Overt
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Pronunciation /ə(ʊ)ˈvɜːt/ · Part of speech adjective
Quick meaning: Overt is an adjective meaning Open and not concealed or secret.
Meaning
Open and not concealed or secret.
More Meanings
- (heraldry) Disclosed.
- (Scientology) An action or condition said to be detrimental to one’s own survival and thus unethical; the consciousness of such behaviour.
Example Sentences
Arg. an eagle rising wings overt inverted sa. armed or. HILTOFTE, V.
Masturbation is an overt—strictly forbidden in Scientology, as Hubbard believed that it can slow one’s process to enlightenment.
Scientologists are sure that the person must have “overts” against Scientology, therefore nothing a former member says can be trusted.
The resurgence of overt antisemitism has underscored just how limiting the category of race is, said Rabbi Jacob Blumenthal, CEO of the United Synagogue of Conservative Judaism and the Rabbinical Assembly.
Word Forms
- overts
Synonyms for overt
Depending on context, synonyms include manifest, open, patent, plain, unconcealed, obvious.
Antonyms for overt
Common opposites include covert, hidden, abstruse, catlike, backroom, stealth.
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include obvious, undisguised, visible, open, barefaced, bald.
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