overt
adjective
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apparent, definite, undisguised, open, clear, manifest, observable, patent, plain, public, visibleExamples from the Web for overt
Contemporary Examples of overt
Poverty, alienation, estrangement, continuously aggravated by racism, overt and institutional.
‘Why Have I Lost Control?’: Cory Booker in ’92 on Rodney King Echoes FergusonCory Booker
November 26, 2014
Black-white relations had signifiers other than the overt events of the civil rights movement.
Instead, the film focuses specifically on Hayward and her family, stripped of overt political messages or loaded debates.
And yet the subtle and overt use, the constant and consistence presence of sex, is hotter to me than some XXX-rated flicks.
What Porn Stars Find Sexy on TV: From ‘Game of Thrones’ to ‘Deadliest Catch’Aurora Snow
September 20, 2014
The charts now featured the likes of Limp Bizkit, a rap-metal band whose misogyny was so overt as to be comical.
Beyoncé Is Our Indigo Girl: The Halcyon '90s and Feminism's Resurgence in Pop MusicAmanda Marcotte
August 26, 2014
Historical Examples of overt
At the first overt act of resistance, let them give the word to fire.
The Eternal CityHall Caine
Also that hankering after an overt or practical effect seems to me an apostasy.
Essays, Second SeriesRalph Waldo Emerson
She seemed in nowise embarrassed by these overt endearments.
The Market-PlaceHarold Frederic
On the other hand, the best results may take years for overt appearance.
College TeachingPaul Klapper
I suppose I may say they idolised him, but I never caught them giving him an overt glance.
Lord JimJoseph Conrad