Open and Unctuous

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Open adjective - Allowing passage without obstruction.

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Unctuous is an antonym for open.

Nearby Words: opening, openness, opened, opener

Unctuous adjective - Not being or expressing what one appears to be or express.

Usage example: an unctuous effort to appear religious to the voters

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Open is an antonym for unctuous.

Nearby Word: unctuously

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Unctuous and Open. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 13, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/open/unctuous

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