Conspicuous
Conspicuous adjective - Likely to attract attention.
Strange and conspicuous are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Strange" instead an adjective "Conspicuous".
Nearby Word: conspicuously
Strange
Strange adjective - Different from the ordinary in a way that causes curiosity or suspicion.
Usage example: the strange smell we'd noticed turned out, unhappily, to be from the dinner our host was making
Conspicuous and strange are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Conspicuous" instead an adjective "Strange".
Mutual synonyms
Both words in one sentence
- Conspicuous Gloves: Unlike its predecessor, the film is set in warmer weather, so it looks a bit strange for Geoffrey to wear them in most instances.
Source: Film / The Invisible Man Returns -
Conspicuous CG: XIII contains a rather strange variant of this - the characters and objects are CG, while several backgrounds are rendered through traditional means.
Source: Manga / Appleseed -
No Big Deal: No matter how conspicuous Nelson makes himself by acting as guilty as humanly possible, other characters never react beyond giving him strange looks.
Source: Film / The Wrong Guy
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