as in thoughtless
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Recent Examples of unsubtle
As in season one, Andor draws much of its potency from its pointed and unsubtle parallels to events in our real world.
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Angie Han, HollywoodReporter, 21 Apr. 2025
Leicester find an unsubtle way to outdo them, their eighth home loss in a row without scoring a goal uncharted territory in English league history but wasteland, nonetheless.
—George Caulkin, New York Times, 8 Apr. 2025
In a sublimely unsubtle metaphor for these two’s relationship, the spaghetti tower they’re tasked with building crumbles under the weight of a single marshmallow.
—Laura Bradley, Vulture, 13 Mar. 2025
Key News Asian stocks were higher today except for Hong Kong, following President Donald Trump’s statement that countries that import Venezuelan oil could be hit with 25% tariffs, which is an unsubtle code for China.
—Brendan Ahern, Forbes, 25 Mar. 2025
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Angie Han, HollywoodReporter, 21 Apr. 2025
Leicester find an unsubtle way to outdo them, their eighth home loss in a row without scoring a goal uncharted territory in English league history but wasteland, nonetheless.
—George Caulkin, New York Times, 8 Apr. 2025
In a sublimely unsubtle metaphor for these two’s relationship, the spaghetti tower they’re tasked with building crumbles under the weight of a single marshmallow.
—Laura Bradley, Vulture, 13 Mar. 2025
Key News Asian stocks were higher today except for Hong Kong, following President Donald Trump’s statement that countries that import Venezuelan oil could be hit with 25% tariffs, which is an unsubtle code for China.
—Brendan Ahern, Forbes, 25 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for unsubtle
Adjective
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Multiple offenses for each race will mean long jail sentences and $100,000+ in fines, which should finally get the attention of these thoughtless fools.—
DP Opinion,
Denver Post,
17 June 2025
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That was still true at the end of Thursday’s first quarter, when Cardoso turned around from a routine rebound and threw an awkward, thoughtless pass straight into the hands of the Wings’ Paige Bueckers.—
Julia Poe,
Chicago Tribune,
31 May 2025
Adjective
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Ultimately, the film hammers home that this klutzy, tactless new man in town is first and foremost a voyeur — which is where most of the taboo shattering comes in.—
Miriam Balanescu,
IndieWire,
17 May 2025
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Tapper believes conservatives were proven correct in their harsh and at times tactless assessments of Biden’s condition, which clearly worsened in 2023 after his son Hunter faced the possibility of a prison sentence when a plea deal on tax and gun charges fell apart.—
Stephen Battaglio,
Los Angeles Times,
20 May 2025
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But, even though there was nothing the slightest bit ungracious or ungenerous about her performance, it was felt more like the audience being asked to come to her.—
Chris Willman,
Variety,
26 Apr. 2025
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Trump, in turn, canceled the additional metals tariff, reverting to his original 25 percent imposition, and then took his predictably ungracious victory lap.—
Chris Jones,
The Atlantic,
14 Mar. 2025
Adjective
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An autopsy later revealed that O’Keefe had died from blunt force trauma and hypothermia.—
Sean Neumann,
People.com,
25 June 2025
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Two of the dogs died of heat stroke, one of blunt force trauma, Orange County Deputy District Attorney Danica Drotman told Judge Kimberly Menninger during Monday’s hearing, drawing gasps from the owners in the courtroom gallery.—
Sean Emery,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
25 June 2025
Adjective
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Going from Pitch Stop to Drama Room meant a brusque shift, with all four projects grappling with questions either directly tied to or adjacent to modern masculinity.—
Rafa Sales Ross,
Variety,
21 June 2025
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That voice — brusque, solidly accented, cured in cigarette smoke, marinated in Jack Daniels — comes to me all the time.—
The New York Times News Service Syndicate,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
18 June 2025
Adjective
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Stranger things have happened, but that prospect doesn’t seem likely, judging from the bank’s undiplomatic statement.—
The Editorial Board,
Chicago Tribune,
1 Apr. 2025
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His approach, however, is rhetorically more blunt and undiplomatic compared to most of his predecessors.—
Christian Datoc,
Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government,
22 Mar. 2025
Adjective
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Writing the most unbridled, impolite, unreasonable, pathetic rant that gives voice to unseen, unheard parts of you opens a relief valve that transfers emotional pain onto the page.—
Jessica DuLong,
CNN Money,
11 Apr. 2025
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If either of these things had been true, your staying put would still not have been impolite.—
Judith Martin,
The Mercury News,
5 Mar. 2025
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While some joined in the fun, others weren't so thrilled—calling it a loud, inconsiderate disruption.—
Cameron Schoppa,
MSNBC Newsweek,
12 June 2025
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This includes uncouth habits like bad hygiene, inconsiderate acts like being self-centered or a violation of social norms.—
Mark Travers,
Forbes.com,
2 June 2025
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“Unsubtle.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/unsubtle. Accessed 1 Jul. 2025.
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