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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Mejia’s team used their donations to secure more than $400,000 in public matching funds.

From Los Angeles Times • May 22, 2026

Last year, gains on his holdings of SpaceX and xAI helped an Atreides portfolio that invests in public and private companies generate a 47% return, The Wall Street Journal previously reported.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 22, 2026

Following a lull in public listings last year, the industry has seen a wave of companies come public in the past few months, mostly through mergers with special-purpose acquisition companies, or SPACs.

From Barron's • May 21, 2026

"I think he betrayed this prime minister. I think he's got no future in public life. I've made no contact with him since he left his job and was sacked."

From BBC • May 21, 2026

There should really be a law against making kids who are going through puberty undress in public.

From "A Good Kind of Trouble" by Lisa Moore Ramée

in public

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