opening

Examples

• All

• So that's why it's so important that we show in the very opening pages of our script the great internal weakness of our character.

  Film Courage

• So that's why it's so important that we show in the very opening pages of our script the great internal weakness of our character.

  Film Courage

• And so his paper towel dowel, you would see the opening at the top, OK 'cause this is going back in space.

• I I was going to I was gonna try to recreate the like intro opening, like graphic and sound that we have where it's like a like an like an anime girl.

• And business is life intensified, so it can be messy, vulnerable, freaky, blissful, stressful, heart-opening, confusing, overwhelming, intense, and a whole magnitude of other adjectives.

  Blog text (19)

• In the opening chapter, the author introduces the main character and sets the tone.

• She delivered a powerful message during her opening remarks at the conference.

Synonyms

I

initial

vsopening

597 3.4

Happening at the start of something

refers more to occurring at the early part of an event or period

S

starting

vsopening

156 1.0

Used at the beginning of an event or activity

describes something that simply appears at the early part rather than being suitable

I

inaugural

vsopening

• Formal

85 6.5

Relating to the start of something new, like a leader taking office or a first event

is more general and applies beyond formal first events

B

beginning

vsopening

30 1.0

Something that is at the first stage of a process

describes something that occurs at the early part rather than doing the introduction

Antonyms

C

closing

167 2.5

Happening at the end of an event or period

Compounds

O

opening night

74 3.4

The first public performance of a play or film

O

opening line

15 2.8

The first line of a book or article that grabs attention

O

opening move

3 3.9

The first action someone takes at the start of a game or negotiation

P

present opening

1 1.4

Unwrapping gifts at a celebration with family or friends

O

opening line

• Jargon

1 5.4

The first odds or point spread set by bookmakers before betting

C

chess opening

• Jargon

1 3.8

A set of moves played at the start of a chess game with known plans

N

neck opening

1 3.2

A hole in clothing like a shirt or dress where the neck goes

O

opening batsman

• Jargon

1 7.9

A player who starts the team's turn to hit the ball and faces the first bowlers

S

star opening batsman

• Jargon

7.4

A top cricket player who goes in first to hit the ball and give a strong start

How Early

first

∞ 1.0

initial

597 3.4

opening

450 1.0

introductory

33 3.9

preliminary

219 5.2

Surface Forms

Morphology

Etymology