obtrusive

Meaning

1. (figuratively) Of a person: overly assertive, bold, or domineering; pushy; also, ostentatious.
2. (figuratively) Of a thing: noticeable or prominent, especially in a displeasing way.
3. (obsolete) Protruding or sticking out, especially in a way that obstructs.

Opposite of

inobtrusive, nonobtrusive, unobtrusive

Synonyms

importunate

annoying

meddlesome

troublesome

pesky

pushy

plaguy

noticeable

prominent

intruding

bothersome

irksome

nagging

offensive

officious

ostensive

outstanding

pestilent

pressing

protruding

protrusive

protuberant

prying

salient

sensationally

troublous

vexatious

worrisome

attention-getting

aggressive

forthputting

arresting

boring

burdensome

conspicuous

cumbersome

cumbrous

forward

fresh

interfering

intrusive

Translations

aufdringlich

οχληρός

molesto

penetrant

zudringlich

αδιάκριτος

importun

importuno

opdringerig

intrometido

indiscret

évident

tapageur

inoportú

Pronounced as (IPA)

/əbˈtɹuːsɪv/

Etymology

PIE word
*h₁epi
From Latin obtrūsus + English -ive (suffix meaning ‘of the nature of’, forming adjectives). Obtrūsus is the perfect passive participle of obtrūdō, a variant of obstrūdō (“to push, shove, or thrust against or into”), from ob- (prefix meaning ‘against; towards’) + trūdō (“to push, shove, or thrust”) (ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *trewd- (“to push; to thrust”)).