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open space

NOUN
clearance
Synonyms
STRONG
allowance expanse gap headroom margin opening
WEAK
assart defoliated area empty space
Antonyms
STRONG
closure
WEAK
denial grounding refusal veto
NOUN
clearing
Synonyms
STRONGEST
clearance expanse
STRONG
allowance dell gap glade headroom margin opening
WEAK
assart defoliated area empty space
Antonyms
STRONG
closure

Example Sentences

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In the hours before and after the concert, access to the square - a popular, open space - will be controlled through 31 entry points fitted with metal detectors.

From BBC • Mar. 19, 2026

Unlike mountain lions, wolves need a lot of open space, according to Beth Pratt, California regional executive director for the National Wildlife Federation.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 14, 2026

I knocked down all the interior walls to create one large, open space.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 10, 2026

A cut-back then finds Haaland in open space to score from.

From BBC • Jan. 22, 2026

A short time before the death of Amaranta she suddenly stumbled into an open space of lucidity within the madness and she trembled before the uncertainty of the future.

From "One Hundred Years of Solitude" by Gabriel Garcia Marquez