flagrant

Meaning

  1. Obvious and offensive; blatant; scandalous.
  2. (archaic) On fire; flaming.

Synonyms

glaring
23k
scandalous
C2
blatant
20k
crying
A2
notorious
C1
rank
C1
egregious
37k
gross
B2
outrageous
C1
striking
C1
disgraceful
C2
dreadful
C1
execrable
flaring
42k
gaudy
31k
ghastly
C2
heinous
C2
horrid
C2
ill-mannered
37k
lumpen
obvious
B1
ominous
C1
raucous
30k
rough
B1
rude
B1
rugged
C2
scurrilous
shaggy
C2
sinister
C1
stinking
C1
strong
A2
uncivil
ungentlemanly
unrefined
vivid
C2
agrestic
unhewn

large-grained

off-colour

rough-cut

undeferential
abominable
20k
ungentlemanlike
abrasive
33k
abrupt
20k
atrocious
21k
awful
B1
byword
coarse
C2
coarse-grained
Translations

flagrant
flagrante
flagrante
flagrante
alçakça
flagrant
schaamteloos
eklatant
abscheulich
schamlos
escandalós

απαίσιος

διαβόητος

καταφωρός

unverhohlen
Frequency

36k
Pronounced as (IPA)
/ˈfleɪ.ɡɹənt/
Etymology

From Middle French flagrant, from Latin flagrantem, present participle of flagrare (“blaze, burn”). More at black.

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