conspicuous

conspicuous
I
(New American Roget's College Thesaurus)
adj. prominent, notable, eminent, outstanding; signal, striking, salient, noticeable, obvious, marked; glaring, obtrusive, notorious, flagrant. See repute, visibility. Ant., inconspicuous, hidden.
II
(Roget's IV) modif.
1. [Attracting attention]
Syn. outstanding, striking, eminent, distinguished, celebrated, noted, notable, illustrious, prominent, commanding, well-known, salient, signal, marked, arresting, remarkable, renowned, famed, notorious, flagrant, glaring, gross, rank, important, influential, far-famed, noticeable, the observed of all observers; see also famous , striking .
Ant. unknown, inconspicuous*, unsung.
2. [Obvious]
Syn. apparent, evident, distinct; see noticeable , obvious 1 .
See Synonym Study at noticeable .
III
(Roget's 3 Superthesaurus) (VOCABULARY WORD) a.
[kun SPIK yoo us]
attention-grabbing, striking.
A stretch limousine is conspicuous in rural America.
SYN.: attention-grabbing, striking, noticeable, obvious, outstanding, prominent, unusual, overt, arresting, distinguished, glaring, flagrant, loud, *sticking out like a sore thumb.
ANT.: inconspicuous, hidden, indistinct
IV
(Roget's Thesaurus II) adjective Readily attracting notice: arresting, bold, eyecatching, marked, noticeable, observable, outstanding, pointed, prominent, pronounced, remarkable, salient, signal, striking. Idiom: sticking out like a sore thumb. See SEE.

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