conspicuous

 
  Grep  of  noun  conspicuous 
  conspicuous  consumption 
  conspicuousness 
 
  Overview  of  adj  conspicuous 
 
  The  adj  conspicuous  has  4  senses  (first  1  from  tagged  texts) 
 
  1.  (2)  conspicuous,  obvious  --  (obvious  to  the  eye  or  mind;  "a  tower  conspicuous  at  a  great  distance";  "wore  conspicuous  neckties";  "made  herself  conspicuous  by  her  exhibitionistic  preening") 
  2.  blatant,  blazing,  conspicuous,  open  --  (without  any  attempt  at  concealment;  completely  obvious;  "open  disregard  of  the  law";  "open  family  strife";  "open  hostility";  "a  blatant  appeal  to  vanity";  "a  blazing  indiscretion") 
  3.  conspicuous,  flaunty  --  (inclined  to  flaunt;  "conspicuous  consumption") 
  4.  conspicuous  --  (noticeable  in  an  unpleasant  way) 
 
  Antonyms  of  adj  conspicuous 
 
  4  senses  of  conspicuous 
 
  Sense  1 
  conspicuous  (vs.  inconspicuous),  obvious 
 
  inconspicuous  (vs.  conspicuous),  invisible 
  =>  obscure,  unnoticeable 
 
  Sense  2 
  blatant,  blazing,  conspicuous,  open 
 
  INDIRECT  (VIA  unconcealed)  ->  concealed 
 
  Sense  3 
  conspicuous,  flaunty 
 
  INDIRECT  (VIA  ostentatious)  ->  unostentatious,  unpretentious 
 
  Sense  4 
  conspicuous 
 
  INDIRECT  (VIA  obtrusive)  ->  unobtrusive,  unnoticeable 
 
  Similarity  of  adj  conspicuous 
 
  4  senses  of  conspicuous 
 
  Sense  1 
  conspicuous  (vs.  inconspicuous),  obvious 
  =>  attention-getting,  eye-catching 
  =>  big  large  prominent 
  =>  bold 
  =>  crying(postnominal),  egregious,  flagrant,  glaring,  gross,  rank 
  =>  featured 
  =>  in  evidence 
  =>  marked 
  =>  outstanding,  prominent,  salient,  spectacular,  striking 
  =>  visible 
  =>  exhibitionist(postnominal),  exhibitionistic 
  Also  See->  indiscreet#1 
 
  Sense  2 
  blatant,  blazing,  conspicuous,  open 
  =>  unconcealed  (vs.  concealed) 
 
  Sense  3 
  conspicuous,  flaunty 
  =>  ostentatious  (vs.  unostentatious),  pretentious 
 
  Sense  4 
  conspicuous 
  =>  obtrusive  (vs.  unobtrusive),  noticeable 
 
  Attributes  of  adj  conspicuous 
 
  1  of  4  senses  of  conspicuous 
 
  Sense  1 
  conspicuous  (vs.  inconspicuous),  obvious 
  =>  conspicuousness 
 
  Familiarity  of  adj  conspicuous 
 
  conspicuous  used  as  an  adjective  is  uncommon  (polysemy  count  =  4) 
 
  Grep  of  adj  conspicuous 
  conspicuous 
  inconspicuous 
 
  Overview  of  adj  conspicuous 
 
  The  adj  conspicuous  has  4  senses  (first  1  from  tagged  texts) 
 
  1.  (2)  conspicuous,  obvious  --  (obvious  to  the  eye  or  mind;  "a  tower  conspicuous  at  a  great  distance";  "wore  conspicuous  neckties";  "made  herself  conspicuous  by  her  exhibitionistic  preening") 
  2.  blatant,  blazing,  conspicuous,  open  --  (without  any  attempt  at  concealment;  completely  obvious;  "open  disregard  of  the  law";  "open  family  strife";  "open  hostility";  "a  blatant  appeal  to  vanity";  "a  blazing  indiscretion") 
  3.  conspicuous,  flaunty  --  (inclined  to  flaunt;  "conspicuous  consumption") 
  4.  conspicuous  --  (noticeable  in  an  unpleasant  way) 

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