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conspicuously

[kuhn-spik-yoo-uhs-lee] / kənˈspɪk yu əs li /
ADVERB
apparently
Synonyms
STRONGEST
clearly evidently officially plainly
STRONG
manifestly patently
WEAK
expressly in plain sight indubitably openly overtly palpably perceptibly transparently unmistakably
Antonyms
STRONGEST
vaguely
WEAK
dubiously equivocally improbably questionably uncertain unlikely
ADVERB
clearly
Synonyms
STRONGEST
apparently certainly definitely distinctly evidently obviously openly plainly positively precisely seemingly surely undoubtedly
WEAK
acutely audibly beyond doubt decidedly discernibly incontestably incontrovertibly indubitably lucidly manifestly markedly noticeably overtly patently penetratingly perceptibly prominently purely recognizably sharply sonorously translucently transparently undeniably unmistakably
Antonyms
STRONGEST
doubtfully dubiously equivocally questionably uncertain
WEAK
indefinitely indistinctly mysteriously vaguely
ADVERB
eminently
Synonyms
STRONGEST
extremely highly remarkably
WEAK
exceedingly greatly notably outstandingly prominently strikingly suitably surpassingly very
Antonyms
WEAK
unimportantly unremarkably
ADVERB
especially
Synonyms
STRONGEST
chiefly exclusively notably principally specially specifically
STRONG
peculiarly
WEAK
abnormally above all before all else curiously eminently expressly extraordinarily in particular in specie mainly markedly oddly outstandingly preeminently primarily remarkably signally singularly strangely strikingly supremely unaccountably uncommonly uncustomarily uniquely unusually wonderfully
Antonyms
STRONGEST
broadly
WEAK
commonly generally normally ordinarily unexceptionally usually
ADVERB
greatly
Synonyms
STRONGEST
enormously extremely highly hugely immeasurably immensely incredibly indeed largely markedly mightily notably remarkably tremendously vastly very much
WEAK
abundantly by much eminently emphatically exceedingly exceptionally famously glaringly in great measure incalculably incomparably infinitely inimitably intensely most much on a large scale powerfully strikingly superlatively supremely surpassingly
Antonyms
STRONGEST
little
WEAK
inconsiderably insignificantly unremarkably
ADVERB
loudly
Synonyms
STRONGEST
aloud emphatically noisily powerfully vehemently vociferously
STRONG
obstreperously
WEAK
articulately blatantly boorishly cheaply crashingly deafeningly ear-splittingly fully garishly gaudily obtrusively ostentatiously piercingly resonantly resounding ringingly rudely showily shrilly tastelessly tawdrily theatrically thunderingly uproariously vulgarly
Antonyms
WEAK
inaudibly quietly silently
ADVERB
markedly
Synonyms
STRONGEST
considerably decidedly greatly notably noticeably obviously remarkably strikingly
WEAK
clearly especially evidently manifestly outstandingly particularly patently signally to a great extent
Antonyms
STRONGEST
insignificantly unremarkably
WEAK
indistinctly unmarkedly
ADVERB
notably
Synonyms
STRONGEST
greatly markedly noticeably particularly prominently remarkably strikingly very
WEAK
distinctly exceedingly exceptionally extremely highly hugely outstandingly reputably signally uncommonly
Antonyms
WEAK
insignificantly unnotably unremarkably

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Conspicuously, Mr. Orbán has never proposed leaving the EU.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 9, 2026

Conspicuously absent were police and prosecutors, both Russian-appointed officials authorized to deal with the deceased.

From Seattle Times • Dec. 27, 2023

Conspicuously missing from his list was three-time winner Phil Mickelson, once a popular figure in golf.

From Washington Times • Apr. 3, 2023

Conspicuously lacking was an official estimate of how much it would cost.

From New York Times • Sep. 16, 2022

Conspicuously, he did not invite McCormick of the C.D.C.

From "The Hot Zone" by Richard Preston

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