ISEE/SSAT Vocabulary BuilderWordsCconspicuous
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conspicuous
Meaning: easily seen or noticed; standing out
conspicuous in a sentence
How conspicuous is used in real sentences:
Her bright red coat made her conspicuous in the crowd of gray suits.
The mansion's tall gold gate made it conspicuous from the highway.
“After revising a draft, Elizabeth pressed a conspicuous royal seal into pliable wax; its image warned every reader that the command came from the crown.”
— from the passage The Queen's Paper Roads
Synonyms for conspicuous
Other words for conspicuous — noticeable, prominent and obvious — carry the same meaning.
- noticeable
- prominent
- obvious
Antonyms of conspicuous
Words that mean the opposite of conspicuous:
- inconspicuous
- hidden
Where it comes from
From Latin conspicuus 'visible, striking'
Memory hook
CON-SPIC-uous — SPY something because it's so easy to SPY (spot).
Practice conspicuous in the app