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Blatantly vs Openly - What's the difference?

blatantly | openly |

As adverbs the difference between blatantly and openly

is that blatantly is in a blatant manner; so as to be highly visible or obvious while openly is in an open manner, visibly, not covertly.

blatantly

English

Adverb

(en adverb)
  • In a blatant manner; so as to be highly visible or obvious.
    • Although he was blatantly on drugs, the crowd still cheered him.

    Synonyms

    * glaringly

    Related terms

    * blatant * blates

    openly

    English

    Adverb

    (en adverb)
  • In an open manner, visibly, not covertly.
  • *
    • Nevertheless, without openly admitting it, he was devoted to Boxer;
  • * {{quote-news
    • , year=2012 , date=April 26 , author=Tasha Robinson , title=Film: Reviews: The Pirates! Band Of Misfits : , work=The Onion AV Club citation , page= , passage=The openly ridiculous plot has The Pirate Captain (Hugh Grant) scheming to win the Pirate Of The Year competition, even though he’s a terrible pirate, far outclassed by rivals voiced by Jeremy Piven and Salma Hayek. }}

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