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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Venezuela has already been experiencing a surge in public protests.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 26, 2026

Tenants had argued in public hearings held ahead of the vote that incomes were not keeping up with inflation and that past rent increases hadn't gone towards building repairs or improvements.

From BBC • Jun. 26, 2026

The state’s true goal, he asserted, is to enshrine “local attitudes” and “a Hawaiian tradition” that “disfavor the carrying of guns” in public to prevent violence.

From Slate • Jun. 25, 2026

We would expect the next commission’s debate to be carried out in public using the standard rhetorical tricks of today — namely lies, deflection and personal abuse.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 23, 2026

Since Yuri Gagarin had flown into space, he was often called on to speak in public and represent the Soviet Union.

From "Women in Space" by Karen Bush Gibson

in public

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