flagrant

[fley-gruhnt] / ˈfleɪ grənt /

ADJECTIVE

flaunting, blatant; without shame

Synonyms

STRONGEST

atrocious bold brazen conspicuous disgraceful egregious glaring heinous notorious obvious outrageous shameful shameless shocking undisguised

WEAK

arrant awful bare-faced capital crying dreadful enormous flagitous flaming flashy grody gross hanging out immodest infamous noticeable open ostentatious out-and-out rank scandalous stick out like sore thumb striking wicked

Antonyms

STRONGEST

concealed good hidden magnificent meek obscure respectable shy timid wonderful

WEAK

disguised mild moral restrained secret

Example Sentences

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But it’s clear at this point that what we’re watching is meant to be understood as a flagrant simulation.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 25, 2026

Gobert has already served a one-game suspension this season after accruing his sixth flagrant foul point in January.

From Barron's • Feb. 21, 2026

In one, a senior figure expresses directly to Russian delegates "serious concerns" about the country's "wilful misuse" of Interpol systems, stating that there were instances of "flagrant violations" of Interpol rules.

From BBC • Jan. 25, 2026

Dana Milbank of the Washington Post described the Rosen affair as a flagrant assault on civil liberties.

From Salon • Jan. 17, 2026

He said he was American and so reserved the right to flagrant displays of technology.

From "Native Speaker" by Chang-rae Lee

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