Flagrant
Flagrant adjective - Very noticeable especially for being incorrect or bad.
Usage example: that was a flagrant violation of the rules
Obvious is a synonym for flagrant in blatant topic. In some cases you can use "Obvious" instead an adjective "Flagrant", when it comes to topics like flaunting.
Nearby Word: flagrantly
Obvious
Obvious adjective - Very noticeable especially for being incorrect or bad.
Usage example: obvious errors in the book that the editor or proofreader should have caught
Flagrant is a synonym for obvious in overt topic. You can use "Flagrant" instead an adjective "Obvious", if it concerns topics such as blatant.
Nearby Words: obviously, obviousness
Mutual synonyms
Both words in one sentence
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In-Name-Only: The title is just about the only Shout-Out to Sleepless in Seattle: all the more apparent when the episode is sandwiched between a rather obvious Homage to The Empire Strikes Back and a wonderfully flagrant Whole Plot Reference to Top Gun.
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Red Herring: In the game, the flagrant, obvious implications that Walter Peck is a Gozer cultist, thus explaining his completely unreasonable attitude towards the Ghostbusters, turns out to be untrue.
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