No-holds-barred
Open and no-holds-barred are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Open" instead an adjective phrase "No-holds-barred".
Open
Open adjective - Allowing passage without obstruction.
No-holds-barred and open are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "No-holds-barred" instead an adjective "Open".
Mutual synonyms
Related pairs
- clear and no-holds-barred
- clear and open
- natural and no-holds-barred
- natural and open
- direct and no-holds-barred
- direct and open
- free and no-holds-barred
- free and open
- straight and no-holds-barred
- straight and open
- patent and no-holds-barred
- patent and open
- obvious and no-holds-barred
- obvious and open
Both words in one sentence
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When he and Digivolution open the PPV bragging about their accomplishments, Ghost Rider shows up and gives Digivolution a No-Holds-Barred Beatdown, sending them running for the hills.
Source: Laser-Guided Karma -
Desperation Attack: Superman lands the knockout punch on Thor while lying on his back, leaving himself wide open for the Avengers' No-Holds-Barred Beatdown.
Source: Comic Book / JLA/Avengers - One Nick Fury miniseries concludes in a two-sided No-Holds-Barred Beatdown between him and an ex-Soviet colonel and culminated in Nick slashing his opponent's abdomen open and strangling him with his own guts.
Source: Gutted Like a Fish
Cite this Source
Open and No-holds-barred. (2016). Retrieved 2026, July 28, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/no-holds-barred/open
No-holds-barred & Open. N.p., 2016. Web. 28 Jul. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/no-holds-barred/open>.
Open or No-holds-barred. 2016. Accessed July 28, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/no-holds-barred/open.
