unsubtle
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4.6
- adjective
- /ʌnˈsʌtəl/
:
obvio
- He gave an unsubtle hint that he wanted a promotion.
Examples
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I'm tired of his unsubtle references to his time at U of C.
Blog text (26) -
Aspects of our film, media, and music are just so unsubtle and in your face.
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That said, however, as history, this is an unsubtle and inadequate response.
Academic text (2002) -
At best, language allows us to refer to the realm of feeling in a very general, unsubtle way.
Academic text (1995) -
A bit unsubtle, don't you think?
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That was incredibly unsubtle and we need the RGB.
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It's actually kind of outrageously unsubtle.
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Her theme for the week is giving unsubtle hints about wanting a ring.
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Equally unsubtle was the vocabulary used by the media at the beginning of the uprising.
Academic text (1991) -
Ari plays the coach big and unsubtle, suitable for a larger-than-life character.
Blog text (34)
Synonyms
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2.8
Obvious and not subtle, easy for people to notice
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7.1
Saying or doing something rude that upsets people
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7.2
Noticeable in a way that attracts unwanted attention
Antonyms
How Subtle
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Unsubtle starts with un- ('not') and the word subtle, which at first meant 'thin' or 'fine' and later came to mean 'not obvious'. So unsubtle means 'not delicate' or simply 'obvious', something easy for everyone to notice.