OVERT Synonyms

• affording unobstructed entrance and exit; not shut or closed

• affording free passage or access

• used of mouth or eyes

• (set theory) of an interval that contains neither of its endpoints

• ready or willing to receive favorably

• open and observable; not secret or hidden

• a clear or unobstructed space or expanse of land or water

• where the air is unconfined

• a tournament in which both professionals and amateurs may play

• information that has become public

• with no protection or shield

• open to or in view of all

• not having been filled

• accessible to all

• not defended or capable of being defended

• (of textures) full of small openings or gaps

• having no protecting cover or enclosure

• not brought to a conclusion; subject to further thought

• not sealed or having been unsealed

• without undue constriction as from e.g. tenseness or inhibition

• not requiring union membership

• possibly accepting or permitting

• affording free passage or view

• openly straightforward and direct without reserve or secretiveness

• ready for business

• cause to open or to become open

• start to operate or function or cause to start operating or functioning

• become open

• begin or set in action, of meetings, speeches, recitals, etc.

• spread out or open from a closed or folded state

• make available

• become available

• have an opening or passage or outlet

• make the opening move

• afford access to

• display the contents of a file or start an application as on a computer

• a customs document listing the contents put on a ship or plane

• clearly revealed to the mind or the senses or judgment

• provide evidence for; stand as proof of; show by one's behavior, attitude, or external attributes

• record in a ship's manifest

• reveal its presence or make an appearance

• not elaborate or elaborated; simple

• lacking patterns especially in color

• extensive tract of level open land

• a basic knitting stitch made by putting the needle through the front of the stitch from the lefthand side

• unmistakably (`plain' is often used informally for `plainly')

• clearly revealed to the mind or the senses or judgment

• not mixed with extraneous elements

• free from any effort to soften to disguise

• lacking embellishment or ornamentation

• lacking in physical beauty or proportion

• express complaints, discontent, displeasure, or unhappiness

• clearly revealed to the mind or the senses or judgment

• appearing as such but not necessarily so

• readily apparent to the mind

• allowing light to pass through

• accurately stated or described

• free from clouds or mist or haze

• the state of being free of suspicion

• a clear or unobstructed space or expanse of land or water

• entirely

• in an easily perceptible manner

• free from confusion or doubt

• affording free passage or view

• free from contact or proximity or connection

• characterized by freedom from troubling thoughts (especially guilt)

• (of sound or color) free from anything that dulls or dims

• (especially of a title) free from any encumbrance or limitation that presents a question of fact or law

• clear and distinct to the senses; easily perceptible

• free of restrictions or qualifications

• free from flaw or blemish or impurity

• clear of charges or deductions

• easily deciphered

• freed from any question of guilt

• characterized by ease and quickness in perceiving

• rid of obstructions

• make a way or path by removing objects

• become clear

• grant authorization or clearance for

• remove

• go unchallenged; be approved

• be debited and credited to the proper bank accounts

• go away or disappear

• pass by, over, or under without making contact

• make free from confusion or ambiguity; make clear

• free from payment of customs duties, as of a shipment

• clear from impurities, blemishes, pollution, etc.

• yield as a net profit

• make as a net profit

• earn on some commercial or business transaction; earn as salary or wages

• sell to get rid of

• pass an inspection or receive authorization

• pronounce not guilty of criminal charges

• settle, as of a debt

• make clear, bright, light, or translucent

• rid of instructions or data

• remove (people) from a building

• remove the occupants of

• free (the throat) by making a rasping sound

• obvious to the eye or mind

• without any attempt at concealment; completely obvious

• clearly revealed to the mind or the senses or judgment

• capable of being seen or noticed

• capable of being seen or noticed

• capable of being perceived; especially capable of being handled or touched or felt

• (medicine) can be felt by palpation

• clearly revealed to the mind or the senses or judgment

• so intense as to be almost touched or felt

• capable of being perceived by the mind or senses

• easily seen or detected

• easily perceived; easy to become aware of

• capable of being recognized

• transmitting light; able to be seen through with clarity

• so thin as to transmit light

• free of deceit

• easily understood or seen through (because of a lack of subtlety)

• plain to see

• capable of being seen; or open to easy view

• obvious to the eye

• present and easily available

• a document granting an inventor sole rights to an invention

• an official document granting a right or privilege

• (of a bodily tube or passageway) open; affording free passage

• clearly revealed to the mind or the senses or judgment

• obtain a patent for

• grant rights to; grant a patent for

• make open to sight or notice

• not concealed or hidden