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[ adjective ] without any attempt at concealment; completely obvious

Examples

"open disregard of the law" "open family strife" "open hostility" "a blatant appeal to vanity" "a blazing indiscretion"

Used in print

(Dolores Hitchens, Footsteps in the Night....)

He tried to ignore what his own common_sense told him , but it was n't possible ; her motives were too blatant .

(Gene Caesar, Rifle for Rent....)

For less_than a dozen miles from the unplowed land of the dead man lived another settler who had ignored the warnings that his existence might be foreclosed on - a blatant and defiant rustler named Fred_Powell .

Related terms

unconcealed

2
[ adjective ] conspicuously and offensively loud; given to vehement outcry

Examples

"blatant radios" "a clamorous uproar" "strident demands" "a vociferous mob"

Related terms

noisy

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