opens up
Becomes less guarded
Opens up means to become accessible, available, or revealed.
A path opens up when obstacles clear.
Opportunities open up when circumstances allow.
A person who opens up shares thoughts or feelings they previously kept private: After a few drinks, she really opened up about her childhood.
To open up a lead is to widen it; to open up on someone is to begin firing.
Share private matters
- sharePortion given out
- discussTalk about thoroughly
- talkVerbal exchange between people
- expressState or fast train
reveal · disclose · speak · articulate · unburden · tell · admit · vocalize
Things that may occur
- optionsAvailable courses of action
- doorsHinged passage barriers
- avenuesWide urban streets
- pathwaysRoutes for walking
prospects · chances · access · unlock · expand · horizons · potential · new ground
Spread open from closed
- spreadTo distribute widely
- expandIncrease in size
- widenExpand in breadth
- bloomFlower or flourishing state
blossom · unfurl · extend · stretch · yawn · gape · part · separate
Unguarded truthfulness
- franknessDirect, unguarded honesty
- truthfulnessHabit of not lying
- sincerityHonest, unfeigned genuineness
- transparencyState of being see-through
forthrightness · directness · bluntness · openness · authenticity · genuineness · straightforwardness · plainspoken
Friendly toward guests
- warmModerately heated, or friendly
- receptiveOpen to input
- friendlyShowing kindness, warmth
- invitingAttractively appealing
inclusive · accommodating · approachable · gracious · cordial · genial · amiable · affable
Make known publicly
- revealMake something visible
- bareLacking any covering
- unguardedWithout protection or caution
- defenselessWithout means to resist
raw · sensitive · unprotected · risk · emotional · intimate · fragile · susceptible
confide
Share private matters
express · reveal · disclose · speak · articulate · unburden · tell · admit · vocalize · utter
possibilities
Things that may occur
pathways · prospects · chances · access · unlock · expand · horizons · potential · new ground · opportunities
unfold
Spread open from closed
bloom · blossom · unfurl · extend · stretch · yawn · gape · part · separate · unclench
candor
Unguarded truthfulness
- franknessDirect, unguarded honesty
- truthfulnessHabit of not lying
- sincerityHonest, unfeigned genuineness
transparency · forthrightness · directness · bluntness · openness · authenticity · genuineness · straightforwardness · plainspoken · unreserved
hospitable
Friendly toward guests
inviting · inclusive · accommodating · approachable · gracious · cordial · genial · amiable · affable · sociable
expose
Make known publicly
defenseless · raw · sensitive · unprotected · risk · emotional · intimate · fragile · susceptible · trust
opens upclams up
Stops talking abruptly
shuts down · withdraws · bottles up · holds back · keeps to oneself
opens upshuts down
Stops functioning completely
narrows · forecloses · restricts · limits · constrains
open, opening, opened, opens, opener, reopen, unopened, openers, reopening