overt

Adjective

Meaning

Open to view; public; apparent; manifest.

Not covert; open; public; manifest; as, an overt act of treason.

Source: Webster's dictionary

Synonyms

open public clear direct visible obvious plain evident explicit manifest conspicuous blatant unmistakable glaring flagrant
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Antonyms

covert black private dern covered secret
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Phrases with the word

overt confidence overt stereotypes overt comedy

Anagrams

orvet voter trove

Examples

A hibernation is a covert preparation for a more overt action. Ralph Ellison

It is inconceivable that a secret arm of the government has to comply with all the overt orders of the government. James Jesus Angleton

However, while we should certainly celebrate the demise of overt official racism, we must also critically examine where we are at this historical moment, recognize the many challenges ahead and reaffirm our commitment to making Brown v. Board a reality. Ed Markey

If monarchy is corrupting - and it is - wait till you see what overt empire does to us. Daniel Ellsberg

The second, and I think this is the much more overt and I think it is the main cause, I have been increasingly demonstrating or trying to demonstrate that every possible stance a critic, a scholar, a teacher can take towards a poem is itself inevitably and necessarily poetic. Harold Bloom

We must judge of a man's motives from his overt acts. Lloyd Kenyon, 1st Baron Kenyon

Close letter words and terms

oversystematise oversystematization oversystematize overt comedy overt confidence overt operation