glaring
Impossible to miss
Glaring describes something glaringly obvious—impossible to miss or ignore: a glaring error, a glaring omission.
The word comes from the intense, harsh light of a glare, which demands attention whether you want it or not.
Glaring also describes an angry, piercing stare: She shot him a glaring look across the table.
Offensively conspicuous
- flagrantShockingly conspicuous and wrong
- egregiousConspicuously awful
- conspicuousClearly visible, attention-grabbing
- unmistakableImpossible to misidentify
brazen · shameless · patent · overt · pronounced · striking · evident · manifest
Painfully intense light
- dazzlingOverwhelmingly bright or impressive
- harshUnpleasantly severe or rough
- brilliantIntensely bright or gifted
- intenseExtreme in degree
searing · scorching · blazing · vivid · glittering · luminous · radiant · incandescent
Penetrating or very sharp
- hostileAggressively unfriendly
- menacingConveying threat or danger
- threateningExpressing intent to harm
- fierceViolently intense or aggressive
angry · intimidating · withering · steely · hard · cold · stern · disapproving
Wrong action or decision
- oversightSupervision or inadvertent omission
- omissionFailure to include
- flawImperfection in something
- defectInherent imperfection or fault
blunder · fault · inconsistency · discrepancy · contradiction · inaccuracy · misstep · gaffe
blatant
Offensively conspicuous
- flagrantShockingly conspicuous and wrong
- egregiousConspicuously awful
- conspicuousClearly visible, attention-grabbing
unmistakable · brazen · shameless · patent · overt · pronounced · striking · evident · manifest · undeniable
blinding
Painfully intense light
- dazzlingOverwhelmingly bright or impressive
- harshUnpleasantly severe or rough
- brilliantIntensely bright or gifted
intense · searing · scorching · blazing · vivid · glittering · luminous · radiant · incandescent · stark
piercing
Penetrating or very sharp
- hostileAggressively unfriendly
- menacingConveying threat or danger
- threateningExpressing intent to harm
fierce · angry · intimidating · withering · steely · hard · cold · stern · disapproving · baleful
mistake
Wrong action or decision
defect · blunder · fault · inconsistency · discrepancy · contradiction · inaccuracy · misstep · gaffe · howler
- eye movementsgaze, blink, stare, glance, squint
- road ragetailgating, honking, cutting off, brake checking, middle finger
- showing disapprovalbooing, hissing, jeering, frowning, scowling
- ways of lookingstaring, peering, gawking, watching, eyeing
- dominance displaysdisplay, alpha behavior, power stance, chest puffing, baring teeth
- Eye Reactionsblinking, squinting, wincing, eye widening, pupil dilation
glaringsubtle
Not immediately obvious
hidden · inconspicuous · minor · slight · unnoticeable