openness

The word “openness” has 3 syllables: o-pen-ness

It's pronounced as /ˈoʊ.pən.nəs/

What is synonym and antonym for openness?

In the thesaurus, “openness” has 71 synonyms and 23 antonyms.

Here are synonyms and antonyms for openness along with examples of usage in sentences.

Synonyms for openness

acceptance
accountability
accountableness
amenability
amenableness
arrearage
artlessness
blame
bluntness
broad-mindedness
burden
candidness
candor
communicativeness
compulsion
culpability
danger
debt
defenselessness
directness
duty
earnestness
exposure
forthrightness
frankness
freedom
genuineness
helplessness
honesty
impartiality
indebtedness
interest
jeopardy
liability
licence
license
naivete
obligation
observance
onus
openheartedness
outspokenness
owing
peril
plainness
plainspokenness
plumpness
predisposition
receptiveness
receptivity
responsiveness
risk
simplicity
sincerity
sobriety
straightforwardness
subjection
susceptibility
susceptibleness
tolerance
understanding
unguardedness
uninhibitedness
unreserve
unreservedness
unrestrainedness
unrestraint
unsophistication
vulnerability
vulnerableness
weakness

Antonyms for openness

aid
asset
circuitousness
diplomacy
disagreement
disbelief
dissembling
dissimulation
evasiveness
help
indirection
inhibition
irresponsibility
protection
reserve
restraint
reticence
safeguarding
secretiveness
sheltering
shielding
shyness
tact

Meanings of openness

noun
1. Accommodating attitude or opinion, as in receptivity to new ideas, behaviors, cultures, peoples, environments, experiences, etc., different from the familiar, conventional, traditional, or one's own.
2. The degree to which a person, group, organization, institution, or society exhibits this liberal attitude or opinion.
3. Lack of secrecy; candour, transparency.
4. Degree of accessibility to view, use, and modify in a shared environment with legal rights generally held in common and preventing proprietary restrictions on the right of others to continue viewing, using, modifying and sharing.
5. (systems theory) The degree to which a system operates with distinct boundaries across which exchange occurs capable of inducing change in the system while maintaining the boundaries themselves.

Example Sentences

Her openness to feedback helped her grow professionally.
The manager valued openness and encouraged honest communication.
His openness about his past made others trust him more.
Openness to new experiences is a key trait of creativity.
The culture of openness in the company fosters innovation.

On this page you'll find 94 synonyms, antonyms, or another words to openness, such as: acceptance, accountability, accountableness, aid, amenability, amenableness, arrearage.

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