Definitions

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

Example Sentences

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

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 9, 2026

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

From Washington Times • Apr. 3, 2023

Conspicuously missing from his list was Mickelson, regarded as the chief recruiter among players for LIV Golf.

From Seattle Times • Dec. 20, 2022

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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