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

Tiafoe came alive and found the openings, as Khachanov did against Tien at the end of their match. — Ava Wallace, New York Times, 10 Sep. 2026

Narrow straws and valve openings can resist indirect spray because of surface tension. — New Atlas, 9 Sep. 2026

But as usual, brands can’t help but get started early, with a number of off-calendar shows, store openings, parties and more filling the calendars of the fashion set. — Hilary Milnes, Vogue, 9 Sep. 2026

In a season of flashy restaurant openings across Fort Worth, the biggest hit might be a new Italian restaurant in Burleson. — Bud Kennedy, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 9 Sep. 2026

At first, Sanchez-Corona’s family rushed to find an immigration lawyer with openings, but many didn’t have any for weeks. — Eleanor Nash, Kansas City Star, 9 Sep. 2026

Regarding the top luxury corridors, Miami and Madison Avenue in New York City led the openings. — Arthur Zaczkiewicz, Footwear News, 9 Sep. 2026

The demands of thousands of openings and closings create mechanical stress on the layers of the screen. — Stephen J. Beard, USA Today, 9 Sep. 2026

The researchers addressed this by filling only the hollow struts with foam, leaving the larger openings available for water to flow through. — Atharva Gosavi, Interesting Engineering, 3 Sep. 2026