UNCLOSES Synonyms: 25 Similar and Opposite Words

uncloses

verb

present tense third-person singular of unclose

as in opens

to change from a closed to an open position one nurse closed the window in my room, and a minute later another nurse unclosed it

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Episode three opens with Daemon and Caraxes, flanked by Ulf on Silverwing and Hugh on Vermithor, meeting Lord Ormund Hightower’s host in an open field.

— Amanda Whiting, Vulture, 6 July 2026
On Sundays, Kenyon opens the gates of his homestead to kids from Cherbourg, and anyone else who wants to ride bulls.

— Hilary Whiteman, CNN Money, 5 July 2026

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unclosing

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