GAPING Synonyms

• being or suggesting a cavern

• filled with vascular sinuses and capable of becoming distended and rigid as the result of being filled with blood

• affording unobstructed entrance and exit; not shut or closed

• affording free passage or access

• used of mouth or eyes

• (set theory) of an interval that contains neither of its endpoints

• ready or willing to receive favorably

• open and observable; not secret or hidden

• a clear or unobstructed space or expanse of land or water

• where the air is unconfined

• a tournament in which both professionals and amateurs may play

• information that has become public

• with no protection or shield

• open to or in view of all

• not having been filled

• accessible to all

• not defended or capable of being defended

• (of textures) full of small openings or gaps

• having no protecting cover or enclosure

• not brought to a conclusion; subject to further thought

• not sealed or having been unsealed

• without undue constriction as from e.g. tenseness or inhibition

• not requiring union membership

• possibly accepting or permitting

• affording free passage or view

• openly straightforward and direct without reserve or secretiveness

• ready for business

• cause to open or to become open

• start to operate or function or cause to start operating or functioning

• become open

• begin or set in action, of meetings, speeches, recitals, etc.

• spread out or open from a closed or folded state

• make available

• become available

• have an opening or passage or outlet

• make the opening move

• afford access to

• display the contents of a file or start an application as on a computer

• very large in expanse or scope

• (of buildings and rooms) having ample space

• unusually great in size or amount or degree or especially extent or scope

• having great (or a certain) extent from one side to the other

• great in degree

• with or by a broad space

• to the fullest extent possible

• far from the intended target

• to or over a great extent or range; far

• broad in scope or content

• (used of eyes) fully open or extended

• very large in expanse or scope

• having ample fabric

• not on target

• an involuntary intake of breath through a wide open mouth; usually triggered by fatigue or boredom

• gaping open as if threatening to engulf someone or something

• with the mouth wide open indicating boredom or sleepiness

• showing lack of attention or boredom

• an awkward stupid person

• look with amazement; look stupidly

• look with amazement; look stupidly

• look with amazement; look stupidly

• an erratic deflection from an intended course

• be wide open

• deviate erratically from a set course

• swerve off course momentarily

• an involuntary intake of breath through a wide open mouth; usually triggered by fatigue or boredom

• utter a yawn, as from lack of oxygen or when one is tired

• be wide open