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Definition of openly : 1. In an open manner; publicly; not in private; without secrecy.
2. Without reserve or disguise; plainly; evidently.

Synonyms:

secretly, carefully, aboveboard, notoriously, willingly, ingenuously, fully, lewdly, simply, carelessly

gapingly, explicitly, visibly, unashamedly

honestly, frankly, unaffectedly, trustingly, straightforwardly, bluntly, naturally, artlessly, genuinely, naively, unrestrainedly, sincerely, plainly, candidly, unsophisticatedly, un-artificially, unartfully, directly

susceptibly, aptly, vulnerably

Usage examples:

• Then we openly rejoiced, and at the beginning of Lent Jack was told to go into training. - "Godfrey Marten, Undergraduate", Charles Turley.
• She had never spoken so openly before, and Norah dared not let the opportunity pass. - "Sisters Three", Mrs. George de Horne Vaizey.
• At other times, indeed commonly, a chapter of the Bible was read aloud, and after that my father would sometimes pray openly. - "Hugh Wynne, Free Quaker", S. Weir Mitchell.