OPENED Synonyms: 132 Similar and Opposite Words

opened

verb

Definition of opened next

past tense of open

as in unlocked

to change from a closed to an open position please open the door to let the cat out

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as in cleared

to make passage through (something) possible by removing obstructions we need to open this drain that's clogged with hair

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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

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as in freed

to rid the surface of (as an area) from things in the way snowplows opened the runway without much trouble

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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

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Recent Examples of opened Pruneyard Cinemas opened to a lot of fanfare in 2018, but its owners have been running uphill — and losing ground — since the COVID-19 pandemic shutdowns. —

Sal Pizarro, Mercury News, 8 Jan. 2026 The business initially opened as a supply store, then added a taproom and eventually a restaurant. —

Janice Phelan, Kansas City Star, 8 Jan. 2026 However, Demirel opened the game scoring eight unanswered points to give the visiting Antelopes an early 8-0 lead. —

Shaun Goodwin, Idaho Statesman, 8 Jan. 2026 The last jubilee held under two different popes was in the year 1700, when Innocent XII opened the Holy Year that was then closed by Clement XI. —

Landon Mion, FOXNews.com, 7 Jan. 2026 An opened can typically lasts five to seven days in the refrigerator before oxidation affects flavor. —

Anne Wolf, Martha Stewart, 7 Jan. 2026 The smartest one out of the handful of boutique stays that have opened their doors over the past few years, âme eschews the rather predictable post-war industrial look for a serene Scandi-Japanese setting in a century-old monumental townhouse. —

Chris Schalkx, Condé Nast Traveler, 7 Jan. 2026 The business’s first location was opened in 1976 in San Diego and now has hundreds of locations worldwide, according to the Costco website. —

Veronica Fernandez-Alvarado, Sacbee.com, 7 Jan. 2026 By mid-2025, the two countries had opened discussions on defense and free trade, and Bangladesh joined China and Pakistan for a trilateral summit in June after restoring diplomatic ties with the latter. —

Muhib Rahman, Foreign Affairs, 12 Nov. 2025

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It was unlocked because complexity was removed, incentives were aligned, and capital was forced to reprice assets independently.

— Jim Osman, Forbes.com, 26 Jan. 2026
Now Hermes’s five-star offering has unlocked the destination for those wanting to visit the world’s finest natural laboratory in style.

— Julia Zaltzman, Robb Report, 26 Jan. 2026