| Main Entry: | openly |
| Part of Speech: | adverb |
| Definition: | honestly |
Synonyms: |
aboveboard, artlessly, blatantly, brazenly, candidly, face to face, flagrantly, forthrightly, frankly, fully, honestly, in broad daylight, in full view, in public, in the open, ingenuously, naively, naturally, plainly, publicly, readily, shamelessly, simply, straight, unabashedly, unashamedly, under one's nose, unhesitatingly, unreservedly, wantonly, warts and all, willingly, without pretense, without reserve |
Antonyms: |
secretly, shamefully |
| Main Entry: | aboveboard |
| 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: | apparently |
| Part of Speech: | adverb |
| Definition: | obviously |
Synonyms: |
clearly, conspicuously, evidently, expressly, in plain sight, indubitably, manifestly, officially, openly, overtly, palpably, patently, perceptibly, plainly, transparently, unmistakably |
| 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 |
| Main Entry: | directly |
| Part of Speech: | adverb |
| Definition: | straightforwardly |
Synonyms: |
candidly, face-to-face, honestly, in person, literally, openly, personally, plainly, point-black, truthfully, unequivocally, verbatim, without prevarication, word for word |
Antonyms: |
indirectly |
| Main Entry: | frankly |
| Part of Speech: | adverb |
| Definition: | very honestly |
Synonyms: |
bluntly, candidly, dead level, dead on, directly, forthrightly, freely, from the hip, in truth, laid on the line, level, on the level, on the line, openly, plainly, straight, straightforwardly, without reserve |
Antonyms: |
deviously, dishonestly, insincerely, secretively |
| Main Entry: | freely |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | without restriction |
Synonyms: |
advisedly, as you please, at one's discretion, at one's pleasure, at will, candidly, deliberately, designedly, fancy-free, frankly, intentionally, of one's own accord, of one's own free will, openly, plainly, purposely, spontaneously, unchallenged, unreservedly, voluntarily, willingly, without hindrance, without prompting, without reserve, without restraint, without urging |
Antonyms: |
bound, limited |
| Main Entry: | naturally |
| Part of Speech: | adverb |
| Definition: | as anticipated |
Synonyms: |
artlessly, but of course, by birth, by nature, candidly, casually, characteristically, commonly, consistently, customarily, easily, freely, generally, genuinely, habitually, impulsively, informally, innocently, instinctively, normally, openly, ordinarily, readily, simply, spontaneously, typically, unaffectedly, uniformly, unpretentiously, usually |
Antonyms: |
affectedly, unnaturally |
| Main Entry: | obviously |
| Part of Speech: | adverb |
| Definition: | unmistakably |
Synonyms: |
apparently, certainly, clearly, definitely, distinctly, evidently, incontestably, noticeably, of course, openly, plainly, seemingly, surely, undeniably, undoubtedly, unquestionably, visibly, without doubt |
| Main Entry: | simply |
| Part of Speech: | adverb |
| Definition: | plainly, clearly |
Synonyms: |
artlessly, candidly, commonly, directly, easily, frankly, guilelessly, honestly, ingenuously, intelligibly, matter-of-factly, modestly, naturally, openly, ordinarily, quietly, sincerely, straightforwardly, unaffectedly, unpretentiously, without any elaboration |
Antonyms: |
difficultly |