Nearby Words
| Main Entry: |
aboveboard
 [uh-buhv-bawrd, -bohrd] 
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| Part of Speech: | adverb |
| Definition: | candidly |
| Synonyms: | frankly, honestly, on the up and up, openly, overtly, truly, truthfully, veraciously |
| Antonyms: | deceitful, devious, lying, shady, underhanded |
| Main Entry: | clearly |
| Part of Speech: | adverb |
| Definition: | without any doubt |
| Synonyms: | acutely, apparently, audibly, beyond doubt, certainly, conspicuously, decidedly, definitely, discernibly, distinctly, evidently, incontestably, incontrovertibly, indubitably, lucidly, manifestly, markedly, noticeably, obviously, openly, overtly, patently, penetratingly, perceptibly, plainly, positively, precisely, prominently, purely, recognizably, seemingly, sharply, sonorously, surely, translucently, transparently, undeniably, undoubtedly, unmistakably |
| Antonyms: | indefinitely, indistinctly, mysteriously, vaguely |
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Example Sentences
- But for this cabinet post more than any other, an overtly political appointment would have been corrosive to investor confidence.
- And in turn that allows the adults involved to demonstrate rather than order or overtly teach.
- Her reaction was so overtly prudent it sent the others into an unprecedented panic.
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