Synonyms for open up

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1. open, open up(verb)

   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 up(verb)

   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 up(verb)

   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 up(verb)

   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 up(verb)

   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 up(verb)

   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 up(verb)

   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

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How to use open up in a sentence?

1. Dave Player:

   Originally it was just for injured troops but I get enquiries all day, every day, from disabled people saying 'how can I get into motorsport?', so last year we decided to open up our doors to everybody. Anybody with a disability that ticks the right boxes can be eligible to join our race team.

2. European Space Agency:

   This will really open up a new window into the universe. God knows what we will learn.

3. John Fithian:

   The idea of having the freedom to see movies in a country ... can only help to open up thinking in that country, movies have always been a sword for freedom.

4. Denver Mayor Michael Hancock:

   Stay in place and know that none of the locations that were closed during the order will open up.

5. Julia Sweig:

   Where we go from here has to do with what( happens) in the next 16 months, while the President is in office, if he is able to consolidate what has already been done, that happens by using his executive authority to open up new opportunities for travel, trade and investment. And the Cuban government needs to do the same.

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