Synonyms 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

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

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

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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"

   Synonyms:
   possibility, opening night, chess opening, spread, curtain raising, opening move, hatchway, crack, scuttle, interruption, initiative, disruption, opening, possible action, gap, first step, orifice, col, break, porta

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

2. openingnoun

   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 opening

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

3. openingnoun

   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 opening

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

4. opening, 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, opening, gap, chess opening

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

5. openingnoun

   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 opening

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

6. openingnoun

   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 opening

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

7. openingnoun

   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 opening

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

8. possibility, 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, opening, possible action, gap, first step, orifice, hypothesis, possibleness, porta

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

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"

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

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

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"

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

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

11. hatchway, 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, opening, gap, chess opening

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

12. opening, 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, opening, gap, chess opening

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

13. first 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, opening, enterprisingness, gap, first step, orifice, enterprise, possible action, porta

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

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

Matched Categories

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

Dictionary of English SynonymesRate these synonyms:0.0 / 0 votes

1. openingnoun

   Synonyms:
   aperture, hole, orifice, perforation, breach, chasm, cleft, gap, fissure, rent, rift, flaw

2. openingnoun

   Synonyms:
   beginning, commencement

3. openingnoun

   Synonyms:
   opportunity, chance

Synonyms, Antonyms & Associated WordsRate these synonyms:0.0 / 0 votes

1. openingadjective

   Synonyms:
   beginning, introductory, initiatory, preliminary

2. openingnoun

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

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1. 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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How to use OPENING in a sentence?

1. Valerie Sattler:

   We will be there for the opening, that was also an important thing for us, that we knew we can be there and be part of it.

2. Michael Stutman:

   I think that it is a rather astonishing extension of wokeness in now that the door seems to be opening that someone’s political viewpoint reflects on their fitness as a parent.

3. Tim Hagle:

   At the very least I would say that his chances are minimal against Hillary Clinton unless she somehow becomes so weakened as a candidate that the Democratic base begins actively looking for an alternative, that would give him an opening, but it would also open the door for, in particular, (Democratic Sen. Elizabeth) Warren to run.

4. Todd Rokita:

   Opening boys’ and girls’ bathrooms to students of the opposite biological sex threatens the privacy and safety of all students, no law requires schools to go down that dangerous path. No controlling precedent holds that Title IX or the Equal Protection Clause means that schools must permit students to use whatever bathrooms they like.

5. Nancy Pelosi:

   If they think that they’re going to upset the verdict of the people in terms of the elections, that can really be opening a very big Pandora’s Box, i think that you change that to your peril.