OPEN DOOR Synonyms: 28 Similar and Opposite Words

open door

noun

Definition of open door

as in welcome mat

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Noun

Europe rolls out the welcome mat Europe’s governments and institutions are eager to court America’s disaffected researchers.

— Sam Birchall, Fortune, 28 Sep. 2026
Instead, Elizabeth wants her work to be a welcome mat into her weird, fantastical world where others can find people just like them.

— Selena Fragassi, SPIN, 7 Sep. 2026

Definition of welcome mat

Noun

To buy their votes for the constitutional amendment (which needs 60% approval statewide), Tallahassee will use state tax dollars to subsidize those rural counties.

— Steve Geller, Sun Sentinel, 1 Nov. 2026
Raman said the police union was rewarding Bass in exchange for her approval of pay raises the city couldn’t afford.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 1 Nov. 2026

Definition of approval

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The French civil aviation authority and the European Union Aviation Safety Agency have both granted permission for HyLight’s airships—which have so far logged more than 750 flight hours—to operate beyond visual line of sight.

— Edd Gent, IEEE Spectrum, 29 Oct. 2026
In September, the Coastal Commission gave the county permission to raise and repair the road a few miles west of the town of Ferndale, with conditions.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 29 Oct. 2026

Definition of permission

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Blocking certification, the groups argue, would disenfranchise Alaskans by denying them representation and injecting chaos into the election outcome.

— Hugh Son, CNBC, 24 Oct. 2026
Engineers will first evaluate the R1-S on the ground before mounting it to a spacecraft for flight certification.

— Aman Tripathi, Interesting Engineering, 24 Oct. 2026

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