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Opening

🔄 Synonyms of "Opening"

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initiativenounA beginning; a first move.
scuttleverb(intransitive) To move hastily, to scurry.
maidennoun(now chiefly literary) A girl or an unmarried young woman.
orificenounA mouth or aperture, such as of a tube, pipe, etc.; an opening.
inauguralnounMarking the beginning of an operation, venture, etc.
gapnounAn opening in anything made by breaking or parting.
firstnounPreceding all others of a series or kind; the ordinal of one; earliest.
possibilitynounA thing possible; that which may take place or come into being.
initiatorynounOf or pertaining to initiation
introductoryIntroducing; giving a preview, idea or foretaste of.
startingnounThe act of something that starts.
hatchwaynounA means of passing through a wall or floor, having a hatch (especially on a ship); a doorway with a hatch rather than a door.
first stepnounthe first of a series of actions
possible actionnouna possible alternative
opening nightnounThe first night, evening, or day of a spectacle or show.
curtain raisingnounthe first performance (as of a theatrical production)
opening movenoun(games) A move that is used to start a game such as chess.

↔️ Antonyms of "Opening"

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closingnounThe act by which something is closed.
shuttingnounThe act by which something is shut.

💡 Words with a Similar Meaning to "Opening"

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WordDefinition
startingnounThe act of something that starts.
beginningnoun(uncountable) The act of doing that which begins anything; commencement of an action, state, or space of time; entrance into being or upon a course; the first act, effort, or state of a succession of acts or states.
initiativenounA beginning; a first move.
initiatorynounOf or pertaining to initiation
inauguralnounMarking the beginning of an operation, venture, etc.
introductorynounIntroducing; giving a preview, idea or foretaste of.
firstnounPreceding all others of a series or kind; the ordinal of one; earliest.
possibilitynounA thing possible; that which may take place or come into being.
opening nightnounThe first night, evening, or day of a spectacle or show.
gapnounAn opening in anything made by breaking or parting.
maidennoun(now chiefly literary) A girl or an unmarried young woman.
orificenounA mouth or aperture, such as of a tube, pipe, etc.; an opening.
hatchwaynounA means of passing through a wall or floor, having a hatch (especially on a ship); a doorway with a hatch rather than a door.
scuttleverb(intransitive) To move hastily, to scurry.
curtain raisingnounthe first performance (as of a theatrical production)
first stepnounthe first of a series of actions
opening movenoun(games) A move that is used to start a game such as chess.
possible actionnouna possible alternative
open-doorAlternative form of open door. [Providing or establishing an open door.]
enteringnounaction of the verb to enter

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