Glaring and Unobtrusive

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Glaring adjective - Very noticeable especially for being incorrect or bad.

Usage example: no one missed the glaring spelling error in the title

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Unobtrusive is an antonym for glaring.

Nearby Words: glare, glaringly, glared

Unobtrusive adjective - Not readily seen or noticed.

Usage example: the notice that an 18% tip would be automatically added was so unobtrusive we almost didn't see it at the bottom of the menu

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Glaring is an antonym for unobtrusive.

Nearby Word: unobtrusively

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Unobtrusive and Glaring. (2016). Retrieved 2026, July 21, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/glaring/unobtrusive

Glaring & Unobtrusive. N.p., 2016. Web. 21 Jul. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/glaring/unobtrusive>.

Unobtrusive or Glaring. 2016. Accessed July 21, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/glaring/unobtrusive.

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