unsubtle
adjective
un·sub·tle
ˌən-ˈsə-tᵊl 
unsubtler; unsubtlest
: not indirect or difficult to perceive : not subtle
an unsubtle hint/reminder
Historical records suggest that subtle variations in the sun's energy output can have decidedly unsubtle effects on the earth's climate …—
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Daniel Kluger and Drew Levy’s sound design is magnificently unsubtle, and Kluger’s interstitial piano music is spot-on: vaguely period with the quality of being played on the side of the stage on a rinky-dink upright.
—Christian Lewis, Variety, 12 July 2024
Eric loves to link Homelander with Donald Trump, often in wildly unsubtle ways.
—Brian Hiatt, Rolling Stone, 30 June 2024
The ties to the current, fraught moment in the United States are unsubtle.
—David Faris, theweek, 26 June 2024
Yet, despite The Boys’s purposefully unsubtle treatment of the dangerous creep of authoritarianism over the past three seasons and the showrunner plainly stating that the villain of his show is Trump, some of The Boys’s viewers are just now crying foul and expressing shock over the show’s politics.
—Alex Abad-Santos, Vox, 25 June 2024
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Christian Lewis, Variety, 12 July 2024
Eric loves to link Homelander with Donald Trump, often in wildly unsubtle ways.
—Brian Hiatt, Rolling Stone, 30 June 2024
The ties to the current, fraught moment in the United States are unsubtle.
—David Faris, theweek, 26 June 2024
Yet, despite The Boys’s purposefully unsubtle treatment of the dangerous creep of authoritarianism over the past three seasons and the showrunner plainly stating that the villain of his show is Trump, some of The Boys’s viewers are just now crying foul and expressing shock over the show’s politics.
—Alex Abad-Santos, Vox, 25 June 2024
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“Unsubtle.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/unsubtle. Accessed 26 Jul. 2024.
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