Synonyms of openings

openings

noun

plural of opening

1

as in opportunities

a favorable combination of circumstances, time, and place

the talk show host's usual modus operandi is to talk over his guests, thereby denying them an opening to articulate their positions

Synonyms & Similar Words

• opportunities
• chances
• room
• occasions
• shots
• breaks
• ways
• plays
• passes
• junctures

2

as in apertures

a place in a surface allowing passage into or through a thing

an opening in the roof is letting rain drip inside

Synonyms & Similar Words

• apertures
• holes
• crevices
• spaces
• orifices
• perforations
• slits
• cracks
• slots
• fissures
• loopholes
• tears
• outlets
• vents
• pores
• entrances
• clefts
• punches
• gashes
• inlets
• rents
• slashes
• splits
• rifts
• ruptures
• intakes
• notches
• crannies
• mouths
• cuts
• punctures
• breaches
• chinks
• exits
• pinholes
• breaks
• potholes
• buttonholes
• keyholes
• peepholes
• wormholes
• knotholes
• airholes
• pinpricks
• armholes

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• seals
• patches
• fillers
• plugs
• fillings
• barriers
• obstacles
• obstructions
• stoppers
• fills
• blockages

3

as in gaps

an open space in a barrier (as a wall or hedge)

the rabbit found a little opening in the bushes and darted through

Synonyms & Similar Words

• gaps
• holes
• crevices
• intervals
• voids
• cracks
• interstices
• discontinuities
• fissures
• rifts
• rents
• slits
• breaches
• slots
• separations
• hiatuses
• breaks
• clefts
• apertures
• cavities
• pores
• gulfs
• orifices
• crannies
• interspaces
• fractures
• splits
• chinks
• notches
• chasms
• ruptures
• abysses
• gapes
• severances

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of openings

Rogen, too, has suffered stressful openings – witness the reception to American Pickle, about a Jewish factory worker who crossed the ocean from Europe stuck in a vat. — Peter Bart, Deadline, 30 July 2026

For Cultured, the Angeleno documented a six-week run of partying in New York, skipping from Manhattan gallery openings and readings to Brooklyn magazine launches. — Harrison Jacobs, ARTnews.com, 30 July 2026

On Wednesday, developers with Ahlquist confirmed more than a dozen businesses that are planned for the project, with some openings expected as soon as next year. — Rose Evans july 30, Idaho Statesman, 30 July 2026

For years, employers from Florida to Ohio have relied on immigrants taking part in a humanitarian program to staff hard-to-fill job openings for construction workers and home health aides. — Jessica Guynn, USA Today, 30 July 2026

Plaza Midwood has been a hot spot for openings this year, with notable newcomers including Uchi and Uchibā, Improper Pig, Harriet’s Hamburgers and Maman. — Heidi Finley, Charlotte Observer, 30 July 2026

Prioritizing demonstrated, practical skills over a specific degree meaningfully expands your candidate pool, particularly for the trades, skilled service, and technical roles where small businesses often struggle most to fill openings. — Rob Falzon, Forbes.com, 29 July 2026

Both of these carry the signatures of creative openings, bursts of genius, and new ideas being generated. — Steph Koyfman, Condé Nast Traveler, 29 July 2026

Here’s a quick digest of the latest openings covered by the Star-Telegram. — July 23, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 23 July 2026