Conspicuous: meaning, example and synonyms
Conspicuousadj. Standing out so as to be clearly visible or attracting notice.
Example
The scholar's absence from the conference was conspicuous, since she had organized the previous three meetings and was expected to deliver the keynote.
- Part of speech
- adjective
- Synonyms
- noticeable, obvious, prominent, striking
- Antonyms
- inconspicuous, hidden, unnoticeable, subtle
- Memory tip
- con (very) + specere (to see): very easy to see.
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Check yourself: Conspicuous in context
In the gray, featureless desert, the single red tent was ______ from miles away, guiding the lost hikers back to camp.
Answer: conspicuous. A red tent visible from miles away in a gray desert is conspicuous. pseudonymous (under a false name), tangential (only loosely related) and indefatigable (tireless) don't fit this context.
The candidate's ______ silence on the subject of taxes, the issue voters cared about most, prompted reporters to ask what he was hiding.
Answer: conspicuous. A silence that reporters noticed and questioned was conspicuous. endemic (native to one place), pseudonymous (under a false name) and indefatigable (tireless) don't fit this context.