Definitions

overtly

[oh-vurt-lee, oh-vurt-lee] / oʊˈvɜrt li, ˈoʊ vɜrt li /

ADVERB

aboveboard

Synonyms

STRONG

honestly

WEAK

frankly on the up and up openly truly truthfully veraciously

Antonyms

WEAK

deceitful devious lying shady underhanded

ADVERB

apparently

Synonyms

STRONGEST

clearly evidently officially plainly

STRONG

manifestly patently

WEAK

conspicuously expressly in plain sight indubitably openly palpably perceptibly transparently unmistakably

Antonyms

STRONGEST

vaguely

WEAK

dubiously equivocally improbably questionably uncertain unlikely

ADVERB

clearly

Synonyms

STRONGEST

apparently certainly definitely distinctly evidently obviously openly plainly positively precisely seemingly surely undoubtedly

WEAK

acutely audibly beyond doubt conspicuously decidedly discernibly incontestably incontrovertibly indubitably lucidly manifestly markedly noticeably patently penetratingly perceptibly prominently purely recognizably sharply sonorously translucently transparently undeniably unmistakably

Antonyms

STRONGEST

doubtfully dubiously equivocally questionably uncertain

WEAK

indefinitely indistinctly mysteriously vaguely

Example Sentences

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Overtly bogus information also came in the attack’s wake.

From Seattle Times • Mar. 25, 2024

Overtly corporate suits should make way for lighter constructed blazers in softer, more casual fabrics.

From The Guardian • Mar. 16, 2019

Overtly neglecting values could be a big problem.

From Slate • Aug. 15, 2018

Overtly, it asks what would happen if millions of people vanished.

From New York Times • Aug. 24, 2016

I dipped in my brush and started applying the second coat of Overtly Olive to the window frame.

From "City of the Plague God" by Sarwat Chadda