Open and Private

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Open

Open adjective - Freely available for use or participation by all.
Usage example: the lanes at the bowling alley will be open during the afternoon, but will be available only for league play in the evening
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Private is an antonym for open in general topic.
Nearby Words: opening, openness, opened, opener

Private

Private adjective - Not known or meant to be known by the general populace.
Usage example: that he is planning to retire is private information until he makes a public announcement
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Antonyms for Private
Open is an antonym for private in topics: secret, personal, hidden.
Nearby Words: privation, privately, privacy, privative, privateer
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  • Pinkerton Detective It's believed the phrase "private eye" comes from the Pinkerton Agency's symbol, an open eye (which rather hilariously came to look like the CBS eye in later years).
    Source: Pinkerton Detective
  • Dramatic Chase Opening Subverted with Buffy the Vampire Slayer: It has been known to open with Buffy running away from vamps, but it's always to get somewhere private so she can stake them without an audience.
    Source: Dramatic Chase Opening
  • Noble Savage The first Melanesian village welcomes the AWOL private Witt with open arms, and there he realizes that the villagers know the true meaning of "love thy neighbour".
    Source: Noble Savage
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