Esoteric and Open

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Esoteric adjective - Not known or meant to be known by the general populace.

Usage example: must have had some esoteric motive for leaving his art collection to a museum halfway around the globe

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Open is an antonym for esoteric.

Open adjective - Allowing passage without obstruction.

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Esoteric is an antonym for open.

Nearby Words: opening, openness, opened, opener

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Open and Esoteric. (2016). Retrieved 2026, July 21, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/esoteric/open

Esoteric & Open. N.p., 2016. Web. 21 Jul. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/esoteric/open>.

Open or Esoteric. 2016. Accessed July 21, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/esoteric/open.

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