BLATANTLY Synonyms: 35 Similar and Opposite Words

blatantly

adverb

Definition of blatantly

as in clearly

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Recent Examples of blatantly This might explain why historical comparisons are often misunderstood or blatantly ignored. — Kenneth G. Winans, Forbes.com, 8 July 2026 Of course, no one bothers with that, even with the content that’s blatantly generated. — Jay Caspian Kang, New Yorker, 26 May 2026 Ahead of the festival, the director called out the Oscars for being blatantly apolitical this year. — Zack Sharf, Variety, 20 May 2026 His lawsuit against the IRS had been challenged by Democratic lawmakers, former IRS and Justice Department officials and outside progressive organizations as a blatantly unlawful move by a deeply conflicted president. — Kevin Rector, Los Angeles Times, 18 May 2026 These forms of art can speak to the character of a home and those who live there without blatantly spelling it out. — Hallie Milstein, Southern Living, 14 May 2026 The hierarchy of traditional monogamy became really blatantly clear that…something was broken there. — Ilana Kaplan, PEOPLE, 11 May 2026 As with the Dred Scott decision that preceded the Civil War, such a blatantly undemocratic move portends some great cataclysm. — Voice Of The People, New York Daily News, 4 May 2026 Me—unmistakably, blatantly, not a girl. — Benny Peterson, Vogue, 4 May 2026

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Adverb

The video clearly showed the forward had dived after a tackle from Leandro Paredes.

— The Athletic Soccer Experts, New York Times, 14 July 2026
Paramount already offered concessions to Bonta to avert a lawsuit, but Bonta and his counterparts clearly wanted more.

— Brian Stelter, CNN Money, 14 July 2026

Definition of clearly

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Ukraine’s accession process was long stymied by Hungary, under stridently nationalist former Prime Minister Viktor Orbán, who was considered Russia’s strongest ally in Europe and possible threat to the EU project.

— ABC News, ABC News, 15 June 2026
Environmentalists have repeatedly and stridently pointed out bright lights disorient nesting sea turtles and their young.

— AJ Willingham, AJC.com, 9 June 2026

Definition of stridently

Adverb

That balance is what makes the restaurant feel distinctly Harlem in the summer.

— Rafael Peña, Miami Herald, 13 July 2026
There’s an emerging consensus right now, particularly among AI skeptics, that the most distinctly human qualities are emotion, intuition, the ability to sense and feel.

— Meghan O’Gieblyn, The New York Review of Books, 11 July 2026

Definition of distinctly

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Body cam video from the officer shows the large dog, wearing a Knicks T-shirt, barked loudly at police when Marseille first opened her door.

— Richard Winton, Los Angeles Times, 7 July 2026
The equal-weight S & P 500 gained 2% and reached a new high while semis sustained that 15% drop, as many market observers cheered loudly and claimed to have been bullish on healthcare and insurance stocks all along.

— Michael Santoli, CNBC, 7 July 2026

Definition of loudly

Adverb

Despite that underlying tension, kids play on the street outside while the large family has a dynamic like any other — noisily squabbling, joking, or in the case of the matriarchal grandmother, Mariam (Hiam Abbass), preparing a meal in a kitchen plagued by constant utility outages.

— David Rooney, HollywoodReporter, 15 May 2026
As Lurie was transitioning into the mayor’s office, union workers were noisily picketing outside several of the largest hotels in San Francisco.

— J.D. Morris, San Francisco Chronicle, 3 Mar. 2026

Definition of noisily

Adverb

Property owners resoundingly rejected a recent request to pay more to fund streetlight repairs.

— Melissa Gomez, Los Angeles Times, 4 July 2026
Ignoring the voters’ will If history repeats again, the district court will refuse to enforce the anti-gerrymandering Fair District amendments that voters approved resoundingly 16 years ago.

— Orlando Sentinel, The Orlando Sentinel, 26 June 2026

Definition of resoundingly

Adverb

If the image is genuine and already halfway around Reddit, there is nothing left to hide and everything to lose by acting otherwise, so the honest move is to name what happened plainly and let the daylight do its work.

— Alexander Puutio, Forbes.com, 10 July 2026
Jerry Klein, chief veterinarian at the American Kennel Club, put it plainly in an interview with Wirecutter.

— Hanna Wickes, Charlotte Observer, 9 July 2026

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