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open

adjective
  1. Free from obstructions: clear, free, unblocked, unimpeded, unobstructed. See open
  2. Having no protecting or concealing cover: exposed, uncovered, unprotected. See protection
  3. Not restricted or confined to few: open-door, public, unrestricted. See open
  4. Tending to incur: liable, prone, subject, susceptible, susceptive, vulnerable. See likely
  5. Ready and willing to receive favorably, as new ideas: acceptant, amenable, open-minded, receptive, responsive. See accept
  6. Available for use: accessible, employable, operable, operative, practicable, usable, utilizable. See possible
  7. Not spoken for or occupied: free, uninhabited, unoccupied, unreserved. See owned
  8. Marked by lack of firm decision or commitment; of questionable outcome: indefinite, uncertain, undecided, undetermined, unresolved, unsettled, unsure, vague. Idiom: up in the air. See certain
  9. Manifesting honesty and directness, especially in speech: candid, direct, downright, forthright, frank, honest, ingenuous, man-to-man, plainspoken, straight, straightforward, straight-out, unreserved. Informal: straight-from-the-shoulder, straight-shooting. See clear, show
verb
  1. To become or cause to become open: unclose, undo. See open
  2. To rid of obstructions: clear, free, unblock. See open
  3. To move or arrange so as to cover a larger area. Out or up: expand, extend, fan 1 (out), outstretch, spread, stretch, unfold, unroll. See move
  4. To go about the initial step in doing (something): approach, begin, commence, embark, enter, get off, inaugurate, initiate, institute, launch, lead off, set about, set out, set to, start, take on, take up, undertake. Informal: kick off. Idioms: get cracking, get going, get the show on the road. See start
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