He tried to be less obtrusive.
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Obtrusive
/əbˈtɹuːsɪv/
Synonyms for "obtrusive" (114 found)
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Closest matches (23)
Strong matches (34)
disdainfulextravagantfamiliarflagrantflaringflauntingforcefulforwardgarishgaudyglaringgorgeoushanging outhubristicimmodestimpertinentimportunatein reliefin the foregroundinsistent
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Verb(1 words)
Related words (57)
luridmeddlesomemeddlingmeretriciousnotablenoticeablenotoriousofficiousostensibleoutstandingoverpresumptuousoverweeningoverwisepeacockishpeacockyperkperkypertpresumingpresumptuous
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Adjective(6 words)
Verb(1 words)
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More general
6 entriesacoustic propertyaesthetic attributeauditory characteristicconspicuousnessdesign featurenoticeability
More specific
7 entriesbold typographyheavy brandinghigh pitched screechintrusive advertisingintrusive behaviorloud humprominent signage
Collocations
5 entriesobtrusive advertisingobtrusive behaviorobtrusive brandingobtrusive questionsobtrusive signage
Inflections
2 entriesmore obtrusivemost obtrusive
Derivations
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2 entriesSample sentences
10 total sentences available.
She was appalled by West Egg, this unprecedented "place" that Broadway had begotten upon a Long Island fishing village—appalled by its raw vigor that chafed under the old euphemisms and by the too obtrusive fate that herded its inhabitants along a short-cut from nothing to nothing.
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Their general literary merit was not obtrusive, although, of course, they sometimes contained work which afterwards became famous.
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Efforts to curb excess illumination are also underway from the Australian Outback to Britain's Sherwood Forest. The Czech law resembles one enacted in Italy's Lombardy region after 25,000 citizens petitioned against obtrusive outdoor lighting.
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