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blatant

Meaning

Conspicuously or obviously offensive; done in a completely open and unashamed manner.

Examples by difficulty

Basic: Simple, everyday vocabulary — the easiest to read.

His blatant lie, spoken loud for everyone to hear, made my stomach churn. He didn't even try to hide it. It was obvious he thought he could get away with something so wrong, right in front of us all.

The street artist's work was a blatant insult to the quiet neighborhood. They sprayed vibrant, crude images right over the fresh paint on the park bench, not even looking around as people passed by. It was so open and rude.

He took the last cookie. Not with a shy glance, but a blatant shove of his hand right into the center of the plate, a grin plastered on his face as he chewed. His mom just sighed, seeing the pure, open greed.

The dog's blatant attempt to steal the entire roast chicken from the table, wagging its tail throughout the whole brazen heist, was hilariously offensive. It wasn't even trying to be sneaky, just openly enjoying its ill-gotten gains.

Barry's dog, a fluffy cloud named Princess Fluffernutter, began a blatant assault on the freshly baked banana bread. She didn't even try to hide it, just grabbed the whole loaf and ran, crumbs flying like tiny, delicious confetti.

Normal: Standard, everyday language.

He knew everyone saw him take the last cookie, yet he didn't even try to hide it. The sheer nerve, the blatant disregard for anyone else's turn, made my stomach clench. It was so obviously wrong, done with a bold, unashamed enjoyment.

He knew the bribe was a blatant attempt to get his boat repaired first, the foreman grinning shamelessly as he slid the envelope across the oily workbench. The insult to the rest of the waiting fishermen was obvious.

The audacity of his blatant disregard for the safety protocols, openly scoffing at the warnings about unstable scaffolding, made everyone's stomach clench. His "shortcut" was a blatant invitation for disaster, and no one could believe he'd been so reckless in front of everyone.

Bartholomew's attempt to sneak a third slice of cake was a blatant display of his dessert obsession. He licked the frosting from his fingers right in front of Grandma, who'd specifically said, "Only two, dear." He didn't even try to hide the sticky evidence.

Bartholomew's blatant hogging of the entire cheese platter, his mouth stuffed to bursting, was a sight to behold. He didn't even try to hide his gluttony, just chewed with a defiant gleam in his eye, crumbs cascading onto his pristine velvet waistcoat.

Advanced: Richer vocabulary that stretches an upper-level reader.

His disregard for the rules was so blatant, he openly bragged about cutting in line. Everyone watched, a mixture of anger and disbelief on their faces. It felt utterly wrong to see someone act with such obvious disrespect, completely unashamed.

The man’s blatant disregard for the sacred inscriptions, chipping away at the glyphs with a crude hammer for souvenirs, sent a wave of revulsion through the onlookers. His actions were not hidden; he performed his vandalism in broad daylight, a shocking display of disrespect and a truly offensive spectacle.

The curator’s outright dismissal of the artifact's authenticity, despite overwhelming forensic evidence, was a blatant insult to the research team. His smug pronouncements echoed through the hushed gallery, a public, unashamed rejection of months of careful work, leaving everyone stunned by his obvious offense.

Bartholomew's insistence on wearing a sequined banana costume to every board meeting was a blatant disregard for professional decorum. His cheerful whistling as he slid across the polished floor, narrowly avoiding the CEO's prized Ming vase, was particularly audacious.

Bartholomew's decision to wear his entire collection of antique doorknobs as a necklace to the opera was a particularly blatant exhibition of his eccentricities. He’d ostentatiously polished each one, allowing them to gleam under the chandeliers, a conspicuous and unashamed affront to any semblance of sartorial convention, much to the dismay of the sopranos.

Challenging: Rare, high-register vocabulary for serious word lovers.

His blatant disregard for their meticulously drafted regulations was appalling. The supervisor's blatant disregard for the established protocol, his obvious and unashamed dereliction of duty, left everyone speechless.

The guild's exclusion of the newly arrived artisan, despite her demonstrable mastery of filigree, was a blatant act of xenophobia. Her exclusion was not subtle; it was a public shaming, an open declaration of their prejudice, and it left her feeling utterly humiliated.

The inspector's refusal to acknowledge the evident structural compromises was a blatant dismissal of the building's imminent collapse, a blatant disregard for everyone’s safety conducted with an unnerving lack of contrition.

His outright theft of the entire buffet, a truly blatant display of avarice, involved him absconding with a veritable cornucopia of canapés and charcuterie in a wheelbarrow. The sheer audacity, the unmitigated gall, was so conspicuous one could scarcely believe it.

The esteemed gastronome, Bartholomew Buttercup, declared the dog's enthusiastic pilfering of the entire brie wheel during the ambassadorial fête a "blatant" transgression of decorum, particularly given the canine's subsequent, unapologetic belch that echoed through the hallowed halls.

Difficulty

Normal — Everyday words worth reinforcing.

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