Synonyms for opening

noun

• an open or empty space in or between things
• a recognized sequence of moves at the beginning of a game of chess
• an aperture or hole that opens into a bodily cavity
• a possible alternative
• an entrance equipped with a hatch; especially a passageway between decks of a ship
• the first of a series of actions
• the first performance (as of a theatrical production)
• a ceremony accompanying the start of some enterprise
• a vacant or unobstructed space that is man-made
• becoming open or being made open
• opportunity especially for employment or promotion
• the act of opening something
• the initial part of the introduction

adjective

• first or beginning