The speaker believes that overt expression of feeling for others helps people tap into their own repressed emotions.
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Overt
/ə(ʊ)ˈvɜːt/
Synonyms for "overt" (43 found)
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Adjective(7 words)
Noun(2 words)
outward signstrong emotions
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More general
9 entriesapparent qualityexplicit formexplicit traitopen attitudeopen declarationpublic behaviorpublic statementvisible stancevisible trait
More specific
9 entriesovert actionovert announcementovert biasovert discriminationovert displayovert hostilityovert policyovert signalovert statement
Collocations
6 entriesovert behaviorovert displayovert expressionovert policyovert remarkovert sign
Inflections
2 entriesmore overtmost overt
Derivations
1 entriesAntonyms
1 entriessimilar
11 entriesSample sentences
15 total sentences available.
Racism today isn't so overt.
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It was an overt provocation.
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Journalists and researchers have talked about a "libertarian-to-alt-right pipeline," where people holding what they claim are firm beliefs in individual liberties are slowly drawn to overt opposition to the liberties of women and minority groups.
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