open-ended
not having fixed limits; unrestricted; broad: an open-ended discussion.
allowing for future changes, revisions, or additions: open-ended agreements.
having no fixed answer: an open-ended question.
Origin of open-ended
1Other words from open-ended
- o·pen-end·ed·ness, noun
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How to use open-ended in a sentence
Major General Jean Kahwaji of the Lebanese armed forces recently declared an “open-ended war” with the militants.
A Sunni-Shia Love Story Imperiled by al Qaeda | Ruth Michaelson | December 26, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTBut the option of replacing a new diplomatic breakthrough with open-ended diplomatic muddle-through is not on the table.
After any number of open-ended interviews are conducted, a suspect may emerge.
However, even they are now beginning to worry about the long-term effects if these open-ended protests continue.
After several broken agreements, the open-ended ceasefire agreed to on August 26 has held.
This is built of open-ended sections jointed so that they may pass round the terminal rollers.
The Romance of Modern Mechanism | Archibald WilliamsThe cooks worked in an open-ended extension at the rear of the great room.
On Canada's Frontier | Julian RalphThat is, they are open-ended connections in status nascendi.
The Civilization of Illiteracy | Mihai Nadin
British Dictionary definitions for open-ended
without definite limits, as of duration or amount: an open-ended contract
denoting a question, esp one on a questionnaire, that cannot be answered "yes", "no", or "don't know"
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