Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun maiden
2 senses of maiden
Sense 1
maid, maiden -- (an unmarried girl (especially a virgin))
=> girl, miss, missy, young lady, young woman, fille -- (a young woman; "a young lady of 18")
Sense 2
maiden over, maiden -- ((cricket) an over in which no runs are scored)
=> over -- ((cricket) the division of play during which six balls are bowled at the batsman by one player from the other team from the same end of the pitch)
Antonyms of adj maiden
1 sense of maiden
Sense 1
inaugural, initiative, initiatory, first, maiden -- (serving to set in motion; "the magazine's inaugural issue"; "the initiative phase in the negotiations"; "an initiatory step toward a treaty"; "his first (or maiden) speech in Congress"; "the liner's maiden voyage")
INDIRECT (VIA opening) -> closing -- (final or ending; "the closing stages of the election"; "the closing weeks of the year"; "the closing scene of the film"; "closing remarks")
Similarity of adj maiden
1 sense of maiden
Sense 1
inaugural, initiative, initiatory, first, maiden -- (serving to set in motion; "the magazine's inaugural issue"; "the initiative phase in the negotiations"; "an initiatory step toward a treaty"; "his first (or maiden) speech in Congress"; "the liner's maiden voyage")
=> opening (vs. closing) -- (first or beginning; "the memorable opening bars of Beethoven's Fifth"; "the play's opening scene")