openlyadverb
uk/ˈəʊ.pən.li/us/ˈoʊ.pən.li/C1 without hiding any of your thoughts or feelings:
They were openly contemptuous of my suggestions.
We discussed our reservations about the contract quite openly.
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- I'm tired of all these cloak-and-dagger meetings - let's discuss the issues openly.
- He answered openly and honestly without hesitation or equivocation.
- Dealers are openly plying drugs in school playgrounds.
- Many parents feel reluctant to talk openly with their children.
- They are openly scornful of the new plans.
Thesaurus: synonyms and related words
Honesty, openness & sincerity
- (as) man to man idiom
- above board
- artless
- be on the level idiom
- bona fide
- bone
- in all honesty/seriousness/truthfulness idiom
- in good faith idiom
- integrity
- joke
- joking apart/aside idiom
- let's face it idiom 1
- nail
- stainless
- straight arrow idiom
- straight up idiom
- straightforward
- the straight and narrow idiom
- transparent
- truly
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