CONSPICUOUSLY Synonyms: 50 Similar and Opposite Words

conspicuously

adverb

as in neatly

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Recent Examples of conspicuously Advanced features like secure sharing and digital inheritance are conspicuously absent. — Neil J. Rubenking, PC Magazine, 29 Sep. 2026 Seated nearby were Sam Altman of OpenAI and Meta’s Mark Zuckerberg, with Anthropic’s Dario Amodei conspicuously absent. — Diane Brady, Fortune, 28 Sep. 2026 Murphy was conspicuously absent from the bill, and its introduction marked a turning point for his approach to the issue. — Daniel Libit, Sportico.com, 24 Sep. 2026 Trump backtracked, and has conspicuously softened his stance. — Ishaan Tharoor, New Yorker, 23 Sep. 2026 Since 2022, according to data compiled by the Center for Strategic and International Studies, the party has formally purged three dozen generals and lieutenant generals, and many more are conspicuously missing. — Andrew Mertha, Foreign Affairs, 17 Sep. 2026 Bella Hadid has been conspicuously absent from New York Fashion Week for the better part of two years. — Anna Cafolla, Vogue, 16 Sep. 2026 Iranian Supreme Leader Mojtaba Khamenei, meanwhile, remains conspicuously absent. — Mostafa Salem, CNN Money, 7 Sep. 2026 The corner of the yard, shaded by mesquite and shoestring willows, had fallen conspicuously quiet. — Alex Wigglesworth, Los Angeles Times, 3 Sep. 2026

Recent Examples of Synonyms for conspicuously

Adverb

Her beauty look, with gleaming skin and braids pulled back neatly, was similarly unfussy.

— Anna Cafolla, Vogue, 6 Oct. 2026
Green fragrances are gaining ground as shoppers move away from sweet gourmands and heavy vanilla scents, and tomato leaf fits neatly into that shift toward fresher, more botanical profiles.

— Lauren Jarvis-Gibson, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 6 Oct. 2026

Definition of neatly

Adverb

Six decades later, its themes of exclusion, abuse and violence remain strikingly relevant.

— Anna Marie de la Fuente, Variety, 29 Sep. 2026
Also strikingly forward-thinking given the surroundings—chandeliers, parquet floors, coffered ceilings—was the choice to end the evening with a performance by Danish punk rock group, Iceage.

— Zachary Weiss, Vogue, 27 Sep. 2026

Definition of strikingly

Adverb

The frame is squarish in shape, recalling the years before wide-screens were widespread; the colors, especially the flesh tones, are luridly oversaturated.

— Justin Chang, New Yorker, 25 Sep. 2026
His corpse was luridly blown up on a projector, streaming live on the Law&Crime YouTube channel, naked and dead.

— Jeff Weiss, HollywoodReporter, 1 Sep. 2026

Definition of luridly

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Incredibly easy to style, these effortless shoes pair casually with jeans, smartly with trousers or a skirt, or elegantly with your favorite fall dress.

— Caroline Hughes, Travel + Leisure, 16 Sep. 2026
There was nothing that had escaped being stamped with the Festival’s ubiquitous emblem–sweets, cigarettes, perfume, even sandals–Specially designed to keep you cool and smartly shod for fun-loving Festival walking!

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 15 Sep. 2026

Definition of smartly

Adverb

Wiener not only leaves behind a richly complex body of work straddling textiles, painting, photographs, and collages, but also a career intricately connected to one of the most important chapters of Austrian art.

— Francesca Aton, ARTnews.com, 2 Oct. 2026
And it was richly deserved, according to Purdue University, which created the international award and named it after perhaps its most famous alumnus.

— Mike Wall, Space.com, 16 Sep. 2026

Definition of richly

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Nathan created an atmosphere of tension that backfired spectacularly by wedging a distance between himself and his deckhands and strengthening the bond between Joe and Cooper.

— Rafaela Bassili, Vulture, 6 Oct. 2026
The United States began bombing Iran on February 28 with the goal of destroying the country’s nuclear program, its missile program, and even its government, only to fail spectacularly at each objective.

— Mohammad Ayatollahi Tabaar, Foreign Affairs, 1 Oct. 2026

Definition of spectacularly

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While certainly an improvement on the current barriers (which are a shockingly makeshift solution for a museum that cost over $1 billion), the plaza’s main entryways will remain gated off, confirmed both Lu and Lucas Museum spokesperson Seth Fowler.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 1 Oct. 2026
It is shockingly invested in a sense of security, from songs about taking a five-year relationship to the next level to tried-and-true musical and lyrical conceits.

— Craig Jenkins, Vulture, 23 Sep. 2026

Definition of shockingly

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Thanks to his book, Bloom, a bald, chain-smoking, nattily dressed, thitherto obscure translator of Plato and Rousseau, became nearly as famous as Derrida himself.

— Emily Eakin, Harpers Magazine, 28 July 2026
But the show doesn’t start until the 79-year-old De Shields nattily flips his jacket open, to the approving roar of the audience.

— Katie Walsh, Los Angeles Times, 24 July 2026

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