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What would be the opposite phrase of "working transparently"? What would be the merit of working transparently?

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Rebecca

The opposite of the adjective "transparent[ly]" is "nontransparent" or "opaque," but both sound slightly awkward in this context. To say the opposite of "working transparently," you can say "working in a nontransparent way" or "not working transparently." In other contexts, such as involving the transparency of a material, for example, "opaque" can be used. Ex: The company was criticized for working in a nontransparent way. Ex: The manager was fired after employees complained about him not working transparently. Ex: The vase is transparent at the top and increasingly opaque towards the bottom.

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