Definition for Openly:

• Without reserve or disguise; plainly; evidently.

Synonyms for Openly:

• adj.

  •candidly (adjective)
  • most honestly,
  • more honestly,
  • most sincerely,
  • more sincerely.
  •freely (adjective)
  • without restraint,
  • at discretion,
  • at pleasure,
  • without hindrance,
  • without urging,
  • more advisedly,
  • as you please,
  • at one's discretion,
  • more willingly,
  • of own accord,
  • at one's pleasure,
  • of one accord,
  • at will,
  • unchallenged,
  • of one's own accord,
  • of one's own free will,
  • spontaneously,
  • without prompting.
  •red-handed (adjective)
  • in compromising position,
  • more blatantly,
  • most blatantly,
  • red handed,
  • redhanded.

• adv

  •aboveboard (adverb)
  • Veraciously,
  • on up and up.
  •flat out (adverb)
  • wide open,
  • at full throttle,
  • at full speed.
  •shamelessly (adverb)
  • immodestly,
  • unblushingly,
  • audaciously.
  •simply (adverb)
  • guilelessly,
  • without any elaboration.
  •unmistakably (adverb)
  • obviously.

• adv.

  •aboveboard (adverb)
  • on the up and up.
  •all (adverb)
  • openly.
  •apparently (adverb)
  • in dubitably,
  • un-mistakably,
  • un mistakably,
  • in-dubitably,
  • transparently,
  • manifestly.
  •artlessly (adverb)
  • naturally,
  • trustingly,
  • honestly,
  • genuinely,
  • unrestrainedly,
  • unsophisticatedly,
  • naively,
  • un-artificially,
  • unartfully,
  • unaffectedly,
  • sincerely.
  •clearly (adverb)
  • de-finitely,
  • in-controvertibly,
  • purely,
  • in controvertibly,
  • re cognizably,
  • in contestably,
  • re-cognizably,
  • sonorously,
  • in-contestably,
  • trans lucently,
  • trans-lucently,
  • de finitely.
  •directly (adverb)
  • pointblack,
  • un equivocally,
  • un-equivocally,
  • point black,
  • without prevarication.
  •flat out (adverb)
  • full-bore,
  • peak performance.
  •frankly (adverb)
  • laid line,
  • laid on line,
  • laid the line,
  • from hip,
  • on level.
  •honestly (adverb)
  • unabashedly,
  • unashamedly,
  • in full view,
  • warts and all,
  • in public,
  • wantonly,
  • willingly,
  • fully,
  • without pretense,
  • in the open,
  • readily,
  • face to face,
  • in broad daylight,
  • under one's nose,
  • brazenly,
  • unhesitatingly.
  •shamelessly (adverb)
  • un-abashedly,
  • un blushingly,
  • un-blushingly,
  • un-ashamedly,
  • un ashamedly,
  • un abashedly.
  •simply (adverb)
  • intelligibly,
  • matter-of-factly.
  •susceptibly (adverb)
  • aptly,
  • vulnerably.

• n.

  •shamelessly (noun)
  • lewdly,
  • carefully,
  • notoriously,
  • carelessly.

• Other synonyms:

  •
  • ingenuously.
  •
  • aboveboard,
  • boldly.

Paraphrases for Openly:

• Equivalence

  • Adverb
    Overtly, forthrightly, candidly.

• Forward Entailment

  • Adverb
    open.

• Independent

  • Adverb
    explicitly, frankly, plainly, blatantly, expressly, honestly, clearly, freely, roundly, brazenly, bluntly, flagrantly, unreservedly, unequivocally, outright, sincerely, manifestly, squarely, unambiguously, visibly, transparency, officially, publically, vociferously, directly, wholeheartedly, boldly, specifically, loudly, emphatically, transparent, demonstrably, truthfully, seamlessly, evidently, genuinely, patently, wantonly, obviously, downright, strongly, flatly, solemnly.

• Other Related

  • Adverb
    publicly, transparently, openness.

Antonyms for Openly:

• adv.

  • honestly
    secretly, shamefully, incompletely.

Openly Sentence Examples:

• Russia will, of course, not openly allow this at present.

• The woman was openly sobbing.