Abstained
Opened and abstained are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Opened" instead a verb "Abstained".
Nearby Words: abstaining, abstainer
Mutual synonyms
Both words in one sentence
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When a Gryphon nationalist army marched into Yugryphonia and the Yugryphonian National Guard opened fire, Equestria warily abstained, but filed an international plight for Yugryphonia in the NEIGHTO.
Source: Just For Fun / Ponies with Pikes
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Opened and Abstained. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 15, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/abstained/opened
Abstained & Opened. N.p., 2016. Web. 15 Aug. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/abstained/opened>.
Opened or Abstained. 2016. Accessed August 15, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/abstained/opened.
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