Bolt and Open

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Bolt

Bolt verb - To move suddenly and sharply (as in surprise).
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Open is an antonym for bolt in topics: run quickly away, eat very fast, fasten securely.
Nearby Words: bolted, bolter, bolting

Open

Open verb - To change from a closed to an open position.
Usage example: please open the door to let the cat out
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Bolt is an antonym for open.
Nearby Words: opening, openness, opened, opener
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Common collocations

room bolt room open room
door bolt door open door

Both words in one sentence

  • Literature / Small Favor Gard's security glyph at the train station unleashes a violent bolt of magical lightning on any who open the locker but aren't authorized to do so.
    Source: Literature / Small Favor
  • Alas, Fluttershy chose to open to her oldest friend, who has all the guile and mystical knowledge of a lightning bolt.
    Source: Fanfic / Fluttershy Is Free
  • Oddly enough, not long after the war, a simple straight-blowback open-bolt SMG was designed in the Dominican Republic to use its ammunition and magazines, suggesting that it may have been just slightly overengineered.
    Source: Useful Notes / Modern Battlefield Weapons
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Open and Bolt. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 13, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/bolt/open
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