open out

VERB

display

Synonyms

STRONGEST

advertise boast demonstrate disclose emblazon exhibit expose feature flash flaunt illustrate open perform present promote publish represent reveal unveil

STRONG

arrange bare betray brandish evidence evince expand extend flourish glaze grandstand impart manifest model parade promulgate showcase sport uncover unfold unfurl unmask unroll vamp

WEAK

bring to view lay bare lay out make clear make known set out show off spread out stretch out trot out

Antonyms

STRONGEST

conceal cover hide refrain withhold

STRONG

abridge contract keep lessen lower shorten shrink

WEAK

secrete

VERB

expand

Synonyms

STRONGEST

bolster broaden develop enlarge grow increase open spread swell widen

STRONG

aggrandize amplify bloat burgeon detail diffuse dilate distend elaborate embellish explicate fatten heighten hike inflate lengthen magnify mount multiply mushroom pad piggyback prolong protract pyramid stretch thicken unfold unfurl unravel unroll wax

WEAK

beef up blow up bulk up fan out fill out outspread puff up slap on soup up spread out stretch out tack on upsurge

Antonyms

STRONGEST

close compress decrease diminish end halt hide hinder lessen narrow reduce restrict shrink stop

STRONG

abbreviate contract curtail deflate fall lower shorten shrivel simplify tangle thin withhold

WEAK

abridge

VERB

widen

Synonyms

STRONGEST

add to broaden enlarge expand extend grow increase multiply stretch swell

STRONG

augment dilate distend open ream spread unfold

WEAK

grow larger open wide spread out

Antonyms

STRONGEST

abridge compress concentrate condense contract curtail decrease diminish lessen lower reduce shorten shrink

STRONG

block close conceal hide

WEAK

cramp narrow restrict

Example Sentences

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"I hope in five, 10, 15 years time I can lay back on my balcony in Benidorm and see open, out players with no problems - that's the dream."

From BBC • Feb. 6, 2026

With an entrance facing Hope Street, the smooth concrete addition will open out to the Grand Avenue Arts/Bunker Hill Metro station.

From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 18, 2025

“We’d be fortunate if we’re able to figure out how to keep two health clinics open out of the 10 we have,” Constantine said in an interview Tuesday.

From Seattle Times • Oct. 10, 2023

And it changes: As the witty paper constructions that start each section open out and fold back in, so do our minds and hearts.

From New York Times • Mar. 30, 2022

Walking behind his mother, into the dark hall, he managed to open out the scrap of paper.

From "I'm the King of the Castle" by Susan Hill

open out

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