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OPEN-ENDED
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I. (adjective)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Allowing for future changes or revisions
Example:
open-ended agreements
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Similar:
changeable; changeful (such that alteration is possible; having a marked tendency to change)
Sense 2
Meaning:
Allowing for a spontaneous response
Example:
an open-ended question
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indeterminate; undetermined (not precisely determined or established; not fixed or known in advance)
Sense 3
Meaning:
Without fixed limits or restrictions
Example:
an open-ended discussion
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Adjectives
Similar:
unrestricted (not subject to or subjected to restriction)
