overtly

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overtly

adverb more overtly · most overtly

In an overt manner; publicly; openly. Roumeli belonged to ELAS, and the commander who first took him into his particular band was proudly and overtly Communist.

Opposite: in secret, covertly

Thesaurus

Closest in meaning: openly, publicly, clearly, obviously, manifestly, patently, frankly, explicitly, blatantly, forthrightly, candidly, honestly, outright, expressly, plainly, roundly

adverb

Opposite: in secret, covertly

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adv openly

Español	abiertamente
中文	公开地, 公然地
Português	abertamente, declaradamente
Français	ouvertement
Deutsch	offen, unverhohlen, offenkundig
Ελληνικά	φανερά fanerá
Русский	открыто otkryto, явно javno, публично publično, несекретно nesekretno, в открытую v otkrytuju, напоказ napokaz
עברית	בגלוי begalúy, בפומבי befumbé, פומבית pumbít

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@misc{overtly_2026,
  title = {overtly},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/overtly},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}