OPEN SESAME Synonyms
There are 7 hypernyms of the phrase open sesame. (close relations)
Best Alternative Words for OPEN SESAME
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access | verb, nounv, n | |||||||
noun • the right to enter • the right to obtain or make use of or take advantage of something (as services or membership) • a way of entering or leaving • a code (a series of characters or digits) that must be entered in some way (typed or dialed or spoken) to get the use of something (a telephone line or a computer or a local area network etc.) • (computer science) the operation of reading or writing stored information • the act of approaching or entering verb • obtain or retrieve from a storage device; as of information on a computer • reach or gain access to | ||||||||
disclose | verbv | |||||||
verb • make known to the public information that was previously known only to a few people or that was meant to be kept a secret • reveal to view as by removing a cover | ||||||||
expose | verbv | |||||||
noun • the exposure of an impostor or a fraud verb • expose or make accessible to some action or influence • make known to the public information that was previously known only to a few people or that was meant to be kept a secret • to show, make visible or apparent • remove all or part of one's clothes to show one's body • reveal to view as by removing a cover • put in a dangerous, disadvantageous, or difficult position • expose to light, of photographic film • expose while ridiculing; especially of pretentious or false claims and ideas • abandon by leaving out in the open air | ||||||||
reveal | verb, nounv, n | |||||||
verb • make manifest • make known to the public information that was previously known only to a few people or that was meant to be kept a secret • disclose directly or through prophets | ||||||||
uncover | verbv | |||||||
verb • remove all or part of one's clothes to show one's body • reveal to view as by removing a cover • make known to the public information that was previously known only to a few people or that was meant to be kept a secret | ||||||||
unlock | verbv | |||||||
verb • open the lock of • set free or release • become unlocked | ||||||||
unseal | verbv | |||||||
verb • break the seal of | ||||||||
unveil | verbv | |||||||
verb • remove the veil from • make manifest • remove the cover from | ||||||||
unclose | verbv | |||||||
verb • To open; to unclench. | ||||||||
open up | verbv | |||||||
verb • cause to open or to become open • become available • make available • open up an area or prepare a way • start to operate or function or cause to start operating or functioning • become open • talk freely and without inhibition |