GLARING: Synonyms and Related Words. What is Another Word for GLARING?

Need another word that means the same as “glaring”? Find 23 synonyms and 30 related words for “glaring” in this overview.

The synonyms of “Glaring” are: crying, egregious, flagrant, gross, rank, blazing, blinding, dazzling, fulgent, glary, strong, harsh, obvious, conspicuous, plain to see, unmistakable, obtrusive, striking, blatant, staring someone in the face, inescapable, unmissable, outrageous

Glaring as an Adjective

Definitions of "Glaring" as an adjective

According to the Oxford Dictionary of English, “glaring” as an adjective can have the following definitions:

• Giving out or reflecting a strong or dazzling light.
• Shining intensely.
• Highly obvious or conspicuous.
• Conspicuously and outrageously bad or reprehensible.
• Staring fiercely or fixedly.

Synonyms of "Glaring" as an adjective (23 Words)

blatant	Conspicuously and offensively loud; given to vehement outcry. Despite their blatant attraction to each other they try to stay just friends.
blazing	Without any attempt at concealment; completely obvious. The blazing sun.
blinding	Shining intensely. Blinding headlights.
conspicuous	Clearly visible. He was very thin with a conspicuous Adam s apple.
crying	Very great. A crying need.
dazzling	Extremely impressive, beautiful, or skilful. The skater s dazzling virtuosic leaps.
egregious	Conspicuously and outrageously bad or reprehensible. Egregious abuses of copyright.
flagrant	Conspicuously and outrageously bad or reprehensible. A flagrant violation of the law.
fulgent	Shining intensely. Fulgent patterns of sunlight.
glary	Shining intensely.
gross	(of a score in golf) as actually played, without taking handicap into account. The gross amount of the gift was 1 000.
harsh	Sharply disagreeable; rigorous. Had harsh words.
inescapable	Unable to be avoided or denied. They came to the inescapable conclusion that he was responsible.
obtrusive	Noticeable or prominent in an unwelcome or intrusive way. Equally obtrusive was the graffiti.
obvious	Predictable and lacking in subtlety. It was obvious a storm was coming in.
outrageous	Very bold and unusual and rather shocking. Her outrageous leotards and sexy routines.
plain to see	Lacking in physical beauty or proportion.
rank	Conspicuously and outrageously bad or reprehensible. Rank earth.
staring someone in the face	Without qualification; used informally as (often pejorative) intensifiers.
striking	(of an employee) on strike. The murder bore a striking similarity to an earlier shooting.
strong	Having a strong physiological or chemical effect. Despite his strong constitution constant worry and exposure to the elements had worn him down.
unmissable	So clear or obvious that it cannot be missed. An unmissable target.
unmistakable	Clearly revealed to the mind or the senses or judgment. His opposition to slavery was unmistakable.

Usage Examples of "Glaring" as an adjective

• The glaring sun.
• Their glaring eyes.
• There is a glaring omission in the data.
• A glaring error.

Associations of "Glaring" (30 Words)

apparent	Appearing as such but not necessarily so. The committee investigated some apparent discrepancies.
blatant	Completely lacking in subtlety; very obvious. Blatant radios.
brazen	Made of or resembling brass (as in color or hardness. He went about his illegal business with a brazen assurance.
clear	Make clear bright light or translucent. Was now clear of the charge of cowardice.
conspicuous	Obvious to the eye or mind. Made herself conspicuous by her exhibitionistic preening.
dazzling	Amazingly impressive; suggestive of the flashing of lightning. A dazzling smile.
detectable	Able to be discovered or identified. There is a detectable note of bitterness when he talks of his father.
discernible	Able to be discerned; perceptible. Things happen in the earth and sky with no discernible cause.
effulgence	The quality of being bright and sending out rays of light.
egregious	Remarkably good. Egregious abuses of copyright.
emblazon	Depict (a heraldic device) on something. Their success was emblazoned.
evident	Clearly seen or understood; obvious. Evident hostility.
flagrant	(of an action considered wrong or immoral) conspicuously or obviously offensive. Flagrant violation of human rights.
glaringly	In a glaring manner. The reason was glaringly obvious.
impressive	Making a strong or vivid impression. An impressive view of the mountains.
manifest	Record in a ship s manifest. Her manifest charm and proven ability.
marked	Strongly marked easily noticeable. A marked increase in UK sales.
noticeable	Undesirably noticeable. A noticeable increase in staff motivation.
notorious	Known widely and usually unfavorably. Los Angeles is notorious for its smog.
obvious	Easily perceived by the senses or grasped by the mind. It was an obvious remark to make.
opalescent	Having a play of lustrous rainbow colors. A milky opalescent or opaline luster.
palpability	The quality of being perceivable by touch.
particularly	Used to single out a subject to which a statement is especially applicable. Particularly able students.
perspicuity	Clarity as a consequence of being perspicuous.
preeminent	Greatest in importance or degree or significance or achievement. A preeminent archeologist.
pronounced	Strongly marked; easily noticeable. A pronounced flavor of cinnamon.
seemingly	From appearances alone-Thomas. A seemingly competent and well organized person.
unambiguous	Not open to more than one interpretation. As a horror apartheid is absolutely unambiguous.
visible	Visible imports or exports. A visible change of expression.
vociferous	Conspicuously and offensively loud; given to vehement outcry. He was a vociferous opponent of the takeover.