kenspeckle

adjective

ˈken-ˌspe-kəl How to pronounce kenspeckle (audio)
Definition of kenspecklenext
chiefly Scottish
as in noticeable
likely to attract attention the kind of kenspeckle performance art that is much in evidence at Edinburgh's Fringe Festival

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for kenspeckle
  1. noticeable
  2. commanding
  3. prominent
  4. dramatic
  5. marked
  6. remarkable
  7. pronounced
  8. striking
Adjective
  • Over the past year, DoorDash’s expansion into the apparel and fashion world has been noticeable considering how much apparel has lagged in on-demand delivery compared to categories like groceries and household items.
    — Glenn Taylor, Footwear News, 30 Oct. 2026
  • These cuts weren’t supposed to be noticeable to voters just yet.
    — Rachel Cohen Booth, Vox, 30 Oct. 2026
Definition of noticeable
Adjective
  • As a young teenager, I was immediately captivated by his commanding presence and charisma portraying King Leodegrance of Cameliard — Queen Guinevere’s noble father and a cunning warrior.
    — Jeff Spry, Space.com, 29 Oct. 2026
  • Wembanyama, for his part, is eager to become a more commanding voice on the defensive end.
    — Jeff McDonald, San Antonio Express-News, 16 Oct. 2026
Definition of commanding
Adjective
  • One of India's oldest and most prominent industry bodies, PHD Chamber of Commerce and Industry, last week asked the government appealing to abolish the tax.
    — Priyanka Salve, CNBC, 5 Nov. 2026
  • The Vancouver Canucks’ Jake DeBrusk, the Pittsburgh Penguins’ Rickard Rakell and the Columbus Blue Jackets’ Dmitri Voronkov are among his most prominent wingers available, but the possibilities needn’t be limited to that list.
    — Julian McKenzie, New York Times, 5 Nov. 2026
Definition of prominent
Adjective
  • Instead, the situation in Austin has taken a dramatic turn over the past three weeks.
    — Trey Wallace OutKick, FOXNews.com, 24 Oct. 2026
  • However, the government has announced a dramatic cut in the number of working holiday visas, from 31,000 to 5,000.
    — Maureen O'Hare, CNN Money, 24 Oct. 2026
Definition of dramatic
Adjective
  • Waterbury Mayor Paul Pernerewski, who also received a personal threat last year, noted a marked change in politics.
    — Livi Stanford, Hartford Courant, 15 Sep. 2026
  • Also, there are no marked pedestrian crossings on either road.
    — Bay Area News Group, Mercury News, 4 Sep. 2026
Definition of marked
Adjective
  • His elite outfield coverage included converting a remarkable 50% of five-star catch opportunities.
    — Meghan Montemurro, Chicago Tribune, 2 Nov. 2026
  • Centered in large part around the Warsaw Ghetto, the novel brought to life the daily struggles, fears, and remarkable courage of Jewish families living under unimaginable conditions.
    — Lois K. Solomon, Sun Sentinel, 2 Nov. 2026
Definition of remarkable
Adjective
  • In Illinois, where Democrats not only hold every statewide office but also have held supermajorities in the Illinois General Assembly, that optimism was even more pronounced.
    — Olivia Olander, Chicago Tribune, 4 Nov. 2026
  • Its facade and balconies resolve into facial features, most conspicuously a pronounced nose.
    — Fred A. Bernstein, Architectural Digest, 4 Nov. 2026
Definition of pronounced
Adjective
  • During the company’s third-quarter earnings call in October, Musk made a striking comment while musing about how the company aimed to deploy 10 GW of compute (on Earth) in 2027.
    — Eric Berger, ArsTechnica, 29 Oct. 2026
  • Elke Sommer, the striking German beauty who starred in such films as A Shot in the Dark, The Prize, The Art of Love and Deadlier Than the Male during her 1960s heyday in Hollywood, has died.
    — Mike Barnes, HollywoodReporter, 29 Oct. 2026
Definition of striking
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“Kenspeckle.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/kenspeckle. Accessed 5 Nov. 2026.

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