Synonyms for blatant
- adjective
Most common
Synonyms by meaning
Adjective
1. Flagrant — obvious, on show; unashamed; loudly obtrusive or offensive
flagrant, obvious, glaring, conspicuous, unabashed, noisy, tawdry, gross, plain, garish, flaunting, ostentatious, ostensible, flashy, crude, gaudy, obtrusive, noticeable, loud, chintzy, palpable, manifest
2. Vociferous
vociferous, strident, clamorous, obstreperous, brawling, turbulent, clamant, uproarious, boisterous
Other
Definitions
- adj. 1
Obvious, on show; unashamed; loudly obtrusive or offensive.
a blatant breach of good faith in the negotiation
Related words
- Word family
- blatantly
Example sentences
- obvious It seems fairly obvious that Tom isn't happy here.
- conspicuous Marcus was once again conspicuous by his absence.
- glaring Igor was glaring at Anna and muttering to himself.
- flagrant This is yet another example of flagrant abuse of power.
- strident I don't like their music; I find the singer's voice strident.
- vociferous He's not the most convincing, just the most vociferous.
Popularity over time
| Word | 1850 → 2019 | Trend |
|---|---|---|
| blatant | rising | |
| obvious | steady | |
| conspicuous | falling | |
| glaring | rising | |
| flagrant | falling | |
| strident | rising |
Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.
By length
- 4 letters
- loud1
- 5 letters
- gross1, plain1, crude1, noisy2, gaudy2
- 6 letters
- flashy2, garish2, tawdry2
- 7 letters
- obvious3, blazing2, glaring2, chintzy2, clamant
- 8 letters
- manifest3, palpable3, flagrant2, strident2, brawling2
- 9 letters
- turbulent3, flaunting2, unabashed3, obtrusive3, clamorous
- 10 letters
- noticeable4, boisterous3, ostensible4, vociferous4, uproarious
- 11 letters
- conspicuous4
- 12 letters
- ostentatious4, obstreperous4
The small number after each word is its number of syllables (noisy2 = 2 syllables).