Open and Pending

Open

Open adjective - Not yet settled or decided.
Usage example: that issue will have to remain open until the supervisor can decide

Pending is a synonym for open. In some cases you can use "Pending" instead an adjective "Open".

Nearby Words: opening, openness, opened, opener

Pending

Pending adjective - Not yet settled or decided.
Usage example: a decision is pending about whether to buy computers or sports equipment with this money

Open is a synonym for pending in unresolved topic. You can use "Open" instead an adjective "Pending".

Both words in one sentence

  • Video Game / Dynasty Warriors: Gundam In the third game, doing enough damage to a MA quickly enough would stun it and open the opportunity to destroy one of its hardpoints, shrinking its maximum health, negating any Regenerating Health it has pending and possibly taking certain weapons or attacks offline.
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Pending and Open. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 16, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/open/pending
Open & Pending. N.p., 2016. Web. 16 Aug. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/open/pending>.
Pending or Open. 2016. Accessed August 16, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/open/pending.
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