KENSPECKLE Synonyms: 101 Similar and Opposite Words

kenspeckle

adjective

ˈken-ˌspe-kəl

Definition of kenspeckle

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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Adjective

The blazing speed around the end is especially noticeable for a team that has lacked that flash in past seasons — and also was miserable on third downs during last year’s disappointing 6-11 campaign.

— Jesse Newell, New York Times, 23 Aug. 2026
One of the most noticeable things about The Complete Carebrush is the long teeth that are alternately spaced, creating a scalp massage and helping hair to move through the brush without friction.

— Celia Shatzman, Forbes.com, 23 Aug. 2026

Definition of noticeable

Adjective

Adrián Marín set up the play with his pass to Tiago as Orlando took what seemed to be a commanding lead in the second half.

— Kyle Foley, The Orlando Sentinel, 13 Aug. 2026
Arendt comes most fully alive, though, when Meyer lets her own extravagant, commanding voice carry the story forward.

— David Denby, New Yorker, 10 Aug. 2026

Definition of commanding

Adjective

From the late 1800s, a prominent Sicilian family controlled the tuna industry here with multiple factories and fisheries, thriving until the 1960s.

— Megan Rose Murray, Condé Nast Traveler, 22 Aug. 2026
These observations come from some of the most prominent people in the country.

— John Blake, CNN Money, 22 Aug. 2026

Definition of prominent

Adjective

Yellow median posts block the kind of dramatic U-turn Knight took after the shooting, driving furiously back toward The Strip as blood trickled down his face.

— Andy Rose, CNN Money, 22 Aug. 2026
To learn how a memory that can last for years can sit on hardware that shifts every few days, Tanaka’s team made the shift a bit more dramatic.

— Jacek Krywko, ArsTechnica, 22 Aug. 2026

Definition of dramatic

Adjective

The traffic safety law, Assembly Bill 413, prohibits parking within 20 feet of the approach side of a marked or unmarked crosswalk, or within 15 feet when a curb extension is present.

— Madison Smalstig July 29, Sacbee.com, 29 July 2026
Their sometimes fiery back and forth in the virtual group interview was a marked contrast to some of their in-person group appearances before civic organizations and Democratic Party organizations.

— Anthony Man, Sun Sentinel, 17 July 2026

Definition of marked

Adjective

With the remarkable rise in online food delivery, many restaurants struggle to balance service and food prep for diners in their establishments while also preparing staging and queuing delivery for takeout orders.

— George C. Lee II, Fortune, 26 Aug. 2026
Sean and Ray have earned a remarkable reputation for championing distinctive filmmakers and original ideas.

— Matt Grobar, Deadline, 26 Aug. 2026

Definition of remarkable

Adjective

One of the more striking findings by public policy researchers based in the United Kingdom and Italy, based on new research published in Economics Letters, comes in the cumulative payload to orbit by nation.

— Stephen Clark, ArsTechnica, 21 Aug. 2026
Klein Blue made a striking statement at Bottega Veneta in a textured look, while Jil Sander, Givenchy, Dries Van Noten, and Lii used flashes of cobalt to punch up a more neutral palette.

— Andrea Zendejas, Vogue, 21 Aug. 2026

Definition of striking

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