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Synonyms for glaring

31 synonyms
10 antonyms
2 meanings

adjective

Most common

obvious evident conspicuous flagrant dazzling blinding splendent

Synonyms by meaning

Adjective

1. Flagrant — blatant, obvious

flagrant, conspicuous, obvious, evident, egregious, blatant, garish, plain, gross, notable, unmistakable, notorious, strong, crying, overt, gaudy, flashy, loud, flaring, patent, tawdry, manifest

2. Bright

bright, dazzling, blinding, brilliant, blazing, glary, fulgent, flaming

Other

Antonyms

subtle, simple, bare

All antonyms of glaring →

Definitions

adj. 1
Blatant, obvious.
How could you miss this glaring error? It's right on page one!
adj. 2
Reflecting with glare.

Related words

Word family: glaringly glaringness

Example sentences

obvious It seems fairly obvious that Tom isn't happy here.
evident Your arrogance is evident in every word you speak.
conspicuous Marcus was once again conspicuous by his absence.
flagrant This is yet another example of flagrant abuse of power.
dazzling He was mesmerized by the dazzling show of lights.
blinding The fields are covered with blinding snow.

Popularity over time

Word	1850 → 2019	Trend
glaring		rising
obvious		steady
evident		steady
conspicuous		falling
flagrant		falling
dazzling		rising

Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.

By length

4 letters: loud¹
5 letters: gross¹, plain¹, overt², gaudy², glary
6 letters: strong¹, crying², bright¹, patent², flashy², garish², tawdry²
7 letters: obvious³, notable³, evident³, blatant², blazing², flaming², flaring², fulgent
8 letters: manifest³, dazzling³, blinding², flagrant²
9 letters: brilliant², notorious⁴, egregious³, splendent
11 letters: conspicuous⁴
12 letters: unmistakable⁵

The small number after each word is its number of syllables (overt² = 2 syllables).