overt

adjective
UK: /ˈəʊ.vɜːt/
US: /ˈoʊ.vɜːrt/

  1. Open and not secret; done or shown publicly.

    1. His overt hostility made it hard to negotiate.
    2. The company's overt efforts to reduce costs included layoffs and pay cuts.

Synonyms

public visible plain apparent obvious

Frequently Asked Questions

The phonetic transcription of "overt" is /ˈəʊ.vɜːt/ in British English and /ˈoʊ.vɜːrt/ in American English. Click the 🔊 button to hear both pronunciations.

Synonyms for "overt": public, visible, plain, apparent, obvious.

Example usage of "overt": "His overt hostility made it hard to negotiate.". More examples on the page.