OPENING UP Synonyms: 52 Similar and Opposite Words

opening (up)

verb

Definition of opening (up)

present participle of open (up)

as in scooping (out)

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as in needing

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Verb

But many people who've made big midlife changes describe it as freeing.

— Allison Aubrey, NPR, 15 Oct. 2026
Boulder Police are preparing to launch a new artificial intelligence program to handle non-emergency calls, freeing dispatchers to focus on emergencies.

— Sarah Horbacewicz, CBS News, 12 Oct. 2026

Definition of freeing

Verb

With the offense reeling and needing confidence after halftime, Craig opened the third quarter with a beautiful 67-yard completion to Jordan Dwyer on the second offensive snap of the half.

— Steven Johnson, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 17 Oct. 2026
Its nuclear reactor gives it enormous endurance without needing to surface or snorkel to operate diesel engines.

— Christopher McFadden, Interesting Engineering, 17 Oct. 2026

Definition of needing

Verb

And still, that is just unplugging as tourism, not unlike visiting a spa with a raw-vegan menu and daily yoga classes or attending a writers retreat that brings you breakfast in a basket every morning and someone who cleans your room.

— Marisa Meltzer, Vanity Fair, 12 Oct. 2026
After Rice tried to stop the surveillance, turning the cameras around or unplugging the internet, Perera, Rice said, began calling the police in Ohio from 2,300 miles away in California, to request welfare checks.

— Joe Rubin, Sacbee.com, 8 Oct. 2026

Definition of unplugging

Verb

Voters wanting to avoid long lines can use the site to find wait times and the nearest polling place.

— Eleanor Dearman, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 18 Oct. 2026
Engelbert was proud of all she's accomplished in her seven-year plus tenure as commissioner, but stopped short of wanting to discuss her own mark on the league.

— ABC News, ABC News, 17 Oct. 2026

Definition of wanting

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Since mid-August, Figuera’s delegation and the Venezuelan government have reached agreements on releasing political prisoners, unblocking some independent media and restructuring the Supreme Court.

— Helena Carpio, Washington Post, 9 Oct. 2026
Load in the orchestration layer, the tooling, the integrations and, above all, the human supervision, because someone is reviewing, correcting and unblocking that agent, and their time is real money.

— Ajay Pundhir, Forbes.com, 10 Aug. 2026

Definition of unblocking

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Unlike traditional sports betting, prediction markets function more like exchanges, with participants taking positions against one another rather than against a house.

— Aneri Jambusaria, Fortune, 18 Oct. 2026
During a recent town hall at the Ivy League school, one student raised the question of a Greek life ban, asking student organizers if taking that step might improve the culture on campus.

— Brittany Shammas, CNN Money, 17 Oct. 2026

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openings

opening (up)

open letter

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