🔄 Synonyms of "Opening"
17 synonyms found via WordNet and Google Books.
| Word | Definition |
|---|---|
| initiativenoun | A beginning; a first move. |
| scuttleverb | (intransitive) To move hastily, to scurry. |
| maidennoun | (now chiefly literary) A girl or an unmarried young woman. |
| orificenoun | A mouth or aperture, such as of a tube, pipe, etc.; an opening. |
| inauguralnoun | Marking the beginning of an operation, venture, etc. |
| gapnoun | An opening in anything made by breaking or parting. |
| firstnoun | Preceding all others of a series or kind; the ordinal of one; earliest. |
| possibilitynoun | A thing possible; that which may take place or come into being. |
| initiatorynoun | Of or pertaining to initiation |
| introductory | Introducing; giving a preview, idea or foretaste of. |
| startingnoun | The act of something that starts. |
| hatchwaynoun | A 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 stepnoun | the first of a series of actions |
| possible actionnoun | a possible alternative |
| opening nightnoun | The first night, evening, or day of a spectacle or show. |
| curtain raisingnoun | the 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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💡 Words with a Similar Meaning to "Opening"
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| Word | Definition |
|---|---|
| startingnoun | The 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. |
| initiativenoun | A beginning; a first move. |
| initiatorynoun | Of or pertaining to initiation |
| inauguralnoun | Marking the beginning of an operation, venture, etc. |
| introductorynoun | Introducing; giving a preview, idea or foretaste of. |
| firstnoun | Preceding all others of a series or kind; the ordinal of one; earliest. |
| possibilitynoun | A thing possible; that which may take place or come into being. |
| opening nightnoun | The first night, evening, or day of a spectacle or show. |
| gapnoun | An opening in anything made by breaking or parting. |
| maidennoun | (now chiefly literary) A girl or an unmarried young woman. |
| orificenoun | A mouth or aperture, such as of a tube, pipe, etc.; an opening. |
| hatchwaynoun | A 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 raisingnoun | the first performance (as of a theatrical production) |
| first stepnoun | the first of a series of actions |
| opening movenoun | (games) A move that is used to start a game such as chess. |
| possible actionnoun | a possible alternative |
| open-door | Alternative form of open door. [Providing or establishing an open door.] |
| enteringnoun | action of the verb to enter |
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