wide-open

adjective

ˈwīd-ˈō-pən 

-ˌō-

: having virtually no limits or restrictions

a wide-open town

Examples of wide-open in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Which, of course, is about a young woman who has this great liberty and wide-open future before her—a grand vision of what may happen in her life—but for whom things close down in a really chilling way. — Victoria Uren, New Yorker, 4 Nov. 2026

The Chiefs eventually forced fourth-and-goal, but Nix found a wide-open Nate Adkins for a 2-yard touchdown. — Pete Sweeney, Kansas City Star, 2 Nov. 2026

Commercials and movies glamorize holding a throttle wide-open on the public roads. — Doug Turnbull, AJC.com, 1 Nov. 2026

Kotelnicki’s offenses thrive on using misdirection and different motions to throw off alignments and create wide-open throwing lanes for his quarterbacks. — Steven Johnson, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 28 Oct. 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1858, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for wide-open

• atropine
• reopen
• open