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How is the word blatant different from other adjectives like it?

Some common synonyms of blatant are boisterous, clamorous, obstreperous, strident, and vociferous. While all these words mean "so loud or insistent as to compel attention," blatant implies an offensive bellowing or insensitive loudness.

blatant rock music
a blatant clamor for impeachment

When is it sensible to use boisterous instead of blatant?

Although the words boisterous and blatant have much in common, boisterous suggests a noisiness and turbulence due to high spirits.

a boisterous crowd of party goers

When is clamorous a more appropriate choice than blatant?

The synonyms clamorous and blatant are sometimes interchangeable, but clamorous may imply insistency as well as vociferousness in demanding or protesting.

clamorous demands for prison reforms

When would obstreperous be a good substitute for blatant?

The words obstreperous and blatant can be used in similar contexts, but obstreperous suggests unruly and aggressive noisiness and resistance to restraint.

the obstreperous demonstrators were arrested

When might strident be a better fit than blatant?

The meanings of strident and blatant largely overlap; however, strident suggests harsh and discordant noise.

heard the strident cry of the crow

When could vociferous be used to replace blatant?

While in some cases nearly identical to blatant, vociferous implies a vehement shouting or calling out.

vociferous cries of protest and outrage

Example Sentences

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Recent Examples of blatant The political parties lack respect for one another and have normalized blatant name-calling. Tracy Sachs, Sun Sentinel, 29 July 2025 Kershaw was in awe of Sabathia’s selflessness and blatant disregard for his well-being even as free agency awaited him at season’s end. Wayne G. McDonnell, Forbes.com, 28 July 2025 The chart’s most cringeworthy attribute is not the blatant inaccuracy, but the disingenuity. Robert Goulder, Forbes.com, 28 July 2025 One of the most important American service exports is higher education but the Trump Administration in this case has displayed blatant disregard for trade balance with its multi-pronged attack on universities and its hostility to international students. Devashish Mitra, Time, 28 July 2025 See All Example Sentences for blatant
Recent Examples of Synonyms for blatant
Adjective
  • Clark's teammate, Fever star Sophie Cunningham, has been one of the most vocal critics of the WNBA players and referees in the physical treatment of Clark and how it is handled.
    Jackson Thompson, FOXNews.com, 7 Aug. 2025
  • Habba was named as the U.S. attorney in New Jersey in March after becoming well-known as one of Trump’s most vocal legal advocates.
    Alison Durkee, Forbes.com, 6 Aug. 2025
Adjective
  • Nowhere is that more obvious or more urgent than in education.
    Dan Fitzpatrick, Forbes.com, 7 Aug. 2025
  • Mountains are always there, but another form of turbulence can seemingly appear from nowhere, with no obvious visual cues to warn pilots.
    Renée Rigdon, CNN Money, 7 Aug. 2025
Adjective
  • The Democratic Party is also home to outspoken critics of Israel and much of the Jewish community, like Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, Rashida Tlaib, Ilhan Omar, Bernie Sanders, and others.
    Nathan Diament, New York Daily News, 7 Aug. 2025
  • Counter to her brother, Maxine is the outspoken, happy-go-lucky, popular girl who masks her loneliness and sorrow.
    Dana Feldman, Forbes.com, 7 Aug. 2025
Adjective
  • First, the most glaring issue is how the intelligence community procures and manages commercially available information.
    Ann Wagner, MSNBC Newsweek, 11 Aug. 2025
  • Tyrese Haliburton recover from Achilles injuries, that may be a glaring red flag.
    Bryan Toporek, Forbes.com, 11 Aug. 2025
Adjective
  • Maybe that's why there was such a vociferous response when a picture showcasing the remnants of this particular pizza slice was posted to Reddit by the diner under the handle u/Pancakeferret.
    Jack Beresford, MSNBC Newsweek, 2 Aug. 2025
  • Attacks on the Fed Trump’s first six months have also been marked by vociferous and repeated attacks from the president on the Federal Reserve and Chair Jerome Powell.
    Tobias Burns, The Hill, 27 July 2025
Adjective
  • The noisy ones have either hope or larceny in their souls.
    Chip Bell, Forbes.com, 15 Aug. 2025
  • Rez said platforms should build internal mechanisms that elevated antisemitism protections above noisy or majority-sourced signals in training.
    Peter Aitken, MSNBC Newsweek, 10 Aug. 2025

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“Blatant.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/blatant. Accessed 22 Aug. 2025.

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