open door

NOUN

freedom to enter

Synonyms

WEAK

equal admission free access generosity open-door policy smiling reception warmheartedness

ADJECTIVE

open

Synonyms

WEAK

admissible agreeable allowable approachable appropriate attainable available employable fit free general getable nondiscriminatory not posted obtainable on deck on tap operative permitted practicable proper public reachable securable suitable to be had unconditional unoccupied unqualified unrestricted usable vacant welcoming within reach

open-door

ADJECTIVE

open

Synonyms

WEAK

Example Sentences

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One time, he stood at the open door of a DC-3 plane to capture a case of whisky being dropped on the peak of Mount Kilimanjaro for a Canadian Club ad.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 26, 2026

"The talks in Pakistan did not deliver a deal, but they did something just as important. They kept the door open. And in markets, an open door is often enough," he added.

From Barron's • Apr. 14, 2026

“We’re asking for accessibility, not an open door to cause harm.”

From Salon • Mar. 1, 2026

"Our house was an open door, the workers had keys to the house," he added.

From BBC • Feb. 15, 2026

When I emerge from the gravel road, Coach Wiley is pacing outside the bus’s open door with a clipboard.

From "Legendary Frybread Drive-In" by Cynthia Leitich Smith

open door

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