blatant

[ bleyt-nt ]

/ ˈbleɪt nt /

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adjective

brazenly obvious; flagrant: a blatant error in simple addition; a blatant lie.

offensively noisy or loud; clamorous: blatant radios.

tastelessly conspicuous: the blatant colors of the dress.

Nearby words

blastostyle, blastula, blastulation, blasé, blat, blatant, blate, blather, blatherskite, blatted, blatter

Origin of blatant

coined by Spenser in 1596; compare Latin blatīre to babble, prate, blaterāre to talk foolishly, babble

SYNONYMS FOR blatant

1 unmistakable, overt, undeniable, obtrusive.

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ANTONYMS FOR blatant

1 subtle, hidden, inconspicuous.

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Related forms

bla·tan·cy, nounbla·tant·ly, adverb

Can be confused

blatant flagrant (see synonym study at flagrant)

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Examples from the Web for blatantly

The conservatives saw all of this as blatantly political activism.
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Some were blatantly inferior, he said, at times with metal shavings and burrs in the threads.
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That Made in Chelsea has a story editor listed on its end credits is no surprise; it is blatantly set up.
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In my descriptions of the encounter, I kept the focus on how I spluttered in the face of a blatantly sexist remark.
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The pantheon of Sediuk pranks ranges from sneakily clever to blatantly rude.
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We cannot credit such intentions, even though we read them every day brutally and blatantly affirmed by a powerful Party Press.
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Not blatantly loud and shrill, but very mellow and rich-toned.
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“Money talks” in the Philippines just as blatantly as it does in the United States.
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Blatantly it came around the corner, keeping time to its own noisy drums, and Stiffleg pricked up his ears.
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I wish I could convey a discreet hint to him not to be so blatantly discreet.
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British Dictionary definitions for blatantly

blatant

/ (ˈbleɪtənt) /

adjective

glaringly conspicuous or obviousa blatant lie

offensively noticeableblatant disregard for a person's feelings

offensively noisy

Derived Forms

blatancy, nounblatantly, adverb

Word Origin for blatant

C16: coined by Edmund Spenser; probably influenced by Latin blatīre to babble; compare Middle Low German pladderen

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blatant

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