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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Cover them up when you’re out in public, especially when entering or leaving a high-profile event.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 3, 2026

What does Berkshire Hathaway see in America’s home builders that investors in public markets have missed?

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 3, 2026

Powell said Sunday that while the Fed may make mistakes—policymakers are only human—it is essential that the U.S. preserve the good in public institutions like the Fed even as we try to also improve them.

From Barron's • Jun. 1, 2026

Labour's first budget after winning the 2024 election hiked taxes with the specific aim of investing in public services.

From BBC • May 31, 2026

Might this not create “a dangerous crisis in public affairs” by placing the president and vice president “in opposite boxes”? Abigail thought such speculations were too hypothetical to worry about.

From "Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation" by Joseph J. Ellis

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