He tried to be less obtrusive.
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Obtrusive
//əbˈtɹuːsɪv//
Synonyms for "obtrusive" (137 found)
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Adjective(16 words)
know-it-allloudluridmeddlesomemeddlingmeretriciousnotablenotoriousofficiousostensibleoutstandingoverpresumptuousoverweeningoverwisepeacockishpeacockyperkperkypertpresuming
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presumptuousprocaciousprominentpronouncedprotrusivepryingpuffed uppushfulpushysalientsaucyscreamingself-assertiveself-conceitedself-opinionatedsensationalshamelesssmart aleckysmart-aleckyspectacularstaringstark-staringsticking outstrikingstuck upstuck-upswelled headedswelled-headedtawdryuppishuppityvulgar
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27 translations across 9 languages.
Bulgarian
1 entries- натрапчив adj (of a person: overly assertive, bold, or domineering — see also pushy)
Czech
4 entries- nápadný adj (of a thing: noticeable or prominent, especially in a displeasing way)
- obtěžující adj (of a person: overly assertive, bold, or domineering — see also pushy)
- okatý adj (of a thing: noticeable or prominent, especially in a displeasing way)
- rušivý adj (of a thing: noticeable or prominent, especially in a displeasing way)
Finnish
3 entries- esiinpistävä adj (of a thing: noticeable or prominent, especially in a displeasing way)
- tunkeileva adj (of a person: overly assertive, bold, or domineering — see also pushy)
- tyrkyttävä adj (of a person: overly assertive, bold, or domineering — see also pushy)
Georgian
3 entries- თვალშისაცემი adj (of a thing: noticeable or prominent, especially in a displeasing way)
- მოურიდებელი adj (of a person: overly assertive, bold, or domineering — see also pushy)
- შესამჩნევი adj (of a thing: noticeable or prominent, especially in a displeasing way)
German
4 entries- (negativ) wahrnehmbar adj (of a thing: noticeable or prominent, especially in a displeasing way)
- aufdringlich adj (of a person: overly assertive, bold, or domineering — see also pushy)
- auffällig adj (of a thing: noticeable or prominent, especially in a displeasing way)
- penetrant adj (of a person: overly assertive, bold, or domineering — see also pushy)
Italian
4 entries- importuno adj (of a person: overly assertive, bold, or domineering — see also pushy)
- indiscreto adj (of a person: overly assertive, bold, or domineering — see also pushy)
- invadente adj (of a person: overly assertive, bold, or domineering — see also pushy)
- sporgente adj (of a thing: noticeable or prominent, especially in a displeasing way)
Macedonian
2 entries- на́метлив adj (of a person: overly assertive, bold, or domineering — see also pushy)
- на́стојчив adj (of a person: overly assertive, bold, or domineering — see also pushy)
Polish
1 entries- nachalny adj (of a person: overly assertive, bold, or domineering — see also pushy)
Spanish
2 entries- obtrusivo adj (of a thing: noticeable or prominent, especially in a displeasing way)
- obtruso adj (of a thing: noticeable or prominent, especially in a displeasing way)
Sample sentences
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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.
Source: tatoeba (9955583)
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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