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- 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, indistinctIV(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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