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

Oriental and American cockroaches often come in through gaps under doors and through openings around utility pipes and drains. — Faith Wakefield, USA Today, 16 July 2026

Worker shortages nationwide have eased considerably from their alarming levels in the years following the pandemic, when there were millions more job openings than there were workers to fill them. — Scott Cohn, CNBC, 16 July 2026

Brands are hiring cautiously after layoffs and restructurings; rising graduate numbers are vastly outweighing entry-level job openings; and AI is rapidly reshaping hiring across industries. — Cami Fateh, Vogue, 15 July 2026

CharlotteFive drops this kind of local food, drink and things-to-do intel every day — spicy food hunts, restaurant openings, reader polls and all. — Melissa Oyler, Charlotte Observer, 15 July 2026

Water rushed in through the openings, and the ship foundered so quickly that most of the 500 men onboard were lost. — Encyclopedia Britannica, 15 July 2026

Prospect holes and shaft openings scarred the rough canyon walls at all levels. — Frank C. Hibben, Outdoor Life, 15 July 2026

Understand What The Skills Gap Actually Rewards Of the owners who couldn’t fill their openings, 27% said skilled roles went unfilled, and 12% said the same for unskilled roles. — Sarah Hernholm, Forbes.com, 12 July 2026

Holes Other tea infusers feature strainer-like holes that are slightly larger than the openings in mesh models. — Bestreviews, Chicago Tribune, 9 July 2026