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blatant

/ˈbleɪ.tənt/

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adjective

Very obvious and easy to notice, often in a negative way.

The theft was a blatant violation of the rules.
She told a blatant lie about her attendance.

Adinary Nuance

Near-neighbors: blatant is stronger than obvious and emphatic; it implies a shocking lack of disguise. Unlike flagrant, blatant focuses on obviousness to observers, not immorality. Writers choose blatant when they want to stress clear, in-your-face behavior.

In other languages

Spanish: flagrante, notorio
Japanese: まざあんな、あからさまな
Korean: 당당한, 뻔한
Vietnamese: hẻm hà, một cách vô lý
Chinese: 公然的, 显而易见的

Common phrases

blatant errorblatant lieblatant disregarda blatant violation

Synonyms

obvious flagrant shocking conspicuous palpable

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