Synonyms for conspicuous
- adjective
Synonyms by meaning
Adjective
1. Salient — obvious or easy to notice
salient, marked, clear, glaring, apparent, evident, visible, blatant, perceptible, plain, obvious, distinguished, significant, noteworthy, remarkable, discernible, flagrant, manifest, distinct, egregious, splendid, ostensible
2. Prominent — noticeable or attracting attention, especially if unattractive
prominent, striking, bold, showy, eye-catching, flashy, attention-grabbing, sensational
Definitions
- adj. 1
Obvious or easy to notice.
He was conspicuous by his absence.
- adj. 2
Noticeable or attracting attention, especially if unattractive.
He had a conspicuous lump on his forehead.
Related words
- Word family
- conspicuosity conspicuously conspicuity conspicuousness
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That is conspicuous which stands out so as necessarily or strikingly to attract the attention.
J. C. Fernald, English Synonyms and Antonyms (1914)
Example sentences
- marked The contrast between the two ideas is very marked.
- evident Your arrogance is evident in every word you speak.
- glaring Igor was glaring at Anna and muttering to himself.
- salient Yanni was a salient suspect.
- prominent High fever is a prominent symptom of this disease.
- striking Striking differences existed between the two boys.
By length
- 4 letters
- bold1
- 5 letters
- clear1, plain1, showy2
- 6 letters
- marked1, flashy2
- 7 letters
- obvious3, visible3, evident3, blatant2, blazing2, glaring2, salient3
- 8 letters
- apparent3, distinct2, striking2, splendid2, manifest3, flagrant2
- 9 letters
- prominent3, egregious3, arrestive
- 10 letters
- remarkable4, noteworthy3, ostensible4
- 11 letters
- significant4, sensational4, discernible4, perceptible4
- 13 letters
- distinguished3
The small number after each word is its number of syllables (showy2 = 2 syllables).