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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“They want to be able to fully customize. They want to be able to avoid certain sectors. They want the flexibility of sometimes not investing in public equities.”

From Barron's • May 23, 2026

Mejia’s team used their donations to secure more than $400,000 in public matching funds.

From Los Angeles Times • May 22, 2026

They are asking for around $1 billion in public money and intend to open in time for opening day in 2029.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 22, 2026

"I think he betrayed this prime minister. I think he's got no future in public life. I've made no contact with him since he left his job and was sacked."

From BBC • May 21, 2026

The Civil Rights Act of 1964 formally dismantled the Jim Crow system of discrimination in public accommodations, employment, voting, education, and federally financed activities.

From "The New Jim Crow" by Michelle Alexander

in public

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