Antonyms for opening
ˈoʊ pə nɪŋopen·ing

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1. openingnoun

   Synonyms:
   availability, slot

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1. 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 AntonymsRate these synonyms:0.0 / 0 votes

1. opening

   Antonyms:
   occlusion, obstruction, stopgap, unreasonableness, contretemps, inopportuneness, enclosure, termination, close, end, conclusion

   Synonyms:
   aperture, gap, opportunity, space, commencement, initiation, start, inauguration, hole, fissure, chink, beginning

Matched Categories

1. • Artifact
   • Ceremony
   • Change Of Integrity
   • Chess
   • Introduction
   • Motion
   • Opportunity
   • Option
   • Space
   • Succession
   • Surface

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1. 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"

   Antonyms:
   closing, shutting, terminative, terminal, last, concluding, year-end, final

   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, porta

2. openingnoun

   a ceremony accompanying the start of some enterprise

   Antonyms:
   closing, shutting, last, terminative, concluding, terminal, year-end, final

   Synonyms:
   orifice, opening night, possible action, first step, possibility, opening move, porta, initiative, hatchway, curtain raising, scuttle, gap, chess opening

3. openingnoun

   becoming open or being made open

   "the opening of his arms was the sign I was waiting for"

   Antonyms:
   closing, shutting, year-end, concluding, final, last, terminative, terminal

   Synonyms:
   orifice, opening night, possible action, first step, possibility, opening move, porta, initiative, hatchway, curtain raising, scuttle, gap, chess opening

4. opening, opening night, curtain raisingnoun

   the first performance (as of a theatrical production)

   "the opening received good critical reviews"

   Antonyms:
   closing, shutting, terminal, year-end, last, terminative, final, concluding

   Synonyms:
   orifice, opening night, possible action, first step, possibility, opening move, porta, initiative, hatchway, curtain raising, scuttle, gap, chess opening

5. openingnoun

   the act of opening something

   "the ray of light revealed his cautious opening of the door"

   Antonyms:
   shutting, closing, last, year-end, final, terminal, concluding, terminative

   Synonyms:
   orifice, opening night, possible action, first step, possibility, opening move, porta, initiative, hatchway, curtain raising, scuttle, gap, chess opening

6. openingnoun

   opportunity especially for employment or promotion

   "there is an opening in the sales department"

   Antonyms:
   closing, shutting, final, terminative, last, terminal, concluding, year-end

   Synonyms:
   orifice, opening night, possible action, first step, possibility, opening move, porta, initiative, hatchway, curtain raising, scuttle, gap, chess opening

7. openingnoun

   the initial part of the introduction

   "the opening established the basic theme"

   Antonyms:
   closing, shutting, terminal, year-end, concluding, last, terminative, final

   Synonyms:
   orifice, opening night, possible action, first step, possibility, opening move, porta, initiative, hatchway, curtain raising, scuttle, gap, chess opening

8. possibility, possible action, openingnoun

   a possible alternative

   "bankruptcy is always a possibility"

   Antonyms:
   closing, shutting, last, terminative, final, terminal, concluding, year-end

   Synonyms:
   possibility, opening move, opening night, chess opening, curtain raising, theory, hatchway, scuttle, initiative, possible action, gap, first step, orifice, hypothesis, possibleness, porta

9. orifice, 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"

   Antonyms:
   shutting, closing, terminal, terminative, year-end, concluding, final, last

   Synonyms:
   orifice, opening night, possible action, first step, possibility, opening move, porta, initiative, hatchway, curtain raising, scuttle, gap, chess opening

10. openingnoun

    a vacant or unobstructed space that is man-made

    "they left a small opening for the cat at the bottom of the door"

    Antonyms:
    shutting, closing, terminative, year-end, last, final, concluding, terminal

    Synonyms:
    orifice, opening night, possible action, first step, possibility, opening move, porta, initiative, hatchway, curtain raising, scuttle, gap, chess opening

11. hatchway, opening, scuttlenoun

    an entrance equipped with a hatch; especially a passageway between decks of a ship

    Antonyms:
    shutting, closing, concluding, terminal, final, terminative, year-end, last

    Synonyms:
    orifice, opening night, possible action, first step, possibility, opening move, coal scuttle, porta, initiative, hatchway, curtain raising, scuttle, gap, chess opening

12. opening, chess openingnoun

    a recognized sequence of moves at the beginning of a game of chess

    "he memorized all the important chess openings"

    Antonyms:
    closing, shutting, year-end, last, terminal, terminative, final, concluding

    Synonyms:
    orifice, opening night, possible action, first step, possibility, opening move, porta, initiative, hatchway, curtain raising, scuttle, gap, chess opening

13. first step, initiative, opening move, openingadjective

    the first of a series of actions

    Antonyms:
    shutting, closing, final, year-end, concluding, last, terminal, terminative

    Synonyms:
    possibility, opening move, opening night, chess opening, curtain raising, go-ahead, hatchway, scuttle, initiative, enterprisingness, gap, first step, orifice, enterprise, possible action, porta

14. openingadjective

    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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1. openingadjective

   Synonyms:
   beginning, introductory, initiatory, preliminary

2. openingnoun

   Synonyms:
   aperture, fissure, gap, orifice, rift, chasm, hiatus, rent, beginning, introduction, outset, vacancy

How to use opening in a sentence?

1. Chris Aronson:

   At the end of the day, they cannibalized each other, it's an unfortunate confluence of events. All three of those films combined would have made a decent opening for any one of them.

2. Michael Dubke.He:

   By instituting historic restrictions on lobbying to close the revolving door, expanding and elevating ethics within the White House Counsel's office, and opening the White House press briefing room to media outlets that otherwise cannot gain access, the Trump administration has broken new ground in ensuring our government is both ethical and accessible to the American people.

3. Ardie Sayers:

   In addition to losing strength in my left hand -- which makes opening a pack of sugar or buttoning my shirt impossible -- I have now experienced weakness in my right hand, abs, lower back and right leg. I can't run, play golf or walk any distances. Picking up anything over 30 pounds is a chore. The one piece of good news is that the disease seems to be progressing more slowly than in some patients.

4. Lakshheish M Patel:

   Now today between 10 am to 2 pm the traders can go to sleep as nothing major ups and down will take place in the stock market and strong indication is seen from 1 hour opening session that today and this week market will fall only

5. German Efromovich:

   The market is opening in Argentina, with a different mentality, until now it never interested us, we will start with six 70-seat turboprops and expand to eighteen, that is the plan.

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