open world

American  

[oh-puhn wurld] / ˈoʊ pən ˈwɜrld /

noun

• open worlds
  plural

1. a setting in a video game that a player can explore and interact with freely, rather than being limited to specific areas or goals.

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Other Word Forms

Derived Forms

• open-world
  adjective

Inflected Forms

Nouns

• open worlds
  plural

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Example Sentences

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open world

Rather, she’s the film’s embodiment of a lawful good, pre-programmed to fulfill her mission linearly without getting lost in the big, open world.

From Salon ● Sep. 23, 2026

GTA III in 2001 was a naughty revelation—a first-person, three-dimensional, open world of beauty and barbarity.

From Barron's ● May 21, 2026

It is set up like an open world, where players can interact with each other.

From BBC ● Mar. 25, 2026

“We think of it as an open world of different brands and food-and-beverage experiences, and then we’re the thread between them,” said Area15 Chief Executive Winston Fisher.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Dec. 28, 2025

Then Turner saw his father stand like Aeneas with his two spears, pausing beside burning Troy and putting it all behind him, his face to an open world.

From "Lizzie Bright and the Buckminster Boy" by Gary D. Schmidt

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