1
as in noticeable
likely to attract attention
the seven-foot-tall basketball player is conspicuous in any crowd
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2
as in obvious
very noticeable especially for being incorrect or bad
conspicuous bureaucratic waste that drives taxpayers crazy
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Recent Examples of conspicuous
Yet, on this night, both Glenn and I were able to see it as a conspicuous patch of light.
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Joe Rao, Space.com, 17 Sep. 2025
Even royals apparently appreciate the brand’s combination of understated style and conspicuous thrift.
—Lauren Collins, New Yorker, 15 Sep. 2025
On Thursday morning, as members walked to the Capitol for votes, there was a conspicuous police presence.
—Nik Popli, Time, 11 Sep. 2025
For so many others the osmosis is slower and less conspicuous—the constant stress on one’s nerves from underpay and overwork and the rent being too high and our world, generally, being wholly unfair.
—P.e. Moskowitz
september 11, Literary Hub, 11 Sep. 2025
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Joe Rao, Space.com, 17 Sep. 2025
Even royals apparently appreciate the brand’s combination of understated style and conspicuous thrift.
—Lauren Collins, New Yorker, 15 Sep. 2025
On Thursday morning, as members walked to the Capitol for votes, there was a conspicuous police presence.
—Nik Popli, Time, 11 Sep. 2025
For so many others the osmosis is slower and less conspicuous—the constant stress on one’s nerves from underpay and overwork and the rent being too high and our world, generally, being wholly unfair.
—P.e. Moskowitz
september 11, Literary Hub, 11 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for conspicuous
Adjective
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The difference is slightly more noticeable with details in the background of an image than with details in the foreground, as visible in the Lego castle surrounding Lego Mario.—
ArsTechnica,
ArsTechnica,
25 Sep. 2025
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Within a couple months, though, the changes were so noticeable, nobody felt like the follow-up test was necessary.—
Brenda Goodman,
CNN Money,
24 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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Black inks for the same printers tend to have less obvious smearing than the color ink, and many smear just enough to see a smudge, without harming readability.—
PC Magazine,
PC Magazine,
30 Sep. 2025
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But Trump’s arbitrary brand of interventionism comes with obvious dangers.—
John Cassidy,
New Yorker,
29 Sep. 2025
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The role of other major hosts, including Fallon, became more prominent as discussions widened to the broader responsibilities and vulnerabilities faced by late-night hosts.—
Hollie Silverman,
MSNBC Newsweek,
24 Sep. 2025
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As well as the Hannibal incident at Burnley, maybe the most prominent recent example is when St James’ Park reacted to Anthony Gordon being sent off for pretty clearly taking a chunk out of Virgil van Dijk’s heel.—
Nick Miller,
New York Times,
24 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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But opponents saw the move as a blatant attempt to short-circuit the investigation into Russian hacking of the 2016 presidential election.—
Maureen Groppe,
USA Today,
26 Sep. 2025
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Survivor 49 kicked off Wednesday night with two-hour premiere filled with projectile vomit, blatant puzzle copying, and a new bromance for the ages.—
Dalton Ross,
Entertainment Weekly,
25 Sep. 2025
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Andersen, who previously worked for the San Antonio Police Department, has ruddy cheeks and a commanding presence.—
Rachel Monroe,
New Yorker,
16 Sep. 2025
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Irvine ran the ball, passed the ball and slowed down Laguna Hills’ uptempo offense with a commanding defensive display.—
Martin Henderson,
Oc Register,
12 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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This relationship between a military’s combat troop and support personnel is a glaring weakness of the proposal.—
Jacqueline Charles,
Miami Herald,
26 Sep. 2025
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And Denver has a glaring hole in the middle of its defense without him in coverage, as Vance Joseph's unit continues to get shredded by pass-catching tight ends and running backs.—
Luca Evans,
Denver Post,
22 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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More about hydrogen fuel cells Hydrogen fuel cells are remarkable pieces of engineering that generate electricity by directly combining hydrogen and oxygen, producing only water and heat as byproducts.—
Atharva Gosavi,
Interesting Engineering,
23 Sep. 2025
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Advanced decoding systems then reconstruct the original data, allowing information sent from distances comparable to Mars to be received with remarkable accuracy.—
Samantha Mathewson,
Space.com,
23 Sep. 2025
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Video footage captured the dramatic moment a huge sinkhole opened up along a busy road in front of a hospital in Bangkok on Wednesday.—
Shane Croucher,
MSNBC Newsweek,
24 Sep. 2025
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As for her footwear, Taylor went with dramatic platforms in a shade of military green, featuring silver mary jane-style buckles and laces running down the front.—
Julia Teti,
Footwear News,
24 Sep. 2025
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“Conspicuous.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/conspicuous. Accessed 1 Oct. 2025.
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