Definitions

in public

ADVERB

openly

Synonyms

STRONGEST

blatantly brazenly candidly flagrantly forthrightly fully honestly plainly publicly readily simply unabashedly unashamedly willingly

WEAK

aboveboard artlessly frankly in broad daylight in full view in the open ingenuously naively naturally shamelessly straight under one's nose unhesitatingly unreservedly wantonly warts and all without pretense without reserve

Antonyms

STRONGEST

incompletely

WEAK

secretly shamefully

Example Sentences

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Raman’s team used their donations to secure $1.26 million in public matching funds, receiving the maximum amount possible.

From Los Angeles Times • May 22, 2026

Just last year, Sternberg walked away from what looked like a completed agreement to receive $730 million in public funding to build in St. Petersburg.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 22, 2026

Detectives investigating Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor on suspicion of misconduct in public office have repeated their call for people to come forward with information.

From BBC • May 22, 2026

Bass secured $1 million in public matching funds.

From Los Angeles Times • May 22, 2026

Farmer’s survey was his apprenticeship in public health and medicine as well as anthropology.

From "Mountains Beyond Mountains" by Tracy Kidder and Michael French

in public

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