OPEN UP Synonyms: 52 Similar and Opposite Words

open (up)

verb

Definition of open (up)

as in to hollow (out)

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as in to need

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Verb

The ruling released Thursday also frees up federal funding that already had been approved but not distributed to homeless service organizations in Los Angeles.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 25 Sep. 2026
Blavin initiated a rescue deal that freed all 2,100 beagles from Ridglan Farms, according to the release.

— Matthew Carey, Deadline, 25 Sep. 2026

Definition of free

Verb

Hafnia passes key tests The researchers needed more than electrical measurements to establish the material’s identity.

— Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 26 Sep. 2026
Guests who need accessible room setups or transportation are encouraged to arrange these in advance of their visit.

— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 26 Sep. 2026

Definition of need

Verb

The behaviors run the full range, from tiny tweaks like stashing the phone across the room, killing pointless notifications and blocking off screen-free stretches, all the way to full-day commitments to unplug.

— Ashley Lynch, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 24 Sep. 2026
Even unplugging the fridge and plugging it back in didn’t solve the issue as the cool air continued to escape.

— Victor Tangermann, Futurism, 23 Sep. 2026

Definition of unplug

Verb

One room of it has recently been converted into a studio of sorts for her partner Mehmet (Metin Akdülger), an experimental musician who is as likely to want to record the sound of a malfunctioning kitchen appliance as to fix it.

— Jessica Kiang, Variety, 30 Sep. 2026
Parliament has 30 days to ratify the measures, and the government wants to expedite the process, calling for an extraordinary plenary session on housing for Friday.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 30 Sep. 2026

Definition of want

Verb

Regardless, a movie of this size would need a debut near $40 million to justify its budget, per rival execs.

— Rebecca Rubin, Variety, 30 Sep. 2026
Both have used surging trading volumes as a metric to underscore the exchanges’ growing popularity, helping justify those valuations.

— Davis Giangiulio,Ananya Chetia, CNBC, 30 Sep. 2026

Definition of justify

Verb

Take down the fence when the season opens and take your toll.

— Bryan Hendricks, Arkansas Online, 27 Sep. 2026
Martha and her mother Maria Alberto Gonzalez and his wife, Catalina Gonzalez, remember taking two buses and a train from their home on the North Side to get to the restaurant in the late 1960s.

— Laura Rodríguez Presa, Chicago Tribune, 26 Sep. 2026

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