blatant

[ bleyt-nt ]

/ ˈbleɪt nt /

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adjective

brazenly obvious; flagrant: a blatant error in simple addition; a blatant lie.

offensively noisy or loud; clamorous: blatant radios.

tastelessly conspicuous: the blatant colors of the dress.

Origin of blatant

coined by Spenser in 1596; compare Latin blatīre to babble, prate, blaterāre to talk foolishly, babble

SYNONYMS FOR blatant

1 unmistakable, overt, undeniable, obtrusive.

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ANTONYMS FOR blatant

1 subtle, hidden, inconspicuous.

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OTHER WORDS FROM blatant

bla·tan·cy, noun bla·tant·ly, adverb

WORDS THAT MAY BE CONFUSED WITH blatant

blatant flagrant (see synonym study at flagrant)

Words nearby blatant

blastostyle, blastula, blastulation, blasé, blat, blatant, blate, blather, blatherskite, blatted, blatter

Example sentences from the Web for blatantly

The conservatives saw all of this as blatantly political activism.

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Some were blatantly inferior, he said, at times with metal shavings and burrs in the threads.

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That Made in Chelsea has a story editor listed on its end credits is no surprise; it is blatantly set up.

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In my descriptions of the encounter, I kept the focus on how I spluttered in the face of a blatantly sexist remark.

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The pantheon of Sediuk pranks ranges from sneakily clever to blatantly rude.

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We cannot credit such intentions, even though we read them every day brutally and blatantly affirmed by a powerful Party Press.

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Not blatantly loud and shrill, but very mellow and rich-toned.

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“Money talks” in the Philippines just as blatantly as it does in the United States.

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Blatantly it came around the corner, keeping time to its own noisy drums, and Stiffleg pricked up his ears.

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I wish I could convey a discreet hint to him not to be so blatantly discreet.

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British Dictionary definitions for blatantly

blatant

/ (ˈbleɪtənt) /

adjective

glaringly conspicuous or obvious a blatant lie

offensively noticeable blatant disregard for a person's feelings

offensively noisy

Derived forms of blatant

blatancy, noun blatantly, adverb

Word Origin for blatant

C16: coined by Edmund Spenser; probably influenced by Latin blatīre to babble; compare Middle Low German pladderen

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