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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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Even then it was only after several minutes that he was able to move and unclose his heavy eyes.

From The Front Yard by Woolson, Constance Fenimore

He who dwelt in the fair damsel, even the noble demon Beelzebub, Spirit of Pride, never deigned to unclose his teeth.

From La Sorcière: The Witch of the Middle Ages by Michelet, Jules

Yet wherefore did he not venture to unclose his eyes within the temple of the Most High?

From Auriol or, The Elixir of Life by Ainsworth, W. Harrison

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.

All doors open to him, while to you ordinary mortals they only unclose when you knock as honest finders of property, or--rascally seekers.

From The Children of the World by Heyse, Paul

From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.