as in key
something that allows someone to achieve a desired goal
it turned out that a simple "please" was the open sesame for charming the hotel manager into giving us a room with a better view
Synonyms & Similar Words
Relevance
Example Sentences
Recent Examples of Synonyms for open sesame
Noun
-
Proton Mail encourages you to save a recovery key in the form of a lengthy code and a QR code, but that recovery key itself now becomes a weakness.—
PC Magazine, PC Magazine, 14 May 2025
-
The magnetic strip on their room key stops working after their cellphone gets too close and demagnetizes it.—
Noun
-
The couple from Mercer County — who declined to identify themselves — won the prize in the New Jersey Mega Millions lottery after recently scanning a ticket originally bought on New Year’s Eve, according to a press release.—
-
Then there’s the barrier to entry: The Broadway audience bought tickets, hired a sitter, they’re invested.—
Noun
-
Alaska’s vast wilderness has been a testing ground of human endurance for millennia as the gateway for human habitation of the Americas.—
-
As fashion and lifestyle brands look West, Fashion Island is emerging as a gateway to the Southern California consumer and visitor.—
Examples are automatically compiled from online sources to
show current usage.
Read More
Opinions expressed in the examples do not represent those of Merriam-Webster or its editors.
Send us feedback.
Cite this Entry
“Open sesame.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/open%20sesame. Accessed 28 May. 2025.
Love words? Need even more definitions?
Merriam-Webster unabridged
Share