OPENNESS Synonyms: 62 Similar and Opposite Words

openness

noun

Definition of openness

as in honesty

the free expression of one's true feelings and opinions her openness was refreshing after the tiresome coyness of her friends

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as in vulnerability

the state of being left without shelter or protection against something harmful doctors are concerned about the population's openness to the new strain of the flu virus

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Recent Examples of openness Abbas signaled openness to political negotiations, saying figures from both sides of Israel's political divide had approached him. — Efrat Lachter, FOXNews.com, 28 Oct. 2026 Adjani’s dark hair, the openness of her gaze, feels less like a study in grays and blacks than like a photograph about stillness. — Hilton Als, New Yorker, 27 Oct. 2026 The openness and collaboration with content creators is relatively new for MLB. — Mia Sato, The Verge, 27 Oct. 2026 For its part, Beijing touts the openness and inclusiveness of its World AI Cooperation Organization. — ABC News, 25 Oct. 2026 Before the attack, some major Jewish parties would still pay lip service to the notion of making peace with the Palestinians, and their politicians expressed tentative openness to a settlement. — Aluf Benn, Foreign Affairs, 23 Oct. 2026 That openness is extending to more autonomous uses of AI, with 75% of users willing to let AI agents find the best prices and complete purchases on their behalf. — Jenny Lee, CNBC, 22 Oct. 2026 The dawn of the internet taught us that openness without responsibility can become extraction, connection can deepen division, and freedom without care can concentrate power in the hands of a few. — Amelia Rose Barlow, Rolling Stone, 22 Oct. 2026 Additional details include facade perforations adorning the upper pavilion edges and walls, maintaining a feeling of openness between the courtyard spaces and the adjacent streets. — News Desk, Artforum, 22 Oct. 2026

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Noun

The defenses now in place filter for honesty rather than for risk.

— Dvir Ginzburg, Fortune, 27 Oct. 2026
However, honesty remains important, especially when explaining what your business can and cannot do.

— Mark Berookim, Forbes.com, 26 Oct. 2026

Definition of honesty

Noun

The continued hostilities have heightened concerns about the vulnerability of Saudi Arabia's energy infrastructure, with traders increasingly focused on the risk of a major disruption to production, refining or export facilities.

— Lee Ying Shan, CNBC, 26 Oct. 2026
The next question is how widely medicine can put that vulnerability to work in individual cases.

— Mike McRae October 25, New Atlas, 26 Oct. 2026

Definition of vulnerability

Noun

The album’s experimental bent is also what keeps the music from slipping into parody or, even worse, po-faced sincerity.

— Sadie Sartini Garner, Pitchfork, 30 Oct. 2026
The show sought to expand norms of representation—a project whose sincerity all but courts the cringeworthy—with artists hell-bent on deconstructing the drive for beauty, including Orlan, Sara Cwynar, Juno Calypso, and Haley Morris-Cafiero.

— Eugenie Brinkema, ARTnews.com, 17 Oct. 2026

Definition of sincerity

Noun

That exposure is also changing what audiences expect from Egyptian cinema.

— Essie Assibu, Variety, 25 Oct. 2026
As the old roadster comes to life on a narrow hillside road, the cacophony of the 12-cylinder engine only amplifies my sense of exposure and vulnerability—and that’s just from the passenger seat.

— Viju Mathew, Robb Report, 25 Oct. 2026

Definition of exposure

Noun

Lin is known in town to be incredibly fair, but at times obtuse in his frankness.

— Matt Donnelly, Variety, 20 Oct. 2026
The novel, published in 1988, foreshadowed the career to come by taking on, with disarming frankness, everything from child abuse to transracial adoption.

— Casey Cep, New Yorker, 21 Sep. 2026

Definition of frankness

Noun

Savio The Brazilian is still finding his feet but already feels like an important player, offering pace, directness and a willingness to take on his man — qualities lacking in many of his team-mates.

— Dan Kilpatrick, New York Times, 7 Oct. 2026
Paul, meanwhile, was in a period of uncharacteristic autobiographical directness in his lyric-writing, documenting his grievances with his actor girlfriend Jane Asher while residing in her family’s London home.

— Darryn King, Los Angeles Times, 6 Oct. 2026

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