Synonyms and antonyms of Known and not secret in British Thesaurus

known (adjective)

used for describing something that people know about or have discovered

overt (adjective)

not hidden or secret

transparent (adjective)

a transparent process, activity, or organization does not try to keep anything secret

open (adjective)

not hidden or secret

in the public domain ()

if something such as information is in the public domain, people in general know about it because it is not secret

unwritten (adjective)

known or understood by everyone but not written down or official

unclassified (adjective)

unclassified information is available to everyone and is not secret

public (adjective)

used about things that most people know about because they are not private or secret

out (adverb)

if information is out, it becomes publicly known

(out) in the open ()

not secret

abroad (adverb)

formal generally known or felt by a lot of people

account for ()

if someone is accounted for, you know where they are and so do not worry that they are not where they should be

an open book ()

something or someone that is easy to know about because nothing is kept secret

as we know it ()

used when you are talking about something that people are familiar with, especially something that is likely to change

at your fingertips ()

if you have a subject at your fingertips, you have a thorough knowledge of it and can give useful information to others whenever they ask for it

certain (adjective)

definitely known

compendious (adjective)

formal large and covering many different subjects or aspects

declassified (adjective)

declassified information is officially no longer secret

encyclopaedic ()

a British spelling of encyclopedic

encyclopedic (adjective)

used for emphasizing the great amount of knowledge that someone has

famed (adjective)

known by many people for a particular quality or achievement

fishbowl (noun)

mainly journalism a situation where nothing is private and people can see everything that happens

foreseeable (adjective)

a foreseeable event or time is one that can easily be imagined or known about before it happens

freely (adverb)

without trying to hide anything

in public ()

if you do something in public, people in general hear about it or see it

it is no secret that ()

used for saying that something is a well-known fact

known to do something ()

used for talking about things that people know are true or happen

old (adjective)

used in a positive way about something that is very familiar

open kimono (adjective)

informal if a meeting, discussion, or way of doing business is open kimono, everyone shares all the information they have with everyone else

outright (adjective)

clear and direct, with nothing hidden

public (adjective)

relating to the part of your life that people in general know about, for example your work, rather than your life at home

public (adjective)

used about places and situations where other people might see or hear you

publicly (adverb)

said or done so that people you do not know can see or hear you

recognisable ()

a British spelling of recognizable

recognizable (adjective)

able to be recognized

the same old... ()

used about someone or something that is familiar because you have seen or heard them many times before and they have not changed

the talk of something ()

if something is the talk of a place, people there talk a lot about it

yesterday’s news ()

something that everyone already knows about and is no longer interested in