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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"We will show up but we think it would be better to have it in public," Hillary Clinton told the BBC.

From BBC

According to Unite, it is the largest trade union in the UK and supports workers in public, voluntary and private sectors.

From BBC

In my view, there’s no contradiction because wearing ashes in public, unlike righteous acts of giving alms, fasting and praying in public, is a sign that we are sinners and in need of repentance.

From The Wall Street Journal

They see a second reason for the sell-off tied to an increasingly tough job of trying to value AI in public markets.

From MarketWatch

That could include identifying people in real time in public spaces or evaluating criminal risk based on biometric data alone.

From Barron's

in public

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