All opening synonyms
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O o adjective opening
- inaugural β of or relating to an inauguration: Harding's inaugural address.
- initial β of, relating to, or occurring at the beginning; first: the initial step in a process.
- first β being before all others with respect to time, order, rank, importance, etc., used as the ordinal number of one: the first edition; the first vice president.
- introductory β serving or used to introduce; preliminary; beginning: an introductory course; an introductory paragraph.
- foundational β the basis or groundwork of anything: the moral foundation of both society and religion.
- maiden β a girl or young unmarried woman; maid.
- original β belonging or pertaining to the origin or beginning of something, or to a thing at its beginning: The book still has its original binding.
- primary β first or highest in rank or importance; chief; principal: his primary goals in life.
- germinal β being in the earliest stage of development: germinal ideas.
noun opening
- gap β a department in SE France. 2179 sq. mi. (5645 sq. km). Capital: Gap.
- breach β If you breach an agreement, a law, or a promise, you break it.
- aperture β An aperture is a narrow hole or gap.
- hole β an opening through something; gap; aperture: a hole in the roof; a hole in my sock.
- fissure β a narrow opening produced by cleavage or separation of parts.
- cavity β A cavity is a space or hole in something such as a solid object or a person's body.
- break β When an object breaks or when you break it, it suddenly separates into two or more pieces, often because it has been hit or dropped.
- chink β A chink in a surface is a very narrow crack or opening in it.
- cleft β A cleft in a rock or in the ground is a narrow opening in it.
- crack β If something hard cracks, or if you crack it, it becomes slightly damaged, with lines appearing on its surface.
- cranny β Crannies are very narrow openings or spaces in something.
- crevice β A crevice is a narrow crack or gap, especially in a rock.
- cut β If you cut something, you use a knife or a similar tool to divide it into pieces, or to mark it or damage it. If you cut a shape or a hole in something, you make the shape or hole by using a knife or similar tool.
- discontinuity β lack of continuity; irregularity: The plot of the book was marred by discontinuity.
- door β a movable, usually solid, barrier for opening and closing an entranceway, cupboard, cabinet, or the like, commonly turning on hinges or sliding in grooves.
- hatch β to mark with lines, especially closely set parallel lines, as for shading in drawing or engraving.
- interstice β an intervening space.
- mouth β Anatomy, Zoology. the opening through which an animal or human takes in food. the cavity containing the structures used in mastication. the structures enclosing or being within this cavity, considered as a whole.
- orifice β an opening or aperture, as of a tube or pipe; a mouthlike opening or hole; mouth; vent.
- outlet β an opening or passage by which anything is let out; vent; exit.
- perforation β a hole, or one of a series of holes, bored or punched through something, as those between individual postage stamps of a sheet to facilitate separation.
- recess β temporary withdrawal or cessation from the usual work or activity.
- rent β an opening made by rending or tearing; slit; fissure.
- rift β an opening made by splitting, cleaving, etc.; fissure; cleft; chink.
- rupture β the act of breaking or bursting: The flood led to the rupture of the dam.
- scuttle β Nautical. a small hatch or port in the deck, side, or bottom of a vessel. a cover for this.
- slit β to cut apart or open along a line; make a long cut, fissure, or opening in.
- slot β a long thin, narrow strip of wood, metal, etc., used as a support for a bed, as one of the horizontal laths of a Venetian blind, etc.
- space β the unlimited or incalculably great three-dimensional realm or expanse in which all material objects are located and all events occur.
- split β to divide or separate from end to end or into layers: to split a log in two.
- spout β to emit or discharge forcibly (a liquid, granulated substance, etc.) in a stream or jet.
- tear β the act of tearing.
- vent β a slit in the back or side of a coat, jacket, or other garment, at the bottom part of a seam.
- window β an opening in the wall of a building, the side of a vehicle, etc., for the admission of air or light, or both, commonly fitted with a frame in which are set movable sashes containing panes of glass.
- start β to begin or set out, as on a journey or activity.
- beginning β The beginning of an event or process is the first part of it.
- introduction β the act of introducing or the state of being introduced.
- intro β an introduction.
- lead-in β something that leads in or introduces; introduction; opening.
- preamble β an introductory statement; preface; introduction. Synonyms: opening, beginning; foreword, prologue, prelude. Antonyms: epilogue, appendix, conclusion, afterword, closing.
- overture β an opening or initiating move toward negotiations, a new relationship, an agreement, etc.; a formal or informal proposal or offer: overtures of peace; a shy man who rarely made overtures of friendship.