glaring

glaring

adjective

Definition of GLARING

1

: having a fixed look of hostility, fierceness, or anger

2

a : shining with or reflecting an uncomfortably bright light

b (1) : garish (2) : vulgarly ostentatious

3

: obtrusively and often painfully obvious <a glaring error>

— glar·ing·ly \-iŋ-lē\ adverb

— glar·ing·ness noun

Examples of GLARING

1. a glaring example of racism
2. <no one missed the glaring spelling error in the title>

First Known Use of GLARING

14th century

Related to GLARING

Synonyms

blatant, conspicuous, flagrant, egregious, gross, obvious, patent, pronounced, rank, striking

Related Words

arresting, clear, distinct, dramatic, emphatic, evident, eye-catching, marked, notable, noticeable, outstanding, plain, prominent, remarkable, salient, showy, splashy; absolute, arrant, downright, out-and-out, outright, sheer, stark, utter; detectable, discernible (also discernable), observable, perceptible, visible; abominable, atrocious, awful, deplorable, execrable, heinous, lousy, monstrous, outrageous, preposterous, shameful, shocking, terrible, wretched

Near Antonyms

imperceptible, inconspicuous, unnoticeable, unobtrusive; inconsequential, inconsiderable, insignificant, slight, small, trifling, trivial; concealed, hidden, invisible

See Synonym Discussion at flagrant

Rhymes with GLARING

airing, bearing, Bering, daring, fairing, flaring, herring, paring, sparing, tearing, wearing