The group's infractions were so egregious that we were forced to arrest them.
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Egregious
//ɪˈɡɹiː.d͡ʒəs//
Synonyms for "egregious" (210 found)
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notoriousobnoxiousodiousof markoffensiveomnibusomnipresentout of boundsout of sightout of this worldout-and-outoutrageousoutrightoutstandingoverbigoverdevelopedovergreatovergrownoverlargeovermuch
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4 entriesetymologically related_to
1 entriesrelated to
7 entriessimilar
2 entriesTranslations
51 translations across 17 languages.
Bulgarian
2 entries- въпи́ещ adj (conspicuous, exceptional, outstanding)
- отя́влен adj (conspicuous, exceptional, outstanding)
Catalan
4 entries- conspicu adj (conspicuous, exceptional, outstanding)
- dolentíssim adj (outrageously bad)
- egregi adj (conspicuous, exceptional, outstanding)
- flagrant adj (conspicuous, exceptional, outstanding)
Czech
4 entries- do nebe volající adj (conspicuous, exceptional, outstanding)
- do nebe volající adj (conspicuous, exceptional, outstanding)
- do očí bijící adj (conspicuous, exceptional, outstanding)
- mimořádný adj (conspicuous, exceptional, outstanding)
Dutch
2 entries- flagrant adj (conspicuous, exceptional, outstanding)
- ongehoord adj (conspicuous, exceptional, outstanding)
Finnish
4 entries- ennenkuulumaton adj (conspicuous, exceptional, outstanding)
- ennenkuulumaton adj (outrageously bad)
- räikeä adj (conspicuous, exceptional, outstanding)
- räikeä adj (outrageously bad)
French
2 entries- flagrant adj (conspicuous, exceptional, outstanding)
- inouï adj (conspicuous, exceptional, outstanding)
German
4 entries- außergewöhnlich adj (conspicuous, exceptional, outstanding)
- entsetzlich adj (outrageously bad)
- unerhört adj (conspicuous, exceptional, outstanding)
- unerhört adj (outrageously bad)
Hungarian
1 entries- szörnyű adj (conspicuous, exceptional, outstanding)
Icelandic
3 entries- erki adj (conspicuous, exceptional, outstanding)
- smánarlegur adj (conspicuous, exceptional, outstanding)
- svívirðilegur adj (conspicuous, exceptional, outstanding)
Italian
3 entries- disdicevole adj (outrageously bad)
- oltraggioso adj (outrageously bad)
- vergognoso adj (outrageously bad)
Norwegian
2 entries- flagrant adj (conspicuous, exceptional, outstanding)
- uhørt adj (conspicuous, exceptional, outstanding)
Persian
1 entries- فاحش adj (conspicuous, exceptional, outstanding)
Polish
1 entries- rażący adj (conspicuous, exceptional, outstanding)
Portuguese
3 entries- atroz adj (conspicuous, exceptional, outstanding)
- odioso adj (conspicuous, exceptional, outstanding)
- ultrajante adj (outrageously bad)
Russian
2 entries- вопию́щий adj (conspicuous, exceptional, outstanding)
- отъя́вленный adj (conspicuous, exceptional, outstanding)
Spanish
4 entries- craso adj (outrageously bad)
- egregio adj (conspicuous, exceptional, outstanding)
- flagrante adj (conspicuous, exceptional, outstanding)
- garrafal adj (outrageously bad)
Swedish
1 entries- flagrant adj (conspicuous, exceptional, outstanding)
Sample sentences
14 total sentences available.
People of privilege will always risk their complete destruction rather than surrender any material part of their advantage. Intellectual myopia, often called stupidity, is no doubt a reason. But the privileged also feel that their privileges, however egregious they may seem to others, are a solemn, basic, God-given right. The sensitivity of the poor to injustice is a trivial thing compared with that of the rich.
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He would never make a mistake this egregious.
Source: tatoeba (10570137)
This is an egregious example of tax avoidance.
Source: tatoeba (10622093)
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