OPENNESS: Synonyms and Related Words. What is Another Word for OPENNESS?

Need another word that means the same as “openness”? Find 3 synonyms and 30 related words for “openness” in this overview.

The synonyms of “Openness” are: nakedness, receptiveness, receptivity

Openness as a Noun

Definitions of "Openness" as a noun

According to the Oxford Dictionary of English, “openness” as a noun can have the following definitions:

• Characterized by an attitude of ready accessibility (especially about one's actions or purposes); without concealment; not secretive.
• Without obstructions to passage or view.
• The quality of not being covered with buildings or trees.
• Lack of secrecy or concealment; frankness.
• Lack of restriction; accessibility.
• Willingness or readiness to receive (especially impressions or ideas.
• (in sport) a style of play characterized by action which is spread out over the field.
• Acceptance of or receptiveness to change or new ideas.

Synonyms of "Openness" as a noun (3 Words)

nakedness	The state or fact of being naked. He made no attempt to conceal his nakedness.
receptiveness	Willingness or readiness to receive (especially impressions or ideas. This receptiveness is the key feature in oestral behavior enabling natural mating to occur.
receptivity	Willingness to consider or accept new suggestions and ideas. The sexual receptivity of the camels was tested daily during the course of the experiment.

Usage Examples of "Openness" as a noun

• Fitness levels have evolved to increase the speed and openness of the game.
• The openness of the prairies.
• Our hallmark was openness to all comers.
• It is the openness to possibilities that creates great research.
• Total openness to all points of view.
• The openness of the Western landscape.
• A democratic society committed to openness and transparency.
• The openness of the internet makes public debate more possible.

Associations of "Openness" (30 Words)

accountability	Responsibility to someone or for some activity. Lack of accountability has corroded public respect for business and political leaders.
authenticity	The quality of being authentic. The paper should have established the authenticity of the documents before publishing them.
candid	Truthful and straightforward; frank. It is better to let the photographer mingle among the guests and take candid shots.
candor	The quality of being honest and straightforward in attitude and speech.
candour	The quality of being open and honest; frankness. A man of refreshing candour.
decency	The quality of conforming to standards of propriety and morality. A loose dress rather too low cut for decency.
directness	The quality of proceeding in a straight line without deflection. He was renowned for the clarity and directness of his sermons.
downright	Thoroughgoing. A downright kind of person.
forthrightness	The quality of being honest and straightforward in attitude and speech.
frank	Unmistakable; obvious. Tell me what you think and you may just as well be frank.
friendliness	The quality of being friendly; affability. I was overwhelmed by the friendliness of the people here.
guileless	Devoid of guile; innocent and without deception. His face once so open and guileless.
honest	Simple, unpretentious, and unsophisticated. I did the only right and honest thing.
honesty	Referring to or using a way of charging for goods or services that relies on the customers to leave money in an unattended receptacle even though there is no one to collect their payments. There s a well stocked honesty bar which includes local wine.
integrity	The state of being whole and undivided. The structural integrity of the novel.
naivete	Innocence or unsophistication. Some of the material is laughable in its naïvet.
outspoken	Characterized by directness in manner or speech; without subtlety or evasion. Outspoken in their opposition to segregation.
probity	The quality of having strong moral principles; honesty and decency. In a world where financial probity may not be widespread.
rectitude	Morally correct behaviour or thinking; righteousness. Mattie is a model of rectitude.
righteousness	The quality of being morally right or justifiable. Conviction of his own moral righteousness gave his oratory an irresistible power.
sincere	Characterized by a firm and humorless belief in the validity of your opinions. An entirely sincere and cruel tyrant.
sincerity	A quality of naturalness and simplicity. The sincerity of his beliefs is unquestionable.
straightness	Lack of a tendency to curl.
transparency	Permitting the free passage of electromagnetic radiation. The transparency of ice.
transparent	Easily understood or seen through (because of a lack of subtlety. CFCs and water vapour are virtually transparent to incoming short wave solar radiation.
truthful	(of artistic or literary representation) characterized by accuracy or realism; true to life. I think you re confusing being rude with being truthful.
truthfulness	The fact of being true; truth. We have had to judge the truthfulness of the evidence.
uprightness	The property of being upright in posture. Steadying himself he slowly managed to achieve a state of relative uprightness.
veracious	Habitually speaking the truth. A veracious witness.
veracity	Conformity to facts; accuracy. Officials expressed doubts concerning the veracity of the story.