glaring

[glair-ing]

adjective

1. shining with or reflecting a harshly bright or brilliant light.

   Synonyms: blinding

2. very conspicuous or obvious; flagrant.

   several glaring errors in spelling.

   Synonyms: patent, prominent

3. staring in a fiercely or angrily piercing manner.

4. excessively showy or bright; garish.

   Synonyms: flashy, gaudy, loud

glaring

/ ˈɡlɛərɪŋ /

adjective

1. conspicuous

   a glaring omission

2. dazzling or garish

Other Word Forms

• glaringly adverb
• glaringness noun
• nonglaring adjective
• unglaring adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of glaring¹

First recorded in 1350–1400; Middle English: glare ¹, -ing ²

Synonym Study

See flagrant.

Example Sentences

The strange part is that Liverpool didn’t have a glaring need for a striker.

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So in the playoffs, as they attempt to become the first baseball team to successfully defend a championship in a quarter-century, they have found a creative solution to address their most glaring weakness.

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But the report on the Eaton and Palisades fires found glaring deficiencies.

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But there’s one big, glaring reason she’s delusional if she really thinks she can secure the Republican nomination.

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But there are plenty of other elements of the lengthy, 20-point proposal that are glaring by their absence.

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Related Words

• blatant 
• conspicuous 
• egregious 
• flagrant 
• noticeable 
• outrageous