Synonyms for opening

Other words for “opening”, grouped by meaning.

We found 17 synonyms for “opening”. The most common are gap, opening night, curtain raising, possibility, possible action.

noun an open or empty space in or between things

Synonymsgap

noun the first performance (as of a theatrical production)

noun the act of opening something

Oppositesclosing

noun a possible alternative

noun an aperture or hole that opens into a bodily cavity

Synonymsorificeporta

noun an entrance equipped with a hatch; especially a passageway between decks of a ship

noun a recognized sequence of moves at the beginning of a game of chess

noun the first of a series of actions

adjective first or beginning

Oppositesclosing

Source: WordNet 3.1, Princeton University