Phrase guide

open world

noun · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

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Pronunciation

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  • Received-Pronunciation: /ˌəʊp(ə)n ˈwɜːld/
  • General-American: /ˌoʊp(ə)n ˈwɜɹld/
  • US: Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.
  • rhymes with -ɜː(ɹ)ld

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noun

Meaning 1

A gameworld that the player may traverse freely, rather than being restricted to certain predefined areas and quests.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: also, attributive

Topics: video-games

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

From open (adjective) + world.

Across languages

Translations

29 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Arabic: عالم مفتوح — gameworld that the player may traverse freely
  • Armenian: բաց աշխարհ (bacʻ ašxarh) — gameworld that the player may traverse freely
  • Azerbaijani: açıq dünya — gameworld that the player may traverse freely
  • Catalan: món obert — gameworld that the player may traverse freely
  • Chinese Mandarin: 開放世界 /开放世界 (kāifàngshìjiè) — gameworld that the player may traverse freely
  • Danish: åben verden — gameworld that the player may traverse freely
  • Finnish: avoin pelimaailma — gameworld that the player may traverse freely
  • French: monde ouvert — gameworld that the player may traverse freely
  • Georgian: ღია სამყარო (ɣia samq̇aro) — gameworld that the player may traverse freely
  • Hindi: खुली दुनिया (khulī duniyā) — gameworld that the player may traverse freely
  • Indonesian: dunia terbuka — gameworld that the player may traverse freely
  • Italian: mondo aperto — gameworld that the player may traverse freely
  • Japanese: オープンワールド (ōpunwārudo) — gameworld that the player may traverse freely
  • Korean: 오픈 월드 (opeun woldeu) — gameworld that the player may traverse freely
  • Lithuanian: atviras pasáulis — gameworld that the player may traverse freely
  • Macedonian: о́творен свет (ótvoren svet) — gameworld that the player may traverse freely
  • Malay: dunia terbuka — gameworld that the player may traverse freely
  • Norwegian Bokmål: åpen verden — gameworld that the player may traverse freely
  • Persian: جهان باز — gameworld that the player may traverse freely
  • Polish: otwarty świat — gameworld that the player may traverse freely
  • Polish: piaskownica — gameworld that the player may traverse freely
  • Portuguese: mundo aberto — gameworld that the player may traverse freely
  • Russian: откры́тый мир (otkrýtyj mir) — gameworld that the player may traverse freely
  • Spanish: mundo abierto — gameworld that the player may traverse freely
  • Swedish: öppen värld — gameworld that the player may traverse freely
  • Tamil: திறந்தவுலகம் (tiṟantavulakam) — gameworld that the player may traverse freely
  • Turkish: açık dünya — gameworld that the player may traverse freely
  • Ukrainian: відкри́тий світ (vidkrýtyj svit) — gameworld that the player may traverse freely
  • Vietnamese: thế giới mở — gameworld that the player may traverse freely