Synonyms for openly
open·ly

Princeton's WordNet

1. openlyadverb

   in an open way

   "he openly flaunted his affection for his sister"

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1. openlyadverb

   Synonyms:
   publicly, unreservedly, candidly

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1. List of paraphrases for "openly":

   overtly, publicly, open, frankly, blatantly, transparently, explicitly, plainly, expressly, roundly, forthrightly, outright, honestly, clearly, bluntly, candidly, flagrantly, freely

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How to use openly in a sentence?

1. Sam Peach:

   His opposition to austerity is the thing for me. He's the only one to openly say that what's going on with this Conservative government is an ideological decision, and it's not something that has to happen.

2. Kemal Kilicdaroglu:

   The biggest reason why the peace process is derailed is Erdogan. He has openly objected to it, if there is an aim to take the country to elections through blood politics, that would be extremely costly.

3. Adam Schiff:

   Whether the White House's desire to avoid a public claim of executive privilege to keep her from providing the full truth on what happened contributed to the decision to cancel today's hearing, we do not know, but we would urge that the open hearing be rescheduled without further delay and that Ms. Yates be permitted to testify freely and openly.

4. Des Barres:

   To me, great sex is like touching God, and I was lucky enough to have experienced it to the hilt and wrote about it freely, openly and joyously, when not many other women had.

5. Mitch McConnell:

   If the President is in favor of a number of things that he has discussed openly and publicly, and I know that if we pass it, it will become law, I'll put it on the floor.