n. Function: adjective
1 not closed or obstructed FF1C; escaped through the open gate FF1E;
Synonyms: patent, unclosed, unobstructed
Related Words: agape, dehiscent, gaping, patulous, ringent, wide, yawning; ajar; unbarred, unbolted, unfastened, unlocked, unsealed; clear, unimpeded
Contrasted Words: blocked, obstructed; constricted, cramped, narrow, strait
Antonyms: closed, shut
2 lacking a cover or covering FF1C; an open wound that continued to ooze blood FF1E; FF1C; his chest open to the sun FF1E;
Synonyms: bare, denuded, exposed, naked, peeled, stripped, uncovered
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Synonyms: LIABLE 2, exposed, obnoxious, prone, sensitive, subject, susceptible
Antonyms: closed
4 not restricted to a particular group or situation FF1C; favored open enrollment in the schools FF1E;
Synonyms: accessible, open-door, public, unrestricted
Related Words: attainable, available, obtainable, reachable, securable
Idioms: to be had, within reach
Contrasted Words: limited, restricted; inaccessible, private
Antonyms: closed
5 available for use or consideration or decision FF1C; there are only two courses open to us FF1E;
Synonyms: accessible, employable, operative, practicable, usable
Related Words: appropriate, fit, proper, suitable; acceptable, agreeable, pleasing
Idioms: within reach
Contrasted Words: inaccessible, inoperative, unusable
Antonyms: closed
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Synonyms: DOUBTFUL 1, ambiguous, dubious, dubitable, equivocal, indecisive, problematic, uncertain, undecided, unsettled
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Synonyms: FRANK , candid, openhearted, plain, straightforward, unconcealed, undisguised, undissembled, undissembling, unvarnished
Antonyms: close; clandestine