BLATANTLY Synonyms: 35 Similar and Opposite Words

blatantly

adverb

Definition of blatantly

as in clearly

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Recent Examples of blatantly The other was filed by Bonta, who said that Bianco blatantly disregarded his authority as attorney general. — Sharon Bernstein, Sacbee.com, 23 Aug. 2026 On the runway, the shoes went viral for their blatantly polarizing design. — Daisy Maldonado, InStyle, 21 Aug. 2026 And to blatantly ignore any and all ideas that rock & roll might be dead, or at least endangered. — Marissa R. Moss, Rolling Stone, 13 Aug. 2026 Even as the busy restaurant bar reaches blatantly excessive noise levels even before Ninh’s fully done with his equipment, neighboring businesses are already having their patience tested. — Josh Slater-Williams, IndieWire, 10 Aug. 2026 Despite blatantly flouting regulations, these companies have continued to dodge responsibility and consequences. — Justyn Newman, PC Magazine, 7 Aug. 2026 And blatantly anti-colonialist themes that probe how a child can reckon with their parents’ bloody legacy. — Ew Staff, Entertainment Weekly, 3 Aug. 2026 Iraq similarly felt scandalized that its sovereignty had been so blatantly affronted and disregarded. — Paul Iddon, Forbes.com, 1 Aug. 2026 Imagine if Sunday’s World Cup final were played under rules that blatantly favored one side over the other. — Los Angeles Times, 16 July 2026

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Adverb

The first two episodes of this season served as a kind of warm-up, catching us up with Ted and introducing us to the new team, but that’s clearly over.

— Keith Phipps, Vulture, 19 Aug. 2026
Arteta is clearly skilled at fostering a sense of togetherness and unity among the squad.

— James McNicholas, New York Times, 19 Aug. 2026

Definition of clearly

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South Florida has a large population of Venezuelan immigrants—a stridently anti-chavista voting bloc that many politicians see as crucial to winning elections.

— Stephania Taladrid, New Yorker, 20 July 2026
Ukraine’s accession process was long stymied by Hungary, under stridently nationalist former Prime Minister Viktor Orbán, who was considered Russia’s strongest ally in Europe and possible threat to the EU project.

— ABC News, ABC News, 15 June 2026

Definition of stridently

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These moves have once again foregrounded Paul's unproven claims that the SARS-Cov-2 virus came from a lab leak and that Fauci covered it up — a charge the scientist has vociferously denied.

— Ari Daniel, NPR, 30 July 2026
Certain members of the cast push the humor a little too vociferously.

— Theater Critic, Los Angeles Times, 23 July 2026

Definition of vociferously

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Historic names like Carpano, Cocchi and Dolin offer distinctly different styles, while newer producers such as 9diDANTE and American makers including Vya and Lo-Fi give curious drinkers even more ways in.

— Devin Parr, Forbes.com, 21 Aug. 2026
This isn’t Musgraves’ first venture into lifestyle products with a distinctly sensual bent.

— SPIN Staff, SPIN, 21 Aug. 2026

Definition of distinctly

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The professional explorers spent a year living inside the Boundary Waters, using their platform to speak loudly for its protection.

— Erin Hassanzadeh, CBS News, 21 Aug. 2026
Odds of getting shares were worse than one in five thousand, which explains pretty loudly why the stock popped so much on launch.

— John Koetsier, Forbes.com, 19 Aug. 2026

Definition of loudly

Adverb

Students were pouring noisily out of classrooms like concertgoers attempting to leave a venue.

— Carly Tagen-Dye, PEOPLE, 13 Aug. 2026
Despite that underlying tension, kids play on the street outside while the large family has a dynamic like any other — noisily squabbling, joking, or in the case of the matriarchal grandmother, Mariam (Hiam Abbass), preparing a meal in a kitchen plagued by constant utility outages.

— David Rooney, HollywoodReporter, 15 May 2026

Definition of noisily

Adverb

Percy Liang, a computer science professor at Stanford, put it plainly to MIT Technology Review in 2022, when scaling was still the consensus answer to everything.

— TerDawn DeBoe, Forbes.com, 18 Aug. 2026
Check the actual cost, state your terms plainly, and choose the option that supports both confidence and stability today without undercutting yourself.

— Tarot.com, Chicago Tribune, 15 Aug. 2026

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