Meaning & use
open up
To become more communicative and honest about one's feelings, or to make something accessible or available.
See it in a sentence
It took months of therapy before he finally opened up about his childhood.
The new bridge opened up trade routes between the two distant regions.
A note on using this word
Open up is common for emotional honesty, as in opening up to someone, and separately for making a place or opportunity accessible.
Words with a similar meaning
revealdisclose
Choose a synonym to suit the sentence. Meanings can overlap without being identical.
Words with an opposite meaning
withhold
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