conspicuousadjective
uk/kənˈspɪk.ju.əs/us/kənˈspɪk.ju.əs/very noticeable or attracting attention, often in a way that is not wanted:
In China, her blonde hair was conspicuous.
He tried not to look conspicuous and moved slowly along the back of the room.
Opposite
inconspicuous
Thesaurus: synonyms and related words
Apparent and obvious
- apparent
- be (as) plain as the nose on your face idiom
- be (right) under your nose idiom
- be etched somewhere idiom
- be writ large idiom
- linear
- loud
- loud and clear idiom
- manifest
- manifestly
- marked
- naked
- nose
- recognizable
- self-evident
- shine
- shine out
- shine through
- speaks for itself idiom
- stark
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conspicuously
adverb uk/kənˈspɪk.ju.əs.li/us/kənˈspɪk.ju.əs.li/
in a way that is conspicuous:
The temple's grand white arches rose conspicuously over the dirty decaying city.
conspicuousness
noun [ U ] uk/kənˈspɪk.ju.əs.nəs/us/kənˈspɪk.ju.əs.nəs/
Idiom(s)
be conspicuous by your absence