ISEE/SSAT Vocabulary BuilderWordsBblatant
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blatant
Meaning: completely obvious in a way that is unpleasant or offensive
blatant in a sentence
How blatant is used in real sentences:
Everyone noticed the blatant disregard for the rules during the championship game.
She blatantly ignored the librarian's repeated requests to lower her voice in the reading room.
“On the meadow itself, the harm was blatant; tire ruts crossed a wet hollow despite a sign banning vehicles.”
— from the passage The Meadow Notebook
Synonyms for blatant
Other words for blatant — obvious, flagrant and glaring — carry the same meaning.
- obvious
- flagrant
- glaring
Antonyms of blatant
Words that mean the opposite of blatant:
- subtle
- hidden
- discreet
Where it comes from
From Latin blatire 'to babble,' coined by the poet Edmund Spenser
Memory hook
BLATant — a BLAT of noise so loud that everyone notices it.