Synonyms for opening
- noun
- adjective
Synonyms by meaning
Noun
2. Slot — A vacant position, especially in an array. A time available in a schedule
4. Gap
gap, space, hole, break, loop hole, crack, vent, cavity, vacancy, sluice, rift, breach, chasm, fissure, separation, crevice, flaw, chink, cleft, hiatus, crevasse, interspace
Other
beginning, first, opportunity, start, entrance, initial, commencement, inauguration, possibility, chance, preliminary, occasion
Adjective
Definitions
- n. 1
A vacant position, especially in an array. A time available in a schedule.
The only two-hour openings for the hockey rink are between 1AM and 5AM.
- n. 2
An act or instance of making or becoming open.
The daily openings of the day lily bloom gives it its name.
- n. 3
A gap permitting passage through.
He slipped through an opening in the crowd.
- adj. 1
Pertaining to the start or beginning of a series of events.
The opening theme of Beethoven's Fifth Symphony is, perhaps, the most recognizable in all of European art music.
Forms
- Plural
- openings → orifices, apertures, inlets, portae…
Example sentences
- gap The gap between the rich and the poor is widening.
- start As soon as it gets dark, the fireworks will start.
- beginning Will we be in time for the beginning of the party?
- initial After several appeals, the initial decision stood.
- possibility We cannot rule out the possibility of an accident.
- entrance I must sit for the entrance examination next year.
Popularity over time
| Word | 1850 → 2019 | Trend |
|---|---|---|
| opening | steady | |
| gap | steady | |
| start | rising | |
| beginning | steady | |
| initial | steady | |
| possibility | steady |
Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.
By length
- 3 letters
- gap1
- 4 letters
- hole1, slot1, vent1, rift1, flaw1
- 5 letters
- first1, start1, space1, break1, crack1, inlet2, chasm2, porta2, cleft1, chink1
- 6 letters
- chance1, breach1, cavity3, hiatus3, sluice1
- 7 letters
- initial3, vacancy3, orifice3, fissure2, scuttle2, crevice2
- 8 letters
- entrance2, occasion3, aperture3, crevasse2, hatchway
- 9 letters
- beginning3
- 10 letters
- separation4, interspace
- 11 letters
- opportunity5, possibility5, preliminary5
- 12 letters
- availability6, inauguration5, commencement3, introductory5
The small number after each word is its number of syllables (inlet2 = 2 syllables).