Synonyms of opened

opened

verb

past tense of open

1

as in unlocked

to change from a closed to an open position

please open the door to let the cat out

Synonyms & Similar Words

• unlocked
• unclosed
• unfurled
• unfolded
• slipped
• unfastened
• unzipped
• unlatched
• unbuttoned
• unbolted
• unclasped
• released
• disengaged
• unbarred
• unclenched

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• closed
• shut
• locked
• barred
• fastened
• bolted
• clasped
• latched
• zipped (up)
• buttoned (up)

2

as in cleared

to make passage through (something) possible by removing obstructions

we need to open this drain that's clogged with hair

Synonyms & Similar Words

• cleared
• freed
• smoothed
• facilitated
• unstopped
• unplugged
• eased
• unclogged
• loosened (up)

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• closed
• stopped
• blocked
• plugged (up)
• clogged (up)
• hampered
• hindered
• impeded
• interfered (with)
• obstructed
• dammed (up)
• constricted
• encumbered
• barricaded
• blockaded
• trammeled

3

as in expanded

to arrange the parts of (something) over a wider area

when we got too close, the cardinal opened its wings and flew to a higher branch

Synonyms & Similar Words

• expanded
• extended
• unfolded
• outstretched
• spread (out)
• unfurled
• stretched (out)
• flared (out)
• fanned (out)
• outspread
• overspread

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• closed
• folded
• contracted
• reduced
• compressed
• condensed
• compacted

4

as in freed

to rid the surface of (as an area) from things in the way

snowplows opened the runway without much trouble

Synonyms & Similar Words

• cleared
• freed
• facilitated
• stripped
• unblocked
• smoothed
• eased
• unplugged
• loosened (up)
• unstopped
• unclogged
• unchoked
• uncluttered

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• blocked
• closed
• stopped
• obstructed
• plugged
• clogged
• dammed
• cluttered (up)

5

as in began

to take the first step in (a process or course of action)

we will open the proceedings tomorrow with a short ceremony

Synonyms & Similar Words

• began
• commenced
• started
• launched
• created
• fell (to)
• set about
• embarked (on or upon)
• entered (into or upon)
• initiated
• struck (into)
• got off
• got to
• generated
• originated
• got going
• led off
• kicked off
• organized
• adopted
• established
• inaugurated
• invented
• founded
• instituted
• spawned
• pioneered
• innovated
• embraced
• took up
• took on
• set up
• fathered
• got down (to)
• got around (to)
• got round (to)

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• ended
• finished
• concluded
• stopped
• terminated
• closed
• ceased
• completed
• halted
• laid off
• discontinued
• left
• quit
• abandoned
• destroyed
• desisted
• knocked off
• abolished
• demolished
• extinguished
• forsook
• phased out
• exterminated

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of opened

In June, the group opened a series of arena dates ahead of Turnpike Troubadours and Muscadine Bloodline. — Josh Crutchmer, Rolling Stone, 3 Oct. 2026

Sayegh, who owns the five-screen cinema in Cranford, near to New York City, will mark the centennial with a throwback screening of Padlocked, the silent film that opened the theater’s doors on November 29, 1926, with an accompanying organ player. — Etan Vlessing, HollywoodReporter, 3 Oct. 2026

Morgan opened the scoring with a 30-yard touchdown pass to Anthony Feaster before connecting with Aiden Schomp for a 10-yard score to make it 14-0. — ABC News, 3 Oct. 2026

The Citadel Teaching Commons, a lab and study space, opened on the university’s Pittsburgh campus in 2015. — Austin Horn, Miami Herald, 3 Oct. 2026

Sayin completed 27 of 36 passes for 367 yards and scored a rushing touchdown as the Buckeyes (3-1, 1-0) opened Big Ten play with a victory for the 15th straight season. — Arkansas Online, 27 Sep. 2026

The backstory Hilton Aruba Caribbean Resort opened in 1959 as Aruba's first large hotel, designed by architect Morris Lapidus, the same mind behind Miami's Fontainebleau and Eden Roc. — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 26 Sep. 2026

At Métier, the British leather-goods maker that opened a New York City store earlier this year, the Passerby North-South ($2,950) won my loyalty. — Justin Fenner, Robb Report, 26 Sep. 2026

The show opened with those people walking right to left, as the collection's models walked against the crowd, left to right. — José Criales-Unzueta, Vanity Fair, 26 Sep. 2026