Antonyms for opened up


Grammar : Verb
Spell : oh-puh n
Phonetic Transcription : ˈoʊ pən


Definition of opened up

Origin :
  • early 13c., "an aperture or opening," from open (adj.). Meaning "public knowledge" (especially in out in the open) is from 1942, but cf. Middle English in open (late 14c.) "manifestly, publicly." The sense of "an open competition" is from 1926, originally in a golf context.
  • As in institute : verb begin; put into operation
  • As in introduce : verb make known; present
  • As in knife : verb stab with pointed tool
  • As in operate : verb perform surgery
  • As in originate : verb create, introduce
  • As in pioneer : verb invent; lay the groundwork
  • As in profess : verb declare, assert
  • As in release : verb let go, let out
  • As in accelerate : verb increase speed, timing
  • As in shoot : verb discharge a projectile, often to injure or kill
  • As in slash : verb cut
  • As in stab : verb puncture, pierce with sharp, pointed object
  • As in strike : verb find, discover
  • As in tell : verb communicate
  • As in thaw : verb unfreeze, warm
  • As in uncover : verb reveal, disclose
  • As in unveil : verb reveal
  • As in wound : verb cause bodily damage
  • As in broach : verb bring up a topic
  • As in broaden : verb extend, supplement
  • As in acknowledge : verb admit truth or reality of something
  • As in unfurl : verb unroll
  • As in admit : verb confess, acknowledge
  • As in divulge : verb make known; confess
  • As in enlighten : verb explain thoroughly; make aware
Example sentences :
  • I've opened up, and Mr. Cass can manage, I'm sure, if you'll let me go.
  • Extract from : « Thoroughbreds » by W. A. Fraser
  • "I opened up the store, and then I went back to bed," Saunders replied limply.
  • Extract from : « Good Indian » by B. M. Bower
  • Pathways are opened up to great heights, but also to great depths.
  • Extract from : « The Truth About Woman » by C. Gasquoine Hartley
  • Then it was not only the situation, but the fine connection that it opened up.
  • Extract from : « The Stark Munro Letters » by J. Stark Munro
  • He thought of the gulf that gradually had opened up between them.
  • Extract from : « The Tavern Knight » by Rafael Sabatini
  • Stan slammed his hatch cover shut and opened up his throttle.
  • Extract from : « A Yankee Flier Over Berlin » by Al Avery
  • George opened up the hood of the station wagon and showed them the engine.
  • Extract from : « The Hohokam Dig » by Theodore Pratt
  • His knocking about the world for a bit had opened up his mind.
  • Extract from : « Lippincott's Magazine of Popular Literature and Science Volume 15, No. 89, May, 1875 » by Various
  • So the old Silurian seas were opened up to breed the fish in.
  • Extract from : « Mark Twain, A Biography, 1835-1910, Complete » by Albert Bigelow Paine
  • We have opened up an old vein which the other managers did not seem to think worth while.
  • Extract from : « The Plunderer » by Roy Norton

Synonyms for opened up

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