blatantly
58
4.8
- adverb
- /ˈbleɪtəntli/
:
flagrantemente
- She was blatantly ignoring the rules, which led to serious consequences.
- blatantly obvious
- blatantly political
- blatantly unjust laws
Is it possible that the mainstream media is blatantly lying to us?
- Is it possible that the mainstream media is blatantly lying to us?
- OK, now somebody here is blatantly lying and I am going to get to the truth.
- This is quite blatantly A dupe for the Glam Glow Face Masks.
- But this is a it's just also blatantly false and pretty much everybody knows it.
- And, and that's something that our AI systems just, you know, blatantly do not have.
- Now this should sound as blatantly obvious, but again, for social scientists, that's Nazi talk.
- It's kind of vague, leaked a bunch of taped conversations with him where he was saying shockingly and blatantly racist things.
- This industry, I have often said, is one of the few industries where you can be blatantly racist and sexist and get away with it.
- And of course, the reason she says it is because it's so blatantly not true and so obviously not true.
- So why then, why the inclusion of this story, which at least in your opinion, is so blatantly ahistorical?
- It's not an excuse to to continue on blatantly with bad habits.
Examples
-
For more than half a century, North Korea has blatantly disregarded international norms.
Academic text (2011) -
OK, now somebody here is blatantly lying and I am going to get to the truth.
-
And plus the fact it's blatantly political.
-
You have players that would never go out there and blatantly lose a game.
-
Is it possible that the mainstream media is blatantly lying to us?
-
This is just you blatantly disregarding your own law.
-
I find that so blatantly dishonest.
-
Several independent parties and candidates have been disqualified from participating in local elections for blatantly political reasons.
Academic text (2008) -
But when you have one of your friends blatantly disrespecting your partner, that's different.
-
The company's blatantly unfair practices sparked outrage among consumers.
Synonyms
∞
1.0
In a way that is easy to see or understand
303
1.6
To say or do things without hiding feelings
43
7.9
Used to say something is completely honest without exaggeration
36
3.7
In an open and public way
36
4.3
Directly and openly, without hiding or delay
19
3.9
In a way that shows no shame
17
5.8
In a way that is very shocking, too much, or rude
11
7.5
Without shame or embarrassment
9
6.8
In a bold way without shame
7
4.8
In a way that is very obvious and often unpleasant
6
7.4
In a very obvious way that breaks rules and offends people
6
8.2
In an extremely bad and obvious way that shocks people
4
6.1
Completely direct with no doubt or excuse
4
4.9
In a way that shows the person is not embarrassed
1
8.0
In a rude, bold way that shows no respect
1
7.8
In a very strong and unpleasant way that is easy to notice
In a very obvious way that breaks rules
Openly and without shame
Antonyms
33
5.1
In a careful, quiet way so you do not attract attention or make people feel embarrassed
How Blatant
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Blatantly comes from blatant, a word first used by the poet Edmund Spenser and related to an old word that meant 'to babble' or 'to bleat' like a sheep. So to act blatantly is to do something loud, obvious, and shameless.