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Antonyms for open upopen up

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  1. open, open upverb

    cause to open or to become open

    "Mary opened the car door"

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

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

  2. open, open upverb

    become available

    "an opportunity opened up"

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

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

  3. open, open upverb

    make available

    "This opens up new possibilities"

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

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

  4. pioneer, open upverb

    open up an area or prepare a way

    "She pioneered a graduate program for women students"

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

    Synonyms:
    pioneer, open, initiate

  5. open, open upverb

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

    "open a business"

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

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

  6. open, open upverb

    become open

    "The door opened"

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

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

  7. open upverb

    talk freely and without inhibition

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

    Synonyms:
    pioneer, open

How to use open up in a sentence?

  1. Tim Cook:

    We encourage China to continue to open up, we see that as essential, not only for China to reach its full potential, but for the global economy to thrive.

  2. Christer Fallman:

    If you want to open up a place like this in Uganda it would be a nice way to start because this is such a good way, probably the best one, it's about older people who need security and somewhere to live, and compassion is the way to break the ice in hard-hearted people.

  3. President Donald Trump almost certainly:

    It would be nice to be able to open with a big bang and open up our country, or certainly most of our country.

  4. Bill Gates:

    If they open up, they can go back into exponential( coronavirus infection) growth and compete with New York on that basis.

  5. Brooks Koepka:

    I feel great. Im excited. Ive got a chance. Thats all you can ask for, i just need to make a few putts. Sometimes the hole just needs to open up. If I can get off to a good start tomorrow, have that feeling where the holes opening up, it could be a fun round.

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