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blatant

adjective

Synonyms and Antonyms of blatant

1 engaging in or marked by loud and insistent cries especially of protest
  • a blatant clamor for change
Synonyms of blatant

caterwauling, clamant, clamorous, obstreperous, squawking, vociferant, vociferating, vociferous, yawping (or yauping), yowling
Words Related to blatant

clangorous, dinning, discordant, noisy

loudmouthed, outspoken, vocal

boisterous, rackety, raucous, robustious, rowdy, uproarious

cacophonous, dissonant, earsplitting, grating, shrill, strident

blaring, blustering, booming, brassy, brazen
Near Antonyms of blatant

noiseless, quiet, silent, soundless, still

calm, hushed, subdued
2 very noticeable especially for being incorrect or bad
  • I take off points for blatant spelling errors.
Synonyms of blatant

conspicuous, egregious, flagrant, glaring, gross, obvious, patent, pronounced, rank, striking
Words Related to blatant

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
Near Antonyms of blatant

imperceptible, inconspicuous, unnoticeable, unobtrusive

inconsequential, inconsiderable, insignificant, slight, small, trifling, trivial

concealed, hidden, invisible

Synonym Discussion of blatant

vociferous, clamorous, blatant, strident, boisterous, obstreperous mean so loud or insistent as to compel attention. vociferous implies a vehement shouting or calling out.
    • vociferous cries of protest and outrage
clamorous may imply insistency as well as vociferousness in demanding or protesting.
    • clamorous demands for prison reforms
blatant implies an offensive bellowing or insensitive loudness.
    • blatant rock music
    • a blatant clamor for impeachment
strident suggests harsh and discordant noise.
    • heard the strident cry of the crow
boisterous suggests a noisiness and turbulence due to high spirits.
    • a boisterous crowd of party goers
obstreperous suggests unruly and aggressive noisiness and resistance to restraint.
    • the obstreperous demonstrators were arrested

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