conspicuously

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adverb

In a conspicuous manner; noticeably.

Less commonScrabble 22

Meanings

adverbconspicuously (comparative more conspicuously, superlative most conspicuously)

comparative more conspicuously · superlative most conspicuously

  1. In a conspicuous manner; noticeably.

    The bloatings, the bowel distentions, the torments from gas retention, the inability to expel flatus, are all conspicuously absent and if present are so in a mild degree.

    1914, Canada Lancet, volume 47, page 371
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    […] and so conspicuously did the excellence of this man appear, in preacing the gospel with courage and resolution, and in confirming his doctrine by the miracles which he wrought, that […]

    1796, A New History of the Holy Bible, page 226

    Women enjoy being pursued, but men still don’t! They don’t want anything that seems too easy to win. If the woman takes the initiative—at least if she takes it conspicuously—the world will think her aggressive, and unladylike.

    1946, Clifford Rose Adams, Vance O. Packard, How to Pick a Mate

    (Even a comedy like Robert Altman's Cookie's Fortune [1999], which conspicuously lacks a redneck criminal, features a fair-minded, unracist Mississippi sheriff, played by Ned Beatty.)

    2003, Allison Graham, Framing the South, page 187

    The nation’s top infectious disease expert, Dr. Anthony Fauci, has been conspicuously absent from national television interviews over the last two weeks, as the White House moves ahead with reopening the economy.

    2020 May 20, Oliver Darcy, “Fauci conspicuously stops doing TV interviews as White House moves to reopen economy”, in CNN Business, archived from the original on 17 Jul 2020

Synonyms & antonyms

adverbin a manner tending to attract attention

adverbin a prominent way

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

Translations

Ancient Greek ἐπιφανῶς
  • ἐπιφανῶς (epiphanôs)in a conspicuous manner
Catalan conspícuament
  • conspícuamentin a conspicuous manner
Dutch opvallend
  • opvallendin a conspicuous manner
Finnish huomiota herättävästi, silmiinpistävästi
  • huomiota herättävästiin a conspicuous manner
  • silmiinpistävästiin a conspicuous manner
  • näkyvästiin a conspicuous manner
French ostensiblement
  • ostensiblementin a conspicuous manner
German auffallend, auffällig
  • auffallendin a conspicuous manner
  • auffälligin a conspicuous manner
  • sichtbarin a conspicuous manner
  • deutlichin a conspicuous manner
Polish widocznie, zauważalnie
  • widoczniein a conspicuous manner
  • zauważalniein a conspicuous manner
  • rażącoin a conspicuous manner
Portuguese conspicuamente
  • conspicuamentein a conspicuous manner
Spanish notablemente, obviamente
  • notablementein a conspicuous manner
  • obviamentein a conspicuous manner
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APA

conspicuously. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/conspicuously

MLA

“conspicuously.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/conspicuously. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “conspicuously,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/conspicuously.

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