in-your-face
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8.4
- adjective
- /ˌɪn jər ˈfeɪs/
- Informal
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provocador
- The name Southern Decadence is an in-your-face, "no holds barred" proclamation of homosexual sin.
- in-your-face style
- in-your-face attitude
- in-your-face styling
And you'd be like, in your face, we won.
- And you'd be like, in your face, we won.
- It's it's becoming right in your face obvious if you are looking.
- This is such a gorgeous but very in your face, very loud highlight.
- But what if it wasn't like overt in your face blackmail?
- It was so provocative and in your face and women needed it at the time.
- It was in your face every day.
- A good burger right in your face.
- I don't really like when designer stuff is like all in your face.
- But actually it looks so good when you try it like this is it's less in your face, surprisingly.
- This was in, in, in your face, same way they they did his brother.
Examples
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In North America, advertising is so in-your-face that Americans and Canadians just get used to it.
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Sometimes a football game has a storyline that is so obvious and so in-your-face that it will dominate the broadcast.
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This is such a gorgeous but very in your face, very loud highlight.
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It's not overplayed, but it's aggressive and in your face and God, I love it.
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I was disgusted by the rude, in-your-face behavior exhibited by the opposition at those meetings.
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Real coaches have the license to be bossy, irritating, and in-your-face because their success actually depends on your success.
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The film blew my mind with its honesty, accuracy, and in-your-face handling of corruption in the pulpit of a Black church.
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There are plenty of other ways to grow a subscriber list without resorting to something so pushy and in-your-face.
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In fact, he's more than real; he's an in-your-face, up-your-butt, stone-cold badass.
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The artist's in-your-face style made her work stand out at the gallery.
Synonyms
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3.7
Behaving in a hostile way and ready to attack or argue
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3.8
Speaking in a direct, plain way that can sound rude
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8.1
Bold and aggressive to get attention or challenge others
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7.0
Showing anger and wanting to argue with others
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7.5
Rude and disrespectful to someone in authority
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6.6
Very confident in a rude, loud way that annoys other people
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7.2
Very loud and harsh in a way that feels unpleasant
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5.6
Direct and strong speech, writing, or action that shocks people
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7.2
Rude or too bold toward someone, sometimes playful
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7.7
Rude and very short when speaking or acting
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7.4
Clearly not hidden and showing no shame
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5.8
Too forceful or pushy in a way that makes other people uncomfortable
Someone who acts in a pushy way to get ahead and promote their own interests
Antonyms
How Confrontational
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
The word in-your-face comes from the simple picture of being in your face, or 'close to someone's face' and hard to ignore. So an in-your-face person or style is 'bold and direct', often loud and confrontational.