overt

adjective

ō-ˈvərt  ˈō-(ˌ)vərt 

: open to view : manifest

overt hostility

overt symptoms of the disease

overt discrimination

both overt and covert military action

overtness noun

Examples of overt in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

On Energy Security And Private Enterprise Bulk buying from a singular source - in this case the U.S. - has serious implications for Europe’s energy security as the continent’s and the trading block’s overt exposure to Russia demonstrated in the wake of the Russia-Ukraine war in 2022. —Gaurav Sharma, Forbes.com, 28 Aug. 2025

Small, incremental shifts in these incentives, even without overt failures, can gradually distort the dynamics of blockchain consensus. —Mark R. Weaver, MSNBC Newsweek, 27 Aug. 2025

The song's lyrics blend themes of unbreakable love with overt football imagery that perfectly align with Kelce's world. —EW.com, 26 Aug. 2025

The overt partnership between BNSF and CSX had brought into question the future of the railroads, and whether a merger attempt would come to fruition, as has been rumored. —Glenn Taylor, Sourcing Journal, 25 Aug. 2025

Word History

Etymology

Middle English, from Anglo-French, from past participle of ovrir to open, from Vulgar Latin *operire, alteration of Latin aperire

First Known Use

14th century, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for overt

• alert
• assert
• avert
• dessert
• divert
• evert
• exert
• inert
• insert
• invert
• nightshirt
• revert

Kids Definition

overt

adjective

ō-ˈvərt  ˈō-(ˌ)vərt 

: open to view : not secret

overt hostility

overtly adverb

overtness noun

Medical Definition

overt

adjective

ō-ˈvərt, ˈō-ˌvərt also ˈō-vərt

: open to view : readily perceived

overt behavior

overtly adverb