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- pronunciation:
- bleI
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- features:
- Word Combinations (adjective)
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adjective |
| definition 1: |
completely obvious or undisguised, sometimes offensively so.
The politician's response showed a blatant disregard for the truth.The hostility between the two women was blatant.He resented their blatant attempt to win him over.His blatant adoration of her made her uncomfortable.- synonyms:
- egregious, glaring, obtrusive
- antonyms:
- surreptitious
- similar words:
- brazen, flagrant, gross, obvious, overt, patent, unmistakable
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| definition 2: |
conspicuous, often vulgarly so.
This blatant show of wealth impressed most of the guests.- synonyms:
- conspicuous, egregious, glaring, obtrusive
- similar words:
- brazen, flagrant, obvious, overt
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| related words: |
apparent, bare, conspicuous, egregious, manifest, obtrusive, plain, round, striking |
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| derivations: |
blatantly (adv.), blatancy (n.) |
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