flagrantly
In brazen disregard
Flagrantly means in a way that is brazenly obvious and shockingly offensive.
When someone flagrantly violates a rule, they do so openly and without any attempt to hide it: He flagrantly ignored the court order.
The word carries strong disapproval—it's not just that something is visible, but that the person seems to flaunt their wrongdoing.
She flagrantly lied to investigators despite the evidence against her.
In an apparent manner
- overtlyDone without concealment
- openlyWithout hiding anything
- brazenlyIn shameless manner
- shamelesslyWithout feeling disgrace
blatantly · undisguisedly · glaringly · conspicuously · barefacedly · unabashedly · transparently · patently
In open resistance
- rebelliouslyIn a disobedient manner
- disobedientlyIn a rule-breaking manner
- contemptuouslyWith scorn or derision
- provocativelyIn an inciting manner
audaciously · willfully · deliberately · insolently · mutinously · obstinately · stubbornly · recalcitrantly
To an excessive degree
- egregiouslyRemarkably badly or offensively
- scandalouslyIn a disgraceful manner
- shockinglyIn a startling manner
- appallinglyIn shocking manner
unconscionably · atrociously · monstrously · grotesquely · preposterously · abhorrently · heinously · inexcusably
obviously
In an apparent manner
shamelessly · blatantly · undisguisedly · glaringly · conspicuously · barefacedly · unabashedly · transparently · patently · manifestly
defiantly
In open resistance
- rebelliouslyIn a disobedient manner
- disobedientlyIn a rule-breaking manner
- contemptuouslyWith scorn or derision
provocatively · audaciously · willfully · deliberately · insolently · mutinously · obstinately · stubbornly · recalcitrantly · subversively
outrageously
To an excessive degree
- egregiouslyRemarkably badly or offensively
- scandalouslyIn a disgraceful manner
- shockinglyIn a startling manner
appallingly · unconscionably · atrociously · monstrously · grotesquely · preposterously · abhorrently · heinously · inexcusably · unforgivably
flagrantlysecretly
Without others' knowledge
covertly · furtively · surreptitiously · stealthily · clandestinely
flagrantlyslightly
To a minor extent
marginally · barely · minimally · mildly · negligibly
- flagrant foulUnnecessary or excessive contact