glaring

adjective

glar·ing ˈgler-iŋ

Synonyms of glaring next

: having a fixed look of hostility, fierceness, or anger

: shining with or reflecting an uncomfortably bright light

b(1)

: garish

(2)

: vulgarly ostentatious

: obtrusively and often painfully obvious

a glaring error

glaringly

ˈgler-iŋ-lē

adverb

glaringness noun

Choose the Right Synonym for glaring

flagrant, glaring, gross, rank mean conspicuously bad or objectionable.

flagrant applies usually to offenses or errors so bad that they can neither escape notice nor be condoned.

flagrant abuse of the office of president

glaring implies painful or damaging obtrusiveness of something that is conspicuously wrong, faulty, or improper.

glaring errors

gross implies the exceeding of reasonable or excusable limits.

gross carelessness

rank applies to what is openly and extremely objectionable and utterly condemned.

rank heresy

Examples of glaring in a Sentence

a glaring example of racism no one missed the glaring spelling error in the title

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During the first 45 seconds of the cold open, half of the cast soberly rattles off some of the president-elect’s many glaring deficits. —

Joe Berkowitz, Vulture, 10 Nov. 2024 Introduced in 1883 to prevent players from lurking near the opponent's goal, soccer’s offside rule is a glaring, often contentious example. —

Ben Dowsett, WIRED, 14 Aug. 2024 By making draconian immigration policies his main pitch to female voters in the election’s final days, Trump is trying to mitigate his most glaring vulnerability, according to several of his top advisers. —

Eric Cortellessa / Gastonia, TIME, 3 Nov. 2024 Rock-steady strongman City of Troy bears his glaring, now-famous disadvantage related to the surface. —

Guy Martin, Forbes, 2 Nov. 2024 See all Example Sentences for glaring