action, state, material, extent, enumeration, or to whatever else may be conceived of as having a first part, point, degree, etc. The letter A is at the beginning (not the commencement) of every alphabet. If we were to speak of the commencement of the Pacific Railroad, we should be understood to refer to the enterprise and its initiatory act; if we were to refer to the roadway we should say "Here is the beginning of the Pacific Railroad." In the great majority of cases begin and beginning are preferable to commence and commencement as the simple, idiomatic English words, always accurate and expressive. "In the beginning was the word," John i, 1. An origin is the point from which something starts or sets out, often involving, and always suggesting causal connection; as, the origin of evil; the origin of a nation, a government, or a family. A source is that which furnishes a first and continuous supply, that which flows forth freely or may be readily recurred to; as, the source of a river; a source of knowledge; a source of inspiration; fertile land is a source (not an origin) of wealth. A rise is thought of as in an action; we say that a lake is the source of a certain river, or that the river takes its rise from the lake. Motley wrote of "The Rise of the Dutch Republic." Fount, fountain, and spring, in their figurative senses, keep close to their literal meaning. Compare CAUSE.
See synonyms for END.
Synonyms:
arising, beginning, commencement, fount, fountain, inauguration, inception, initiation, origin, outset, rise, source, spring, start
Complete Dictionary of Synonyms and Antonyms
opening
Synonyms:
aperture, gap, opportunity, space, commencement, initiation, start, inauguration, hole, fissure, chink, beginningAntonyms:
occlusion, obstruction, stopgap, unreasonableness, contretemps, inopportuneness, enclosure, termination, close, end, conclusion
Princeton's WordNet
opening, gapnoun
an open or empty space in or between things
"there was a small opening between the trees"; "the explosion made a gap in the wall"
Synonyms:
possibility, opening night, chess opening, spread, curtain raising, opening move, hatchway, crack, scuttle, interruption, initiative, disruption, possible action, gap, first step, orifice, col, break, portaAntonyms:
closing, shutting, terminative, terminal, last, concluding, year-end, finalopeningnoun
a ceremony accompanying the start of some enterprise
Synonyms:
orifice, opening night, possible action, first step, possibility, opening move, porta, initiative, hatchway, curtain raising, scuttle, gap, chess openingAntonyms:
closing, shutting, last, terminative, concluding, terminal, year-end, finalopeningnoun
becoming open or being made open
"the opening of his arms was the sign I was waiting for"
Synonyms:
orifice, opening night, possible action, first step, possibility, opening move, porta, initiative, hatchway, curtain raising, scuttle, gap, chess openingAntonyms:
closing, shutting, year-end, concluding, final, last, terminative, terminalopening, opening night, curtain raisingnoun
the first performance (as of a theatrical production)
"the opening received good critical reviews"
Synonyms:
orifice, opening night, possible action, first step, possibility, opening move, porta, initiative, hatchway, curtain raising, scuttle, gap, chess openingAntonyms:
closing, shutting, terminal, year-end, last, terminative, final, concludingopeningnoun
the act of opening something
"the ray of light revealed his cautious opening of the door"
Synonyms:
orifice, opening night, possible action, first step, possibility, opening move, porta, initiative, hatchway, curtain raising, scuttle, gap, chess openingAntonyms:
shutting, closing, last, year-end, final, terminal, concluding, terminativeopeningnoun
opportunity especially for employment or promotion
"there is an opening in the sales department"
Synonyms:
orifice, opening night, possible action, first step, possibility, opening move, porta, initiative, hatchway, curtain raising, scuttle, gap, chess openingAntonyms:
closing, shutting, final, terminative, last, terminal, concluding, year-endopeningnoun
the initial part of the introduction
"the opening established the basic theme"
Synonyms:
orifice, opening night, possible action, first step, possibility, opening move, porta, initiative, hatchway, curtain raising, scuttle, gap, chess openingAntonyms:
closing, shutting, terminal, year-end, concluding, last, terminative, finalpossibility, possible action, openingnoun
a possible alternative
"bankruptcy is always a possibility"
Synonyms:
possibility, opening move, opening night, chess opening, curtain raising, theory, hatchway, scuttle, initiative, possible action, gap, first step, orifice, hypothesis, possibleness, portaAntonyms:
closing, shutting, last, terminative, final, terminal, concluding, year-endorifice, opening, portanoun
an aperture or hole that opens into a bodily cavity
"the orifice into the aorta from the lower left chamber of the heart"
Synonyms:
orifice, opening night, possible action, first step, possibility, opening move, porta, initiative, hatchway, curtain raising, scuttle, gap, chess openingAntonyms:
shutting, closing, terminal, terminative, year-end, concluding, final, lastopeningnoun
a vacant or unobstructed space that is man-made
"they left a small opening for the cat at the bottom of the door"
Synonyms:
orifice, opening night, possible action, first step, possibility, opening move, porta, initiative, hatchway, curtain raising, scuttle, gap, chess openingAntonyms:
shutting, closing, terminative, year-end, last, final, concluding, terminalhatchway, opening, scuttlenoun
an entrance equipped with a hatch; especially a passageway between decks of a ship
Synonyms:
orifice, opening night, possible action, first step, possibility, opening move, coal scuttle, porta, initiative, hatchway, curtain raising, scuttle, gap, chess openingAntonyms:
shutting, closing, concluding, terminal, final, terminative, year-end, lastopening, chess openingnoun
a recognized sequence of moves at the beginning of a game of chess
"he memorized all the important chess openings"
Synonyms:
orifice, opening night, possible action, first step, possibility, opening move, porta, initiative, hatchway, curtain raising, scuttle, gap, chess openingAntonyms:
closing, shutting, year-end, last, terminal, terminative, final, concludingfirst step, initiative, opening move, openingadjective
the first of a series of actions
Synonyms:
possibility, opening move, opening night, chess opening, curtain raising, go-ahead, hatchway, scuttle, initiative, enterprisingness, gap, first step, orifice, enterprise, possible action, portaAntonyms:
shutting, closing, final, year-end, concluding, last, terminal, terminativeopeningadjective
first or beginning
"the memorable opening bars of Beethoven's Fifth"; "the play's opening scene"
Antonyms:
closing, shutting, year-end, final, terminal, terminative, concluding, last
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Dictionary of English Synonymes
Synonyms, Antonyms & Associated Words
openingadjective
Synonyms:
beginning, introductory, initiatory, preliminaryopeningnoun
Synonyms:
aperture, fissure, gap, orifice, rift, chasm, hiatus, rent, beginning, introduction, outset, vacancy
PPDB, the paraphrase database
List of paraphrases for "opening":
openness, introductory, open, inaugural, opening-up, commencement, aperture, fatah, inauguration, initiation, unlock, opened, opener, ouverture, start, beginning, initial, opens, overture, launch, keynote, preliminary, paving, editorial, reopening, launching, fath, liberalisation
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Words popularity by usage frequency
ranking | word | |
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#283 | open | |
#419 | source | |
#474 | start | |
#642 | space | |
#1004 | availability | |
#1249 | spring | |
#1358 | opportunity | |
#1460 | enterprise | |
#1618 | break | |
#1649 | theory | |
#1674 | beginning | |
#1970 | initial | |
#2265 | opening | |
#2518 | origin | |
#2551 | editorial | |
#2703 | rise | |
#2966 | hole | |
#3125 | spread | |
#3232 | launch | |
#3299 | opened | |
#3455 | initiative | |
#3488 | slot | |
#4114 | gap | |
#4175 | possibility | |
#4224 | crack | |
#4790 | opens | |
#5048 | preliminary | |
#5785 | arising | |
#7706 | col | |
#8063 | fountain | |
#8627 | hypothesis | |
#8884 | unlock | |
#9398 | introductory | |
#11127 | aperture | |
#11293 | commencement | |
#11587 | keynote | |
#11830 | initiation | |
#12008 | launching | |
#13217 | opener | |
#15079 | disruption | |
#15733 | inception | |
#16727 | paving | |
#17400 | interruption | |
#17451 | inaugural | |
#18638 | overture | |
#18813 | openness | |
#20059 | outset | |
#26296 | inauguration | |
#27549 | porta | |
#28286 | fatah | |
#29001 | liberalisation | |
#37481 | orifice | |
#38530 | reopening | |
#43429 | fissure | |
#54578 | fath | |
#70897 | scuttle | |
#72001 | ouverture | |
#83585 | fount | |
#85123 | chink | |
#228653 | hatchway |
How to use opening in a sentence?
Opening up the primaries, letting voters choose who they want to regardless of party affiliation, combined with ranked-choice voting -- it was really two different approaches that allow voters to have more power and have a louder voice, they like to vote for the person, not the party.
It's going to be awesome, to have golf back in the Olympics and it's great for it to start in Rio, it would be a huge honor for me to represent my country there. I've been kind of dreaming of being at the Olympic opening ceremony, that would be pretty cool.
One of the number one reactions to PTSD is isolation. People just withdraw, out of fear or that they do n’t fit in, i had a guy who did the program last year, his wife came up to me and gave me a hug and said, ‘ thank you, he has n’t left the house since winter. ’ [ Veterans to Farmers ] is just opening the doorway for these men and women.
Gemma Allen says. To keep your relationship as blissful as possible, talk about how you ’ll split expenses such as rent, food and utilities, along with unexpected items such as car repairs or if a baby comes along. Consider opening a joint bank account in addition to your regular accounts to pay for shared expenses. You may not want to split every expense either, so decide what will be kept separate and if you ’ll want to discuss individual purchases over a certain dollar limit. Since you may cohabitate for a long time or eventually marry, talk about short - and long-term financial goals. Think about the financial impact of these goals and how you ’ll work together to achieve them, save for shared goals in separate accounts and contribute the amount that Gemma Allen agree Gemma Allen can each afford.
Opening of schools even in temporary centers has several benefits. It provides psychosocial recovery of children who are in stress, protects them from violence ... the risk of being trafficked and their parents can go to work.
Translations for opening
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- oberturaCatalan, Valencian
- otevírací, otvorCzech
- åbningDanish
- Öffnung, freie Stelle, Eröffnung, Eröffnungsvorstellung, offene StelleGerman
- alku, avaus, avautuminen, rako, [[tyhjä]] [[paikka]], aloitus, tilaisuus, mahdollisuus, kolo, aukko, avajaiset, paikka, [[avoin]] [[paikka]], reikä, ensi-ilta, avaaminenFinnish
- trou, ouvertureFrench
- oscailtIrish
- toll, beulScottish Gaelic
- nyílásHungarian
- pembukaanIndonesian
- apertura, siglaItalian
- apertioLatin
- whakapuaretanga, whakatuwheratanga, pūaha, angotangaMāori
- åpningNorwegian
- åpningNorwegian
- otwarciePolish
- vaga, início, aberturaPortuguese
- deschidereRomanian
- начало, открытие, дебют, отверстие, проход, вакансия, увертюраRussian
- öppning, spelöppningSwedish
- திறப்புTamil
- khai mạcVietnamese
- isikhalaZulu
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