OPENED (UP) Synonyms: 53 Similar and Opposite Words

opened (up)

verb

past tense of open (up)

as in scooped (out)

Related Words

Relevance

Dissimilar Words

as in needed

Related Words

Dissimilar Words

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for opened (up)

Verb

The recording feature continued even when the TVs were unplugged from the internet, storing the audio files locally and uploading them the moment the internet connection was restored.

— Frank Landymore, Futurism, 10 Sep. 2026
In one instance, someone unplugged a Flock camera and angled it down.

— Josh Wood, Louisville Courier Journal, 31 Aug. 2026

Definition of unplugged

Verb

City and transit officials agree more sand is needed and note that coastal communities, including surf hub Huntington Beach, have nourished their beaches for years.

— ABC News, ABC News, 27 Sep. 2026
These contracts allow Micron to invest in the capacity needed to increase output, while protecting itself from waning customer demand in the future, as the AI buildout plays out.

— Zev Fima,Kevin Stankiewicz, CNBC, 27 Sep. 2026

Definition of needed

Verb

Castellanos traveled to Houston to meet her husband after learning he would be freed.

— Ivan Taylor, CBS News, 29 Sep. 2026
Trouble is on the horizon though as an explosion on one of his oil rigs has freed a killer ice floe, setting loose tsunamis, threatening hundreds of thousands of lives and heading directly for Europe.

— Pete Hammond, Deadline, 29 Sep. 2026

Definition of freed

Verb

Rather than just write a big check, the Ryan family wanted to also manage the project, which is being built as part of a joint venture between Turner Construction Company and Walsh Construction.

— Daniel Libit, Sportico.com, 25 Sep. 2026
There weren’t many outlets in the Chicago suburbs for a young middle-class girl who wanted to fight for social justice.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 24 Sep. 2026

Definition of wanted

Verb

Precious objects slowly being excavated Archaeologists have been working at this dig site since 2009, according to lead archaeologist Rick Knecht.

— Samantha Watson, NPR, 19 Sep. 2026
To build it, workers excavated large chunks of the Judaean Hills and installed four steep escalators to steer passengers to the platforms below.

— Ben Corn, Christian Science Monitor, 19 Sep. 2026

Definition of excavated

Examples are automatically compiled from online sources to show current usage. Read More Opinions expressed in the examples do not represent those of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.

Browse Nearby Words

opened

opened (up)

open-ended

See all Nearby Words

Cite this Entry

Style

“Opened (up).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/opened%20%28up%29. Accessed 30 Sep. 2026.

Copy Citation

Synonyms of opened (up)

verb

Example Sentences

Browse Nearby Words

Cite this Entry

More from Merriam-Webster

Word of the Day

epistemic

Popular in Grammar & Usage

Do You Need a New Language Peeve?

More Commonly Mispronounced Words

Merriam-Webster’s Great Big List of Words You Love to Hate

'A' or 'an'? What about before 'h'? An Indefinite Article Guide

Why is '-ed' sometimes pronounced at the end of a word?

Popular in Wordplay

7 Great Ways to Say 'Great'

The Longest Long Words List

9 Words That Sound Like Insults But Aren't

12 Lovely and Unusual Words for the Natural World

Why do we 'bury the lede?'

Popular

Do You Need a New Language Peeve?

7 Great Ways to Say 'Great'

The Longest Long Words List

Games & Quizzes