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transparently

transparently

5 3.9
In a clear way people can easily understand
  • adverb
  • /trænsˈpɛr.ənt.li/
translation icon : de manera clara
  • You claim that RPS is a transparently ideological one, as in they are trying to push an ideology.
  • transparently self-serving
  • transparently political

We've got to be able to, to show transparently that truth has value.

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Examples

  • I believe strongly that what is done in the name of the American people needs to be understood clearly and transparently by the American public.

  • While Kant is not mentioned by name in the encyclical, it is his philosophy that is transparently in view.

    Academic text (2007)
  • We got to be able to, to show transparently that truth has value.

  • You have to make a decision to really come fully transparently clean with this woman about everything.

  • So I think that is, is a discussion that has to just be had transparently with children.

  • He's written pretty transparently, I think, about his own life and about his marriage and family life.

  • Such arguments are transparently self-serving.

    Academic text (2005)
  • Any statements by the subject are transparently vetted and qualified.

    Blog text (3)
  • Instead of just announcing problems, we could transparently evaluate and prioritize them.

    Blog text (29)
  • The instructions were explained transparently, making it easy for everyone to understand the process.

Synonyms

obviously
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1.0

In a way that is easy to see or understand

leans toward plain visibility or easy understanding rather than just perception
clearly
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881 1.0

In a way that is easy to see, hear, or understand

adds the sense of being plainly visible or understandable to all
openly
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303 1.6

To say or do things without hiding feelings

focuses more on being easy to understand or see through than secrecy
evidently
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185 3.5

It is clear from facts or signs

stresses plain obviousness or see-through quality rather than evidential basis
explicitly
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146 3.9

A person uses clear, direct words so there is no doubt

is more about overall plainness and see-through quality than direct instruction
plainly
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68 1.8

In a clear and obvious way that is easy to understand

is more about being easy to see through or understand
unmistakably
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13 4.1

In a very clear way that people cannot mistake

is more about being plainly seen or understood rather than absolute certainty
manifestly
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  • Formal
9 5.6

In a way that is very clear to everyone

focuses more on being plainly understandable or see through
unambiguously
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9 5.5

Clearly so people understand it in only one way

is less about strict single interpretation and more about plain clarity
clear
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8 1.0

In a way that is easy to hear or understand

stresses being plainly visible or easy to see through
straightforwardly
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5 3.9

In a clear, honest way without hiding anything

is more focused on plain obviousness and easy understandability
baldly
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3 7.2

In a plain, direct way that does not make bad news seem softer

is gentler, stressing plain understandability rather than bluntness of tone
intelligibly
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  • Formal
1 4.9

In a clear and easy way that people can understand

places additional focus on being plainly visible or obvious
perspicuously
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  • Formal
8.8

Clearly so people can understand it

adds the idea of plain visibility as well as understandability
pellucidly
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  • Formal
8.7

In a clear, simple way that people can understand

emphasizes plainness and obviousness in what is seen or heard
illuminatingly
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6.4

In a way that makes something easier to understand

is about being plainly obvious rather than actively clarifying by example
outrightly
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6.0

In a complete and direct way, without any doubt

centers on being plainly obvious or easy to understand rather than sheer directness

Antonyms

2 7.7

In a way that is not clear and hard to understand

How Clear

obviously
1.0
transparently
5 3.9
plainly
68 1.8
vaguely
115 3.9
obscurely
2 7.7

Surface Forms

transparently positive

Morphology

transparently = transparent (transparent) = transparent + ly

Formed by adding '-ly' to the adjective 'transparent'; the figurative sense 'easy to understand' is a direct and common extension.

Etymology

Transparently comes from the same parts trans- 'through' and parere 'to appear', so it means that something 'shows through' with nothing hidden. That's why we also use it to mean 'clearly' or 'openly' when people explain things plainly.