Open up and Release

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Open up

Open up verb - Cause to open or to become open.
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Release is an antonym for open up in find topic.

Release

Release verb - To set free (from a state of being held in check).
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Open up is an antonym for release.
Nearby Words: released, releasing
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  • The bat bomb, a hollow bomb casing intended to be dropped from a bomber that would open up and release over a thousand bats over a Japanese city.
    Source: Trick Bomb
  • At least once an episode the trap door would open up and release a monster for Berk and his friends to deal with as it causes chaos around the castle.
    Source: Western Animation / The Trap Door
  • Zeppelins from Another World Iron Sky has zeppelins that can somehow travel through space from the Moon, and open up to release a swarm of Nazi Flying Saucers.
    Source: Zeppelins from Another World
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Release and Open up. (2016). Retrieved 2026, July 21, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/open_up/release
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Release or Open up. 2016. Accessed July 21, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/open_up/release.

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