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unclose

[uhn-klohz] / ʌnˈkloʊz /
VERB
open
Synonyms
STRONGEST
expand free release
STRONG
bare broach burst crack disclose display disrupt fissure gap gape hole jimmy lacerate lance penetrate perforate pierce pop puncture reveal rupture separate sever slit slot split tap unbar unblock unbolt unclothe uncork uncover undo unfasten unfold unfurl unlock unroll unseal untie unwrap vent ventilate yawn yawp
WEAK
break in break out bust in come apart kick in throw wide unlatch unshut unstop
Antonyms
STRONGEST
hold
STRONG
close close up combine conceal cover fasten fix hide join marry mend misunderstand secrete sew suppress unite withhold wrap
WEAK
block bury conclude end exclude finish hinder shut
VERB
unbind
Synonyms
STRONG
disengage disentangle free loose loosen release unblock unbutton unclasp unfasten unlock unloose unloosen unravel untie unwrap
WEAK
unfix unshut unstop
Antonyms
STRONG
button fasten hold tie
VERB
unclasp
Synonyms
STRONG
disengage disentangle free loose loosen release unbind unblock unbutton unfasten unlock unloose unloosen unravel untie unwrap
WEAK
unfix unshut unstop
Antonyms
STRONG
button fasten hold tie
VERB
undo
Synonyms
STRONGEST
loosen unlock unravel
STRONG
disengage disentangle free loose release unbind unblock unbutton unfasten unloose unloosen untie unwrap
WEAK
unfix unshut unstop
Antonyms
STRONG
button fasten
WEAK
close do up
VERB
unloose
Synonyms
STRONG
disengage disentangle free loose loosen release unbind unblock unbutton unclasp unfasten unlock unloosen unravel untie unwrap
WEAK
unfix unshut unstop
Antonyms
STRONG
button fasten hold tie
VERB
unloosen
Synonyms
STRONG
disengage disentangle free loose loosen release slip unbind unblock unbutton unclasp unfasten unlock unloose unravel untie unwrap
WEAK
unfix unshut unstop
Antonyms
STRONG
button fasten hold tie

Example Sentences

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The man nodded, but did not unclose his eyes, and Clifford, after turning the gas low, went quietly out, taking care to close the door softly after him.

From The Heatherford Fortune a sequel to the Magic Cameo by Sheldon, Georgie, Mrs.

Wide open floes Part and unclose Where the ship goes.

From Fridtjof Nansen A book for the young by Bull, Jacob B.

There are occasions, however, when the most reserved natures are tempted to unclose, and of these the opening of the New Year is surely the most seductive.

From What a Man Wills by Vaizey, George de Horne, Mrs.

"If it is now safe to unclose the companion-way, I will convey my niece to the cabin for a change of wardrobe."

From Captain Kyd, Vol. II or, The Wizard of the Sea by Ingraham, Jonathon Holt

In season due the sun's course backward throws Dark night; ensue must light; the mountain's Hard rock, at length, its bosom doth unclose, Now grudging earth no more the hidden fountains.

From Wilhelm Meister's Apprenticeship and Travels, Vol. I (of 2) by Goethe, Johann Wolfgang von